Category: News
Belfast Hotel Group invests £380,000 in solar energy
EUROPE: Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group, Andras Hotels, has installed 947 solar panels at the group’s Crowne Plaza hotel in Belfast, representing an investment of £380,000.
Accor partners with Green Key and Green Globe for sustainability certification
WORLDWIDE: Accor is aiming for all of its hotels to receive an external sustainability certification before the end of 2026. Mark Caswell reports
IHG offers solar panel projects to its US hotels across three states
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced a renewable energy offering for its hotels in select markets across the US
Premier Inn to open first all-electric property this year
UK: Premier Inn will open its first all-electric property this year, as its owner Whitbread’s net zero target is validated by SBTi.
Mansley Serviced Apartments achieves Silver rating from Green Tourism
UK: Mansley Serviced Apartments has announced all seven of its properties have received a Silver rating from Green Tourism.
First carbon positive hotel in the US to open in Denver next year
US: Developer Urban Villages will open the US’ first carbon negative hotel in spring next year in Denver, and another one in Seattle in the summer of 2024.
Partnership aims to tackle food waste in hotels
WORLDWIDE: The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance has partnered with World Resources Institute (WRI) to tackle the issue of food waste across the globe.
TUI ties credit lines to sustainability targets for the first time
WORLDWIDE: TUI has extended 2.7 billion euros of credit lines until summer 2026, with terms tied to sustainability targets
Nature-inspired 1 Hotels to open in Mayfair
UK: Luxury lifestyle hotel brand 1 Hotels has announced the opening of its debut property in the UK, in London’s Mayfair, this July.
Highgate publishes first ESG report
WORLDWIDE: Real estate investment and hospitality management company Highgate has outlined a series of sustainability goals in its first ESG report. Mark Caswell reports.
Sustainability and disability in the hospitality sector
EUROPE: The European Network for Accessible Tourism and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance have joined forces to support disability inclusion in the hospitality sector
Centara West Bay Hotel & Residences Doha gets Green Key certification
QATAR:Centara West Bay Hotel & Residences Doha has been certified by Green Key Qatar
Rove Hotels joins the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
UAE: Lifestyle hotel brand Rove Hotels has become the latest chain to join the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance.
Zeal Hotels signs with IHG for net zero hotel
UK: Zeal Hotels has signed an agreement with IHG Hotels and Resorts for a net zero hotel in Exeter.
easyHotel to reduce carbon emissions by 45 per cent in UK hotels
UK: Budget brand easyHotel is planning to spend £4.5 million to reduce its carbon emissions in UK hotels this year.