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.
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GROHE is one of Germany’s Top Three Most Sustainable Big Companies
● 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
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.
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French hotel group Accor plants 100,000 trees in the UK [Construction Report]
French hotel giant Accor has reached an important milestone in its British tree planting programme, passing the 100,000 mark.
Atlas Hotel channels the jungle in Vietnam
A veritable jungle spills from the balconies and openings of the new Atlas Hotel in Vietnam. A visual delight of lush greens juxtaposed against an earthy sandstone cladding gives the hotel the appearance of having an internal jungle, and is at once inviting and protective
Renovated San Francisco Hyatt Includes Environmentally-Friendly Design
One of the most recent hotel’s to take the lead on sustainability is the newly renovated San Francisco Hyatt
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Becoming asset-light: Accor disposes of Orbis and restructures Mövenpick
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
● 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
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]
French hotel giant Accor has reached an important milestone in its British tree planting programme, passing the 100,000 mark.
Six Senses Zil Payson creates innovative learning experience about sustainability
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
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
As part of wider efforts to be more environmentally responsible, many key players in the UAE hospitality industry are now prohibiting single-use plastics.
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How turtles are being rehabilitated in one of the world’s finest hotels [Video]
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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Be the change when preaching sustainability: Carmen Ng [Video]
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
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
Waste not, want not: how one Kiwi hotel is turning its food waste to water
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
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
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
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
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
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