Topic > Sustainability in the Hotel Industry - 1109

A good example is Kimpton hotels, where they start their sustainability mission within the hotel and expand it to the entire company. Kimtpon has been eco-conscious since it started recycling waste in 1981 (Berezan, Millar, Raab, 2014). Kimpton Hotels has developed an EarthCare program, which offers a variety of eco-friendly services and amenities. Their eco-friendly services include providing guests with luxury, eco-friendly toiletries, cleaning rooms and linens with eco-friendly cleaning products, and a towel and linen reuse program. These extremely eco-friendly steps help dramatically reduce water and energy consumption. The program extends by offering guests organic snacks and drinks at in-room honor bars, organic and/or fair trade coffee and tea, and encourages guests to use ceramic mugs to minimize the use of glassware. paper (A Green Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York, Kimpton.) On a larger scale, Intercontinental Hotels Group, has developed green efforts, focusing on energy, waste, water and