“…The environmental strategy is vital for the hotel's long‐term competitiveness (e.g., Pereira et al, 2021 ). In this regard, Calisto et al ( 2021 ) revealed that hotels need to transform their operations and implement practices to become more sustainable to be at a competitive advantage, and acquire advantages from governments as well as other tourism‐related worldwide organizations (e.g., fees and financing availability), while also responding to the needs of customers to meet sustainability goals. Managers of hotels should set clear environmental policies, train staff on environmental issues, discuss ecological issues with stakeholders, promote recycling and reuse of products, use environmentally friendly products and machinery, use solar energy and energy‐efficient equipment, and reduce waste to achieve profitability and competitiveness (Cerchione & Bansal, 2020 ).…”