Revisiting green practices in the hotel industry: A comparison between mature and emerging destinations

Alonso-Almeida, María-del-Mar; Robin, Cristóbal Fernández; Pedroche, María Soledad Celemín; Astorga, Paulina Santander

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.010

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“…Moreover, the environmental education of tourists is considered an unprofitable initiative which requires considerable financial investment, time, and effort. This finding does not confirm previous studies [13,76], which found that customers' lack of awareness related to environmental practices makes it necessary to invest more in environmental education, thus showing how the environment can be helped through independent gestures. Recent research indicated that devoting in environmental education can be beneficial for agritourism businesses by effectively increasing the pool of their potential customers, who are more willing to revisit and purchase at a premium price [120].…”

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“…The literature review recently conducted by Alonso-Almeida et al [76] highlights the main environmental practices implemented by the hotel industry, distinguishing between basic and advanced environmental practices. The basic environmental practices are highlighted in most of the papers published on this topic [13,14,21,32,33,[77][78][79][80][81]: energy-saving practices (e.g., motion-sensitive systems, low-consumption lamps, LED technology, temperature control in rooms); water-saving practices (e.g., reducing the amount of water used for showers, toilets, kitchens, and laundry; install water-efficient devices and equipment like low-flow shower heads, diffusers, water-saving sanitary ware, control valves for water pressure); waste management (e.g., install soap and shampoo dispensers in guest bathrooms in order to avoid discarding individually packaged toiletries, various forms of recycling, reuse when possible, zero paper programs); reducing the use of ecologically dangerous cleaning agents; and training employees on environmental measures.…”

Section: Environmental Management Practices Used In Tourist Accommodamentioning

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Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

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Small accommodation businesses such as agritourism boarding houses (ATBHs) provide a large share of accommodating capacity in certain rural destinations. Despite their small accommodation capacity, ATBHs consume substantial quantities of water and energy; this consumption implies high environmental costs. The present study aims to explore opinions of ATBH owner-managers regarding water and energy consumption in their businesses, what motivates them to adopt environmental practices, and the specific saving measures used within the tourist accommodation units they manage. A qualitative research was conducted, using semi-structured interviews among 12 Romanian ATBH owner-managers. Data analysis revealed that the interviewed owner-managers understand the importance of natural resource conservation in tourist destinations but they are not willing or have insufficient financial, time, organizational resources, etc. to engage in serious water and energy saving initiatives. Moreover, most interviewed managers indicated that tourists cannot make a significant contribution to natural resources conservation in accommodation units and perceive water and energy saving systems as more effective than the environmental education of visitors in their facility. These findings may be useful to tourism policy-makers and environmental organizations in order to develop effective environmental strategies in ATBHs.

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Section: Environmental Management Practices Used In Tourist Accommodamentioning

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Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

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“…Girard and Nocca [3] (2017) explained that some CE measurements taken in Italian hotels used natural gas, electric buses and zero km menus. In addition, these strategies to reduce CO 2 emissions help to build a differentiation strategy for hotels [20].…”

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“…Regarding CE water measurements, some hotels have started to install water control systems [4] or storing water for gardening [20,21], especially in destinations where water is scarce and/or an expensive resource [2].…”

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The Circular Economy Strategy in Hospitality: A Multicase Approach

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Alonso‐Almeida

2019

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The circular economy (CE) is considered a possible solution to problems, such as the increasing global demand for resources, climate change and worldwide pollution. CE can help to transform the hospitality industry from its current linear model of production to a circular one. However, there is a lack of research on circular tourism, therefore, this paper’s main purpose is to shed light on CE strategies—reduction, reuse, recycle, redesign, replace and rethink—developed in the tourism sector, as well as the tourism sector’s CE initiatives by means of a business case analysis method. This qualitative multicase analysis allows us to comprehend the CE practices deployed by large hotel chains, thus identifying the CE strategies and best practices. The results show that the main strategies adopted are the reduction, recycle and reuse, in this order. Nevertheless, the remaining strategies have yet to be adopted in the mainstream. This research emphasises the need to promote the CE in the hospitality industry, especially among independent hotels.

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“…Detergentes e demais produtos usados na manutenção da limpeza do meio de hospedagem e na lavagem da roupa de cama e banho Alonso-Almeida et al (2017), Alonso-Almeida & Rodríguez-Antón (2011), Bagur--Femenias et al (2016), Dodds & Holmes (2011), Filimonau et al (2011), Freitas & Almeida (2010, Mensah (2014a), Mishra (2016), Rivera (2002), Salgado & Colombo (2015), Sousa & Eusébio (2013), Styles et al (2015), Tang et al (2014).…”

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A sustentabilidade em meios de hospedagem: enfoque na materialidade dos serviços

Volpi

Paulino

2019

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Ao mesmo tempo em que o turismo é reconhecido como atividade causadora de danos ao meio ambiente, a imaterialidade permanece aceita como característica dos serviços em geral, e, portanto, também dos serviços turísticos. O artigo tem como objetivo discutir, à luz de novas abordagens que questionam o entendimento convencional dos serviços, a materialidade dos serviços de hospedagem. Para alcance desse objetivo, é realizada uma pesquisa exploratória. Os dados foram coletados a partir de revisão da literatura sobre desempenho ambiental de meios de hospedagem e sistematizados com base na aplicação do conceito de ciclo de vida (para descrever entradas e saídas associadas aos aspectos ambientais do produto fornecido pelos meios de hospedagem). A estrutura analítica do triângulo dos serviços foi ampliada e utilizada para abordar as fontes de materialidade do serviço. Avançar no entendimento da materialidade dos serviços de hospedagem constitui questão central para o turismo sustentável. Foram identificadas diferentes entradas (energia elétrica, água, alimentos e bebidas, produtos de limpeza, produtos de higiene pessoal, produtos químicos, combustíveis fósseis e outros produtos) e saídas (resíduos orgânicos e inorgânicos, efluentes, emissões atmosféricas, ruídos e odores) associadas às fontes de materialidade dos serviços. Tais entradas e saídas estão fundamentadas no conteúdo material dos serviços de hospedagem, que se manifesta nos sistemas materiais operados (instalações e equipamentos) e nos bens utilizados.

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Revisiting green practices in the hotel industry: A comparison between mature and emerging destinations

Cited by 89 publications

References 70 publications

Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

The Circular Economy Strategy in Hospitality: A Multicase Approach

A sustentabilidade em meios de hospedagem: enfoque na materialidade dos serviços

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