Is the Sustainable Hotel Industry More Relevant Than Ever?
It’s inevitable that the tourism industry contributes to carbon emissions and the slow-burning effects of climate change, whether it’s through airline travel, on-ground transportation, hotel operation, or food wastage. In fact, air traffic emissions alone contribute to about five percent of global warming, and the figure is expected to rise significantly with the increasing volume […]
Know How Guide to Sustainable Hotel Certification Schemes
This Know How Guide offers an introduction to sustainability certification for hotels. It will help you understand why you might seek certification and the key performance areas for sustainable hotel certification, as well as giving an overview of some of the most common certifications. In addition, this guide includes a spreadsheet that allows you to […]
U.S. Travelers Like Sustainable Tourism But Love Transparency From Brands
Some 105.3 million U.S. leisure travelers, or 60 percent of all leisure travelers in the U.S., say that they are “sustainable travelers” — those concerned with how their travel impacts everything from a destination’s local economy to the environment. That’s according to a new study from Mandala Research, a firm that studies unfamiliar or controversial […]