Responsible Tourism Company will give priority to choosing as commercial partners with units that meet the criteria of environmental protection and social welfare.
In recent years, the trend of hotels - restaurants paying more attention to environmentally friendly factors is increasing. It is also one of the reasons why customers choose to book a room or decide to come back and enjoy the food…
Why should hotels - restaurants focus on environmental protection and towards sustainable development?
Before the impact of humans, the environment is gradually falling into a state of serious pollution causing the Earth to warm up - the weather is getting more and more severe: storms, floods, hail, melting ice, drought... Is an industry that relies on nature to survive and develop, so hotels - restaurants need to promote environmental protection activities.
Currently, Millennials (8x, 9x) have become the main source of guests in the hotel industry. This is the generation that tends to support environmental protection activities, so they are always willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products and services.
According to research, 1 in 3 customers prefer "friendly" brands. That's why TripAdvisor developed the GreenLeaders Program to introduce hotels with useful environmental protection solutions for interested tourists. When the hotel - restaurant operates under a green model, it not only causes less damage to the environment, reduces costs, but also increases customer awareness of the brand, creates goodwill and effectively retains guests. than.
Environmental protection are activities that ensure ecological balance, the core of which revolves around reducing waste, saving energy and reducing water use. Therefore, the 7 ideas suggested by Hoteljob.vn below are focused on these goals.
The planting of many trees in the space of the hotel - restaurant both helps to clean the air and create a pleasant landscape, making customers enjoy their stay.
Energy used for lighting, operating air conditioning and heating systems accounts for 60% of the hotel's total energy costs. So if the design and use of solar photovoltaic systems are efficient, it will significantly reduce energy costs. In addition to using solar cells, hotels can install windows with insulating film or install digital thermostats, use energy-saving light bulbs, use sensors that automatically turn on - off, increase - reducing light bulb brightness… are also ways to minimize the absorption of heat from the sun and the amount of electricity serving guests. In terms of design, if the room is not exposed to direct sunlight - getting as much natural light as possible will save a lot of energy costs, air conditioning cooling - lighting for the hotel.
Hotels - restaurants can reduce water by up to 50% if they use aeration faucets for kitchen-bathroom areas, use low-flow showers or install more water-efficient cleaning and laundry equipment. …
The use of environmentally friendly and sustainable materials in the accommodation and food business activities is welcomed by many hotels and restaurants. From furniture - decoration to food service items such as bamboo cups, bamboo cups, grass straws... Besides, it is necessary to limit the use of plastic, nylon, non-recyclable items... Choose to buy biodegradable materials.
Instead of providing shampoo and shower gel in small packages, switching to large bottles to serve many guests is a good way to significantly reduce the amount of waste released into the environment.
Tourists are becoming more and more aware of eco-friendly changes, so they won't hesitate to agree to the suggestion of not changing their linen every day. Not changing bed sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers often - no need to wash as much - means less wasted electricity,
water and human resources.
Separating waste at source is a way to contribute to reducing the total amount of waste entering the environment, and at the same time saving on collection, transportation and treatment costs. With daily waste, hotels - restaurants should divide at least 3 types of garbage: biodegradable waste (fruit peels, vegetables, tea grounds, coffee grounds, leftovers, flowers, plants, etc.) ), non-biodegradable waste (bottle labels, plastic bags, ceramic - porcelain - glass ...) and recyclable waste (plastic items, plastic bottles, spray bottles, cans, paper, cartons...). If categorize details, even better. With biodegradable waste, it can be completely recycled into enzymatic water used for washing dishes, spraying insects, cleaning floors or making bio-organic fertilizers by composting, bokashi...
