Criteria for assessing a sustainable hotel business

Santos, Rodrigo Amado dos; Méxas, Mírian Picinini; Meiriño, Marcelo Jasmim; Sampaio, Michelle Cristina; Costa, Helder Gomes

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121347

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“…The hospitality sector is both a victim and a contributor to climatic change. The hotel and restaurant sector is responsible for 21% of the total tourism industry's ecological footprint (dos Santos et al, 2020). The hotel, entertainment, sports, event, and other related industries, through inappropriate waste management, have led to biodiversity loss and various emissions (Pan et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Does the tourism and travel industry really matter to economic growth and environmental degradation in the US: A sustainable policy development approach

Khan

Bibi²,

Li³

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The tourism and travel industry (TTI) has become a vital developmental tool for boosting economic growth globally; however, this economic thriving is adversely connected to the environment. This study examines the impacts of eight TTI subsectors on economic growth and environmental pollution in the United States of America by contextualizing energy consumption and globalization. We applied the ARDL bounds test and Granger causality approach on time-series data (2005 1st quarter–2019 4th quarter). Granger causality uncovers TLGH, GLTH, and feedback hypotheses between TT subindustries. The subindustries supporting TLGH’s proposal that long-term investment in these sectors could enhance economic growth. In addition, industries supporting GLTH indicate that a strong economy would be beneficial for these industries. Maximum subindustries indicate a significant positive association with energy consumption. The long-run dynamics show that TT subindustries have different influences on greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) and air pollutants (CO, NH3, NOx, SO2, VOC, and PM2.5). Long-run dynamics show that food and drinking places emit more GHG than other entertainment and hospitality subsectors. Amusement, gambling, and entertainment contribute more to air pollutants among the entertainment and hospitality subsectors. Road and railway transportation contribute more to GHG emissions than other travel sectors in the long run. Air transportation in the travel subsector is responsible for high air pollutants. The Granger causality results reveal that art, gambling and recreation in entertainment and hospitality industries, and ground transportation contribute the most to environmental pollution. Globalization has varying effects on economic growth, energy consumption, and environmental pollution indicators. We have provided sustainable policy implications for reducing GHG emissions and air pollutants.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does the tourism and travel industry really matter to economic growth and environmental degradation in the US: A sustainable policy development approach

Khan

Bibi²,

Li³

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Governments, companies and society in general can participate in endeavours to meet these goals, the achievement of which is essential for future generations. The significance of these debates and targets have been put into perspective in multiple research and application areas, such as those pertaining to productive systems (Pande and Adil, 2021), mining (Kincaid and Smith, 2021), tourism (Amado dos Santos et al , 2020), education (Omazic and Zunk, 2021), among others.…”

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The evolution of sustainability in engineering education research: a longitudinal analysis through bibliometrics and the CDIO initiative

Alarcon-Pereira

Rampasso

Tapia-Ubeda

et al. 2023

IJSHE

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Purpose Considering the relevance of education for sustainable development (SD) to enhancing engineers’ abilities to contribute towards sustainability-related issues, this study aims to help understand the global context of the insertion of SD into engineering education and to provide guidelines to further evolve research and efforts towards implementing Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD). Design/methodology/approach This study performed a longitudinal analysis using bibliometrics and a content analysis via Conceive–Design–Implement–Operate standards. SciMAT software was used to support the bibliometric analysis. Findings In addition to an increase in the practical aspects presented due to a change in the approaches taken to examine key topics, evidence on important concepts such as “life cycle assessment” and “digitalisation” increased in more recent years. However, it was possible to show that, despite the evolution observed throughout the years, several important opportunities exist for engineering programmes to improve and, for researchers, to fill the related gaps in the research. Originality/value This study can be used as a guide for future research and as a source of insights for EESD implementation and improvement.

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“…One study underlined that the hospitality industry demonstrates the need to adopt sustainable business practices [26]. Thus, hotel businesses must act as protagonists of the sustainable tourism industry [27]. Considering the prime position of hoteling businesses in tourism activities, the sustainability of hotels received much attention from scholars, hoteliers, and legislators [28].…”

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“…It has negative consequences for the environment and other stakeholders [30]. It has been argued that the industry has significantly contributed to the deterioration of the environment in many regions [27]. In this context, Lu and Leung [31] noted that water availability could hamper the sustainability development of hotels.…”

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Determinants and Impacts of Quality Attributes on Guest Perceptions in Norwegian Green Hotels

Ali

Araslı

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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The study aims to contribute to tourism literature and the Norwegian hospitality industry by integrating and mapping guests’ green hotel experiences. Hence, the study deploys mix-methods to aid in depicting guest preferences and perspectives on Norwegian green hotels. Accordingly, these experiences are represented with 1575 guests’ venue-specific generated contents (UGC) found within designated hotel pages of TripAdvisor. Scholars conducted descriptive analysis on guest ratings, machine-learning integrated content analysis to map harmonious and divergent qualities of venue-specific green hotel experiences, and explored users’ community profiles to enrich and reveal further similarities with guest demographics. Consequentially, the study unveiled key themes and concepts relevant to guests’ satisfaction with nine Norwegian green hotels and attributed qualities. Accordingly, the study revealed ten key themes, namely “hotel”, “room”, “food”, “location”, “staff”, “stay”, “service”, “recommend”, “value”, and “experience”. To exemplify, the majority of guests were found to be satisfied with their attributed qualities. Regarding hotel themes, guests were dissatisfied with green practices, booking, check-in, and other aspects of attribution. To contribute, the study offers valuable insights for practitioners and provides theoretical implications. Green hoteliers of Norway should firmly grasp green practices, as improvements and diversification strategies with green practices must be present for both online and embodiments of their venues. In an ever-evolving world of digital presence, practitioners must sustain relevance with UGC content encompassing guest experiences.

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Criteria for assessing a sustainable hotel business

Cited by 41 publications

References 30 publications

Does the tourism and travel industry really matter to economic growth and environmental degradation in the US: A sustainable policy development approach

Does the tourism and travel industry really matter to economic growth and environmental degradation in the US: A sustainable policy development approach

The evolution of sustainability in engineering education research: a longitudinal analysis through bibliometrics and the CDIO initiative

Determinants and Impacts of Quality Attributes on Guest Perceptions in Norwegian Green Hotels

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