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Preferred reveals new sustainability-focused brand Beyond Green

29 Nov 2020 | Chains

Owned and operated by Preferred Hotel Group, Beyond Green is guided by a passion to transform travel as a force for good, and boasts 24 founding members.

The Hotel of Tomorrow Project reimagines hospitality design in Covid19 era

22 Oct 2020 | Design

The Hotel of Tomorrow Project has come up with a list of cutting-edge hospitality concepts deemed to have the greatest overall potential.

Sands China heads for a sustainable future in a post-Covid world

30 May 2020 | General News

Sands China is focusing on creating a sustainable future for its properties in Macau.

Circular economy: NH Hotels recycling bottle corks into construction materials

22 Jan 2020 | Chains

NH Hotels has insulated 300 new rooms with recycled cork stoppers since 2011, collected by restaurants in 74 hotels in Spain and Italy.

Becoming asset-light: Accor disposes of Orbis and restructures Mövenpick

21 Jan 2020 | Chains

In a bid to become asset-light, Accor recently disposed of its stake in Orbis and announced plans to restructure the Mövenpick brand, two brands the company recently acquired.

GROHE is one of Germany’s Top Three Most Sustainable Big Companies

13 Dec 2019 | Suppliers

● Top 3 placement for GROHE at the German Sustainability Award
● Jury of Europe’s largest sustainability award honours GROHE’s 360-degree sustainability approach
● CO2-neutral production starting 2020 sets new standards in the sanitary industry

TOPHOTELNEWS Influencer: Climate emergency & biodiversity collapse – 5 hotels lead the way with sustainable changes

27 Nov 2019 | Experts

Since sustainability covers the environmental, social and economic pillars, it is difficult to settle for a few examples of best practices in the hotel sector. Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand brings us the 5 hotel brands that do sustainability best.

French hotel group Accor plants 100,000 trees in the UK [Construction Report]

03 Nov 2019 | Chains

French hotel giant Accor has reached an important milestone in its British tree planting programme, passing the 100,000 mark.

Meliá crowned world’s most sustainable hotel company

21 Oct 2019 | Chains

SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) ranks Meliá Hotels International at the top of the global tourism and travel industry.

Accor showcases future of eco-travel at the iconic Mantis Founders Lodge

15 Oct 2019 | Design

Accor commits further to sustainable tourism with their latest initiative in South Africa.

Expert’s Voice: How hotel companies can be water smart

04 Oct 2019 | Experts

As water is the key to a sustainable future, Inge Huijbrechts from Radisson Hotel Group outlines their various sustainability programs as a signatory of the UN CEO Water Mandate.

Effortless ECO, Noken solutions for effortless sustainable hotels

19 Sep 2019 | Suppliers

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Marriott advances sustainable revolution by slashing plastic toiletry waste

09 Sep 2019 | Chains

Marriott takes another big step to reducing single-use plastic by banning tiny bottles from its guest rooms, with all its 7,000-plus properties expected to make the transition by 2020.

Sustainability needed throughout the lifecycle of a hospitality project: John Gabriel Martin [Video]

25 Aug 2019 | Experts

Breaking down silos in hospitality is a first step to fully integrating sustainability in the industry, says John Gabriel Martin, Co-Founder of Cervo Hospitality

Accor sends strong signal against food waste

22 Jul 2019 | Chains

Accor takes another step towards sustainability by starting a partnership with a start-up to cut food waste

Important for suppliers to walk the sustainability talk: Amy Hudwalker [Video]

16 Jun 2019 | Experts

Amy Hudwalker, TUCCI’s Vice President of Sales in Asia Pacific, tells us why suppliers need to get on board with the sustainability drive in the hospitality industry.

Luxury hospitality doesn’t need to be wasteful to please guests: Six Senses’ Jeffery Smith [Video]

09 Jun 2019 | Experts

Six Senses proves day in and out that high-end luxury experiences can be delivered to guests in a way that’s good for the local community and the environment, says its Vice President of Sustainability Jeffery Smith.

Hotel sustainability is a process, not a yes-no thing: Eric Ricaurte [Video]

02 Jun 2019 | Experts

Sustainability isn’t about a hotel or guest being perfectly eco-friendly; it’s waves of change where all of us do our bit, says Greenview founder Eric Ricaurte.

Radisson Hotel Group launches carbon neutral meetings & events [Infographic]

27 May 2019 | Chains

Check out Radisson Meetings, the Radisson Hotel Group’s new eco-friendly meetings and events offering that’s available across its seven hotel brands.

Hotel developers think of sustainability when it’s too late: Gert Noordzy [Video]

26 May 2019 | Experts

Either vector in sustainability early into your hotel project lifecycle or prepare for a pointless exercise in changing light bulbs, says international hotelier and project management expert Gert Noordzy

Sharjah unveils 3 luxury hospitality projects worth $35.3m

26 May 2019 | General News

These hospitality and ecotourism projects are geared towards unlocking natural and cultural experiences upon completion by the end of 2019.

Expert’s Voice: Overcoming overtourism – beyond symbolism & anti-tourism rhetoric

17 May 2019 | Experts

For tourism to be a welcome source of employment for the foreseeable future, communities need to work out how they are going to share their cities, writes European Tourism Association Secretary General Tim Fairhurst

Marriott’s first food truck goes on six-city tour in India

12 May 2019 | General News

The food truck, dubbed Marriott on Wheels, started its journey in Mumbai and visited six more destinations around the country.

