Following global trends, hoteliers are now moving faster towards more sustainable practices. However, sustainability is a broad topic and taking the first steps might be daunting. To make it easier, Randy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), shares 6 ways that are crucial in making hotels sustainable. READ MORE

Climate change will have devastating impacts for tourism, similar in scale to COVID-19. Yet the nature that makes destinations desirable holds a key solution to counteracting climate change: the active capture of carbon. Dr. Megan Morikawa, Global Director of Sustainability for Iberostar Group & PhD from Stanford in Biology discusses how tourism is working to decarbonize and how nature should play a key role in that. READ MORE

COVID-19 pandemic guests now require and demand a much safer experience when staying at hotels for business and leisure travel. With solutions and vendors marketing to the hotel industry evaluation and proof of effectiveness is extremely important. All hotels must have an indoor air quality strategy to insure guests are staying a safe and clean environment. READ MORE

Industry 4.0 trends around the Internet of Things are paving new ways to make hospitality operations more sustainable. In particular, the guest room, as the biggest energy and water consumer in the hotel environment is set to undergo a transformation; intelligent connected devices can now use their newly found ability to gather and exchange data to optimize resource consumption in ways that not possible just a few years ago. READ MORE

Sustainability can seem overwhelming to implement, especially considering the pressures operators face with the pandemic, staffing levels, and reduced revenue streams. How we can traverse the gap in bite-sized and financially viable ways? This article touches on how properties can create partnerships within their communities and supply chains to leverage industry scale. Sustainability and financial profitability are not mutually exclusive. READ MORE