In Argentina, the Tourism Hotels Association (AHT) has created an anual award, Hoteles Más Verdes (Greener Hotel).[1] The prize – a monetary award and peer-recognization – goes the best eco-hotels in the country, both operating and under construction. In 2013, Hoteles Más Verdes Award, eco-hotel projects Category, was given to Palo Santo Hotel [2] in Buenos Aires. In August 2014, the city of Buenos Aires has presented a new labelling system for hotels and hostels, “Ecosello”.[3] With three levels of certification (Committed, Advanced and Excellence), the new label aims at developing tourism operators eco-consciousness in Buenos Aires