Expert’s Voice: “We need more common language around sustainability in hotels”

11 May 2019 | Events, Experts

Solid data to support feasibility of green endeavours in hospitality is needed to appeal to owners, operators and investors, say panellists at TOPHOTELWORLDTOUR Singapore

All about sustainability: Building a green paradise in Vietnam’s Shambhala City

07 May 2019 | Design

We look at Franken Architekten’s exciting upcoming development of Shambhala City in Vietnam, marked by sustainable urbanism, housing and recreation

Six Senses Zil Payson creates innovative learning experience about sustainability

07 May 2019 | General News

The property on the idyllic tropical island is making a difference with its Grow With Six Senses program.

Want to stay in a vegan hotel? In Thailand, you now can

03 May 2019 | General News

PlantLife Hotel Sanctuary, a plant-based hotel where guests can enjoy the company of rescued animals, will soon launch its luxurious vegan travel experience

UAE hotels lead the way in fight against plastic

27 Apr 2019 | General News

As part of wider efforts to be more environmentally responsible, many key players in the UAE hospitality industry are now prohibiting single-use plastics.

How turtles are being rehabilitated in one of the world’s finest hotels [Video]

14 Apr 2019 | General News

The Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project, based in Burj Al Arab Jumeirah and Madinat Jumeirah, has rescued nearly 1,600 turtles and returned them to their natural habitat

Vietnam’s Bird Island design project takes flight

09 Apr 2019 | Design

A dekko into Vietnam’s Ngoc Thao island project by Franken Architekten, which marries hospitality with sustainable tourism and living.

Expert’s Voice: Environmentally friendly architecture – the future of hotel design

05 Apr 2019 | Experts

Writing exclusively for TOPHOTELNEWS, Marion Baeli from PDP London says today;s climate change emergency places a duty on architects and developers to minimise the environmental impact of design proposals #expertvoice #hotelsustainability

Go green with these top 5 eco-friendly destinations

30 Mar 2019 | General News

As the ecotourism trend increases everyday, we present to you 5 exceptional eco-friendly destinations from around the world.

Sands China boycotts shark fin trade with in-house restaurant ban

23 Mar 2019 | General News

Macau casino operator Sands China takes a major step towards environmental protection with a ban on shark fin products in restaurants.

Expert’s Voice: Who says you can’t save the planet while on vacation?

22 Feb 2019 | Experts

Alba from DP Architects writes exclusively for TOPHOTELNEWS, outlining the challenges of sustainability in hotels, while providing examples of brands and hotels that offer environmentally-conscious travelers some credible green choices

Going green: Las Vegas Sands aligns with UN sustainability norms

05 Feb 2019 | General News

Las Vegas Sands deploys the Sands ECO360 initiative in line with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs)

The last straw: Sands China stops using plastic straws at properties

14 Jan 2019 | Chains

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Be the change when preaching sustainability: Carmen Ng [Video]

06 Jan 2019 | Experts

TOPHOTELNEWS asks hotel industry leaders to share with us the biggest mistake of their career. They reveal how they overcame the challenge, lessons they learned, and what advice they’d have for younger professionals.

Green inspiration: How young travellers are catalysing change in hospitality

31 Dec 2018 | General News

Younger guests want to reduce the consumption of water and energy used by the hotel industry. Hilton has recently undertaken an effort to cur its carbon footprint by half.

Norway forges ahead with plans for energy-supplying hotel

27 Dec 2018 | Design

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Waste not, want not: how one Kiwi hotel is turning its food waste to water

26 Dec 2018 | General News

The Cordis, Auckland embracing a systemcapable of turning discarded food waste into water.

Scandic Hotels to join ITP an help hospitality industry achieve sustainable development

29 Aug 2018 | General News

As the leading Nordic hotel company, Scandic is bringing its own best practices and expertise on sustainability to a collaboration with 13 other leading hoteliers in the International Tourism Partnership (ITP)

MGM Resorts announces new plans to go green

28 Aug 2018 | General News

The company’s new environmental measures are just another step in the Las Vegas hospitality industry moving to embrace solar power

Marriott to build its first fully solar-powered hotel in the United States

31 Jul 2018 | General News, News

High Hotels announced the company’s Courtyard by Marriott in Lancaster, Pennsylvania will be the first 100 percent solar-powered hotel to be Marriott-branded in the United States

Learn more about the next frontier in environmentally-friendly hospitality

18 Jul 2018 | General News

For some time, there has been an environmentally-friendly trend within the hospitality industry that has seen businesses such as hotels and restaurants starting to move away from offering their patrons plastic straws.

How one hotel in Nairobi is doing good for its community

09 Jul 2018 | General News

Acacia Tree Lodge is a new hotel that is located in Nairobi, Kenya, and, strangely enough, its owner is from the United States, from Texas to be exact

Experts Weigh in on Hilton’s Ambitious Sustainable Tourism Plans [Chain report included]

04 Jun 2018 | Chains

Hilton has formulated an admirable set of sustainability goals, but it remains to be seen whether these plans can translate into actual results

Why are hotels throughout the world suddenly ditching plastic straws?

31 May 2018 | General News, News

As the hospitality industry works to become more environmentally friendly, experts see progress to be made in the area of plastics

Top Three Rules of Hotel Sustainability

08 Mar 2018 | Design

Apart from the obvious ways, every hotel should implement these quick and easy sustainable fixes in their hotel design

Build a strong business case for sustainability: Hervé Houdré

06 Feb 2018 | Experts

Hotel operators need to prove to owners that going green saves costs and enhances revenue, says, Hervé Houdré, Founder at H2 Sustainability Consulting.