Sustainability In The Hospitality Industry

Sustainability relates to the ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life, which means developing ways to ensure that all resources on Earth are used and managed responsibly so they can be maintained for future generations.

Environmentalism has become a great concern in all sectors of business, evidenced by the recent jump in energy prices, and empirical data provided by several different environmental and scientific agencies. The Hotel industry is no different, in fact, it would benefit greatly from the recent push for all businesses and business sectors to "Go Green." Yet, the industry has long resisted the changes, and is only recently catching up to other industries that have converted their operations to have greener strategies.

The term sustainability is one that been conceptualized since the early civilizations of humans inhabited the earth. During those primative times, everything that allowed civilizations to thrive came from the earth. Humans during those times were more more in touch with their reliance on the environment. In today's society, the reliance on our natural environment seems much further away due to our insulation from modern conveniences. Nevertheless, this conception could not be further from the truth; we are more reliant now on the world's renewable resources than ever before.

Sustainability is important to maintain the way humans and nature are treated to have healthy organisms and reproduction. Unfortunately, nature and animals are not treated the way they should be. Many livestock are forced reproduced and kept in unlivable conditions. Plants are overwatered or left in drought and given GMO’s to survive. There are many different ways we can change our ways and allow organisms to survive naturally without the use of pesticides and animals to live happy. If a hotel practiced sustainable practices they would be very well known and enjoyed in the community.

Sustainable development is defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (United Nations General Assembly, 1987, p. 43). It is not only related with natural environment, but with social and economic conditions of what people do. In this respect, tourism industry which is highly associated with these conditions is, indeed, an essential part of sustainable development. Thus, the UNWTO defines sustainable tourism as ‘tourism that delivers positive economic, social and environmental outcomes with consideration to the needs of the visitor, industry, community and environment.’ As the tourism industry is mounting every year, sustainable tourism has

Reinventing hotels sustainably is Accor’s stated goal with its new PLANET 21 program. The new PLANET 21 strategy includes a program for informing customers and encouraging them to contribute to the hotels' actions and achievements. From booking to room stay and restaurant service, customers will discover a rich and diverse array of educational messages encouraging them to contribute actively to the hotel's

Sustainability is based around on simple yet effective principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends directly or indirectly on our natural environment. Sustainability helps create the conditions under which humans and nature can co-exist in productive harmony. It permits the fulfilling of social, economic and other needs of not only the present generation but also the needs of future generations to come. Sustainability makes sure that we have and will continue to have resources to protect the human race and the environment, simultaneously. (EPA.2014)

Nowadays, more and more business commit with environment-friendly systems. Lots of recycling programs have been taking considered to apply into pratice. Acording to the USA Today, IHG-band hotels group is one of the initiatives in participate in the recycling program run by Clean The World. Which is to collect used hotels soaps, lotions and shampoos to poor people who is in need. Is this a good program to be applied in the hospitality industry? How would it effect the financial statement and the image of the hotel?

Sustainability involves three main factors, economic, environmental and social considerations. Sustainability is a form of process improvement that meets current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It is a term used to describe process impacts on climate change, energy, water, waste and natural resources. It is a critical decision making process that will help your business in managing its costs and

The City has internally adopted ‘Clean Green and Sustainable’ as a key theme of its strategic plan. Within this theme, City staff have made a commitment to implementing energy efficiency, water management, sustainable travel, fleet and plant management, carbon offset and waste management. At the visitor touch points, these values are translated across to visitors, encouraging environmentally sustainable tourism.

The generation of waste may be considered one of the largest effects the hospitality and tourism industry has on the environment. This is in part due to the fact that many of the businesses, which make up this industry, use massive quantities of consumer goods. The importance of sustainability in the hospitality and tourism industry as it relates to development and operations is critical as it is one currently of the most important global issues. Historically, the hospitality and tourism sector has had a dramatic impact on the environment through energy and water consumption, use of consumable and durable goods, and solid and hazardous waste creation. False information stating that green operation is more expensive and

This paper will discuss the five environmental factors that influence global and domestic marketing decisions that organizations must make. These five environmental factors are technology, demographics, government, culture and economics. Companies are affected differently by these factors depending on the industry they are in and the size of the organization. I will be using the Washington Plaza Hotel to illustrate how these environmental factors affect the hotel industry 's marketing decisions. The Washington Plaza Hotel is a hospitality business located in Washington, DC. They offer services such as lodging, restaurant, bar, catering and meeting space rental. The Washington Plaza Hotel 's major

“Going green” in the hotel industry does not only contain advantages there are many factors, which can have a drawback for those

The research problem is based on the study of green or environmentally friendly strategies adopted by one of the top hotels in UK- Marriott hotel, Regents park London and whether such strategies have an effect on some intangible variables of marketing such as guest behaviour and guest satisfaction or loyalty.

The final aspect of the Luxor Melbourne will be focusing on to create a sustainable hotel environment is its energy consumption. According to Gossling (2005 pp.426) “the average energy consumption per bed per night in hotels is in the order of 130 mega joules” to facilitate energy intense facilities such as restaurants and pools. Gossling’s (2005) studies have determined that major hotels can emit on average 20.6kg of carbon dioxide per night, which is a staggering number in which the Luxor Melbourne hopes to diminish.