Opinion Articles — Environment & Sustainability

AI: Beyond Automation to Collaboration

As we close out a transformative year, Peter Moore, CEO and founder of Lolly, shares his thoughts on 2024’s key trends and innovations while looking ahead to the opportunities and challenges that 2025 will bring.

Peter Moore

CEO at Lolly

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Sustainability Practices Help Control Hotel Utility Costs

Ambitious climate and decarbonization efforts have heightened the demand for electrified and energy-efficient buildings. Regulatory frameworks are evolving from simple incentives to stringent compliance measures. Recently, states and cities have ena...

Robert Mandelbaum

Robert Mandelbaum

Director of Research Information Services at CBRE Hotels

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Sustainability in Focus: 2022 and 2023 Cornell Sustainability Roundtables

The Center for Hospitality Research at The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration in the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University hosted annual Sustainability Roundtables in fall 2022 and 2023. In many ways, the...

Jeanne Varney

Senior Lecturer, Deputy Area Chair for Operations, Technology, and Information Management

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Cornell | Nolan School of Hotel Administration

Can You Deliver What You Promised? Expectations vs. Reality

Can You Deliver What You Promised? Expectations vs. Reality

We all have that one friend who excels at sales—the kind of person who’s smooth with words and can make you believe anything, regardless of the topic. They set high expectations, but eventually, you’re left to face reality (see Figure 1).

Melinda Ratkai

Dr. Professor of Hospitality Business

Hotelschool The Hague

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Can You Deliver What You Promised? Expectations vs. Reality

Sustainable Procurement Enables ESG as a Hotel Selling Feature

Sustainable Procurement Enables ESG as a Hotel Selling Feature

Having a strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy has become essential for hospitality. While the policies that a hotel enacts must pervade all operations and the corporate company, one particular area that presents challenges is t...

Adam Mogelonsky

Adam Mogelonsky

Partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd.

Hospitality Net

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Sustainable Procurement Enables ESG as a Hotel Selling Feature

Hotel Marketing Trends to Help Increase Revenue Throughout the Year

Hotel Marketing Trends to Help Increase Revenue Throughout the Year

The hotel industry has gone through a tremendous amount of change since March 2020. Depending on what market the hotel resides in, the ebbs and flows have varied by year and seasons, but as we enter into the end of 2024, things have leveled out. We,...

Kara Freedman

Complex Director of Marketing, Conrad New York Downtown & Conrad New York Midtown

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Top 6 Environmental Management Concerns Hotels Should Consider

Sustainability is a growing problem in the hotel industry. The hospitality sector alone produces 1% of total global carbon emissions each year, with hotels consuming eight times more resources, like water, than their surrounding local communities.

Indiana Lee

Freelance Technical Writer at Indiana Lee Writes

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Sustainability in the hospitality industry: Going the extra mile

What’s holding hotels back from doing more than basic eco-friendly gestures, like reusing towels or reducing plastic, and embracing sustainable hospitality by adopting a green culture into their business? This article takes inspiration from a recent...

Beatrice Venturini

Beatrice Venturini

Hospitality Insights content editor at EHL Hospitality Business School

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EHL Hospitality Business School

How Eco-Friendly Practices Can Transform Hotel Market Appeal

As climate change concerns increase, growing consumer demand for sustainability from brands has grown to help drive more positive changes. As the hospitality industry has a significant impact on the environment due to high resource usage, energy con...

Indiana Lee

Freelance Technical Writer at Indiana Lee Writes

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How Hotels Can Minimize Their Environmental Impact: Best Practices and Innovations

The hospitality industry is stepping up by finding clever ways to shrink its environmental footprint. As hotel owners and guests recognize the importance of sustainability in the industry, they are taking advantage of innovative technology, products...

Felicity Kelly

Head of Sustainability at Bunzl Australia & New Zealand

Bunzl Australia & New Zealand

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