Category: News
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.
Hotel tech company RoomRaccoon partners with Hotels for Trees
WORLDWIDE: Hotel management tech company, RoomRaccoon, has partnered up with Hotels for Trees, in a carbon offsetting programme.
Premier Inn hotels to cut water consumption by 20 per cent per guest
UK: Whitbread, owner of one of the UK’s largest hotel companies Premier Inn, has announced it will cut water consumption by 20 per cent per guest by 2030.
Radisson Hotel Groups joins HRS’s Green Stay Initiative
WORLDWIDE: The Radisson Hotel Group, which is part of Choice Hotels International, has joined HRS’s Green Stay Initiative.
Booking.com report finds travellers are battling with cost and conscience
Booking.com’s eighth annual Sustainable Travel Report has been released with insight from more than 33,000 travellers across 35 countries and territories.
TIME Hotels pushes sustainability at Arabian Travel Market
UAE: UAE-based TIME Hotels is pushing its sustainability credentials at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) this year.