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How RIU Hotels Drive Global Sustainability with Presentation of ‘Proudly Committed’ in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA—In May 2026, RIU Hotels & Resorts presented its global sustainability strategy “Proudly Committed” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to commercial partners and...
What it Takes to Run One of Norway’s Most Secluded Wilderness Hotels
NORWAY—Most hospitality runs on infrastructure you never think about until it fails—mains power, a water line, a road for the delivery van. We have...
Newsweek Names Zurn Elkay to List of World’s Greenest Companies
MILWAUKEE—Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. has been named one of the World’s Greenest Companies 2026 for the first time by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Among...
Watts Releases its 2025 Sustainability Report
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS.—Watts Water Technologies, Inc.—through its subsidiaries, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and providers of plumbing, heating and water quality products and...
Sips of Sustainability: Tackling Climate Costs from Farm to Table
ITHACA, N.Y.—This Cornell Center for Hospitality Research report synthesizes “Sips of Sustainability: Tackling Climate Costs from Farm to Table,” a 2025 Climate Week NYC...
Highlights from What Will Be the World’s First Zero Carbon Certified Convention Center
As highlighted in my May 22 column and in the article just posted this past week, the Austin Convention Center is one of the...
Hostels Across Europe Target Food-Related Emissions
INTERNATIONAL REPORT—Europe’s Famous Hostels, Europe’s leading hostel association, announced a partnership with Scope Three Action, a nonprofit organization, to support hostels across Europe in reducing...
Four Seasons Resort & Residences Red Sea at Shura Island Welcomes First Guests
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA—Red Sea Global (RSG), the regenerative tourism developer, has reached a major milestone as Four Seasons Resort and Residences Red Sea at...
From Shipwreck to Living Reef: Siyam World Launches Wreck to Reef, an Annual Ocean Conservation Initiative
Siyam World Maldives has unveiled one of the newest and most exciting wreck dives in the Maldives. Created from a former Maldivian tuna freighter, the...
1 Hotels Mission Membership Earns Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s 2026 World Changing Ideas Awards
MIAMI—1 Hotels is proud to announce that 1 Hotels Mission Membership has been named an honoree of Fast Company’s 2026 World Changing Ideas Awards. This...
