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    Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative adopted by over 15,000 properties
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    Sourcing sustainable food in hotels

Welcome to Green Hotelier

Green Hotelier is the leading source of information on the sustainable and responsible agenda within the hotel industry. As the key communication tool of the International Tourism Partnership, which works with global hotel chains to drive the responsible agenda, Green Hotelier has a serious commitment to delivering accessible, expert and honest content.

Launched in 1996, the original publication was in magazine format and sought to spread the word on leading initiatives within the industry whilst also providing practical advice to hoteliers looking to imitate them. The world has changed a lot since then, and so has Green Hotelier. The website form of the publication was refreshed in July 2012, providing anyone interested in sustainability within the hotel industry with easy-to-navigate, comprehensive and fresh information, practical advice and tools.

Whether a hotelier looking to ‘green’ your property, a responsible tourism student, a sustainability commentator or someone simply looking to keep on top of the latest industry news, we hope you find heaps of helpful information and resources.

Commentary, advice and practical solutions can be browsed thematically or by destination. In our resources section you will find know how articles, tools and publication suggestions. For sustainable best practice browse our interviews with industry leaders and hotel property case studies. And finally, industry news and events will help you keep up to date with all the latest developments.

Holly Tuppen
Editor, Green Hotelier

Zero carbon hotels – fantasy or necessity?

Zero carbon hotels – fantasy or necessity?

Professor of Zero Carbon Design at Birmingham University, Lubo Jankovic, talks to Green Hotelier about raising the profile and benefits of zero carbon design It has been announced that the 2016 Building Regulations in England and Wales will require all new houses to be zero…

Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative v1.1 launched today

Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative v1.1 launched today Over 15,000 hotels globally adopt the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative Over 15,000 hotels around the…

Starwood and NRG Energy announce alliance

Starwood and NRG Energy announce alliance Starwood Hotels & Resorts and NRG Energy introduce an industry-leading alliance to develop solar power…

Free trial offer as Ecompter announces compatibility with HCMI

Free trial offer as Ecompter announces compatibility with HCMI Ecompter announces support of the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative Ecompter’s Sustainability Service for hotels, that…

Eric Ricaurte

Eric Ricaurte

Green Hotelier talks with hotel sustainability consultant and academic Eric Ricaurte. Earlier this year the International Tourism Partnership’s Head of Programmes, Fran Hughes, attended the Cornell Sustainability Roundtable. Participants, including academics, consultants and global hotel companies, addressed current issues in sustainability reporting, benchmarking, the supply…

Inge Huijbrechts

Inge Huijbrechts Earlier this month Green Hotelier went to meet Inge Huijbrechts, Director of Responsible Business at…

Kurt Ritter

Kurt Ritter Kurt Ritter was born in Switzerland in 1947. He was educated at Ecole Hôtelière de…

Mr P. R. S. Oberoi

Mr P. R. S. Oberoi Mr P. R. S. Oberoi is also the Chairman of Oberoi Hotels Private Limited, the…

Over 100 hospitality and food service companies sign up to Hospitality and Food Service Agreement

Over 100 hospitality and food service companies sign up to Hospitality and Food Service Agreement

Over 100 companies, which represents 19% of the hospitality and food service sector, have now signed up to the recently launched Hospitality and Food Service voluntary agreement to cut food and associated packaging waste and increase recycling – initiated by the four UK governments and…

Increasing employee engagement in recycling

Increasing employee engagement in recycling 2013 is tipped to be a good year for recycling and we’re looking forward to…

Hilton Worldwide announces mattress recycling program

Hilton Worldwide announces mattress recycling program Hilton Worldwide announced today a new mattress recycling program in coordination with the installation of…

Hilton takes steps forward to minimise food waste

Hilton takes steps forward to minimise food waste International Tourism Partnership member, Hilton Worldwide, have announced a multi-year partnerships with Feeding America and…

Zero carbon hotels – fantasy or necessity?

Zero carbon hotels – fantasy or necessity?

Professor of Zero Carbon Design at Birmingham University, Lubo Jankovic, talks to Green Hotelier about raising the profile and benefits of zero carbon design It has been announced that the 2016 Building Regulations in England and Wales will require all new houses to be zero…

Eco design: Starhotels E.c.ho. Milano

Eco design: Starhotels E.c.ho. Milano Starhotels E.c.ho. (Eco Contemporary Hotel) Milano recently won recognition for its sustainability at the European…

Sustainable initiatives: Element Lexington, Massachusetts

Sustainable initiatives: Element Lexington, Massachusetts This week Green Hotelier talks to Christopher Hartzell, General Manager of Element Lexington, which is…

Key findings from new research on LED use in hotels

Key findings from new research on LED use in hotels Jenny Ya He, with teams at the Centre for Sustainable Development and the Cambridge Centre…

Hotels wanted for Responsible Tourism Awards’ new Water Conservation category

Hotels wanted for Responsible Tourism Awards’ new Water Conservation category

In support of the United Nation’s International Year of Water 2013, the World Responsible Tourism Awards introduce a new category valid for one year only: “Best for Water Conservation” Water conservation is one of this year’s WTM 3 responsible themes, which has long advocated for…

Freshwater crisis: An infographic

Freshwater crisis: An infographic Freshwater is one of today’s most pressing developmental challenges, impacting food & agriculture, gender equality,…

Whole World Water campaign calls on hospitality industry

Whole World Water campaign calls on hospitality industry Whole World Water, a new social enterprise set to launch on World Water Day calls…

Green Hotel Shower Solutions

Green Hotel Shower Solutions Whilst consumer expectations around luxury bathrooms have changed, so has their environmental awareness Consumer awareness…

Time to move beyond technical fixes to resolving water challenges in tourism sector

Time to move beyond technical fixes to resolving water challenges in tourism sector The increasing scarcity of freshwater facing our planet is widely known. Shifting climate patterns, burgeoning…