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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

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 includes continuous CO2 management reporting and an online CO2 calculator for hotel guests, is the first service to be based on the new hotel industry agreed common method for measuring…

Simple steps to reducing energy consumption

Simple steps to reducing energy consumption The Carbon Trust estimates that you could cut your hotel’s energy bills by as much…

Hoteliers turn to new energy management systems

Hoteliers turn to new energy management systems Voltage optimisation and energy management systems help hoteliers cut emissions With rising electricity prices and…

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…

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…

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 Hotel Design Awards 2012. The 143 bedroom hotel, which was completely converted from a classic urban hotel into an ‘eco hotel’ in central Milan in 2011, won the ‘Sustainable Design’…

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…

LEED Platinum: ITC Grand Chola

LEED Platinum: ITC Grand Chola In September ITC Hotels opened Grand Chola in Chennai, creating the world’s largest LEED Platinum…

Freshwater crisis: An infographic

Freshwater crisis: An infographic

Freshwater is one of today’s most pressing developmental challenges, impacting food & agriculture, gender equality, health & sanitation, population & urbanization. Yet it’s poorly managed & faces severe pressure. Water scarcity is a recognised global problem, with demand for water projected to exceed supply by…

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…

How Green are your meetings

How Green are your meetings A survey of international meetings and event buyers published by leading meetings and events exhibition…