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Sustainability Trends in Whole-Property Water Management
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword; it has become an integral selling point in the hospitality industry. Travelers are increasingly conscious of a...
C-PACE Financing: From Capital Challenges to Carbon Solutions
This year, the lodging industry will continue to face the growing demand of delivering exceptional guest experiences while embracing sustainable development. This will be...
Want Better ESG Outcomes? Get Your Data in Line
Regardless of sector, no company can afford to ignore sustainability today; the commercial, moral, and regulatory mandates are just too significant—and potentially costly. Despite...
How to Choose the Right Sustainability Certifications for Your Hotel Business
Hotel sustainability certifications are no longer a specialized distinction but an essential means of meeting market demand. With 73 percent of global tourists preferring...
Plant-Forward Hospitality as a Path to Sustainability & Inclusion
Hello, Green Lodging News readers! My name is Meredith Marin, and I’m thrilled to be writing to you from the crossroads of two things...
How to Manage Cultural Diversity in Hospitality—A Quick Guide
The hospitality industry is a unique melting pot of cultural diversity, both in terms of the workforce and its customers, with people from all...
Water Conservation in Hospitality: Takeaways from 2024 and Predictions for 2025
Looking at the hospitality industry across the U.S., properties are constantly working on ways to improve their water management processes. In many cases, an...
The Greening (and Growth) of Sports Tourism
The hospitality industry’s green trends are being reflected in an affiliated sector: That of travel sports, one of the fastest growing and prosperous industries.
The...
Using AI to Revolutionize Sustainable Hospitality
Artificial intelligence (AI) is penetrating every segment of the commercial property industry, and the hospitality sector is no exception. With hotels, resorts and businesses...
Wellness, Sustainability, Diversity: How Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Can Help Hotels Meet Evolving Guest Demands
More consumers are prioritizing social values, the environment, and health and wellness in their purchasing decisions than ever before—and travelers are no exception. To...
C-PACE Financing Includes Lower Interest Rates & Greener Buildings
Identifying the final dollars in a capital stack is a common challenge for hotel developers. Instead of high-interest rate mezzanine loans, savvy hotel developers...
How Hotels Can Lead in a Climate-Conscious World
NATIONAL REPORT—Embracing sustainability is imperative to hotels as the world adapts to the low-carbon economy. About 90 percent of travelers look for sustainable accommodations, investors want...
What Is Sustainable Travel: 10 Best Practices
Travel, tourism and hospitality (TTH) industry firms are accountable and must take the changes taking place seriously, from Greta Thunberg’s movement to new priorities...
AI Will Be Integral to Optimizing Future Heating & Cooling Systems
HVAC systems have changed dramatically since their inception. The first furnaces were built in the 1700s and the room-sized cooling units of the early...
A Hotel Action Plan for Improved Health & Wellness
Who stayed in your hotel last night? Were they already sick, or had they been exposed to possible illness? Did the room attendant thoroughly...
Is It Time to Review Your Green Cleaning Arsenal?
With the busy tourist season here, many hotels focused on protecting the environment and sustainability are taking a second look at their green cleaning...
A Cleaning Revolution: Electrochemically Activated Solutions Have Arrived
Move over caustic chemicals, a new era of cleaning and disinfectant solutions is in town. Electrochemically activated solutions (ECAS) continue to make a splash...
Unveiling Greenhushing: Uncovering the Truth Behind Recent Sustainability Silence
In the dynamic landscape of facility management, one principle stands as an unwavering cornerstone: sustainability. Far more than just a buzzword, sustainability has become...
Four Tips to Attract & Retain Gen Z Employees
The hospitality industry is no stranger to evolution, and after surviving the chaos of the COVID pandemic and the aftermath, hoteliers are much more...
Sustainability Certification for Linens & Their Impact on the Hotel Industry
The integration of sustainable elements is on the rise in the hotel industry. Many guests are prioritizing their health and wellbeing, as well as...
