Health Tourism in Australia: Supply, Demand and Opportunities.
This technical report presents a robust understanding of the major industry scoping study Health Tourism in Australia: Supply, Demand and Opportunities, presenting the research findings in full and supporting the summary developed by STCRC |
Greening Your Hotel Meetings and Conferences
Does your hotel offer meeting and/or conference space? Have you noticed a trend in the RFP’s you receive from groups, asking about your “green” or “sustainable” initiatives? All signs are pointing in the direction of a widespread increase... |
Environment Responsive Solutions For Hospitality.
This article focuses on methods that may be employed by hotels to be more environment friendly in their operations |
Developing Measures for Environmental Sustainability in Hotels.
Hoteliers’ efforts to improve the environmental sustainability of their operations would be promoted by having a consistent industry-wide measure for benchmarking current operations and tracking the effect of environmental sustainability in... |
ECOTEL Version 2.0 - Reaching Out.
ECOTEL’s metamorphoses into a more inclusive and interactive certification, involving owners, guests, employees and the community |
Australian Tourism in a Water Contrained Economy.
Fresh water resources and their allocation and assignment to competing users and uses have seldom attracted more attention in Australian polity |
Sustainability Is Here to Stay.
The contradiction of sustainable hotel operation goes like this: Guests want their hotels to maintain environmentally conscious operations, but hotels generally cannot charge a premium for "green" services and guests don't want to... |
The Social Media Approach to Sustainability & Philanthropy.
On the 5th of January, H&M made headlines, denounced by a New York student for apparently destroying and throwing away unsold clothing rather than distributing it to those in need |
Resorts Going Green.
Ecotourism is 'in', people want to believe their precious vacations are not creating a giant carbon footprint to harm the environment, but rather are at least carbon neutral |
Green Banks Thrive.
Capitalizing on the green movement, a growing number of financial institutions have sprouted up in the United States and elsewhere |
Vail Resorts: Pioneering Sustainability.
From relieving destruction from a forest fire to inspiring vendors to go green, a sustainable vision is paramount for Vail Resorts’ Director of Environmental Affairs |
Sustainability comes of Age.
The world of sustainability is about to come of age, thanks to the impending launch of the next generation in benchmarking and certification solutions |
Seattle, Hyatt, and the LEED Evolution.
Seattle has one of the highest concentrations of LEED-certified buildings in the world, and the new Hyatt at Olive 8 marks the entrance of green hotels into the city's landscape |
Destination Stewardship and National Geographic.
For the past six years, National Geographic Traveler magazine has, in conjunction with the National Geographic Society's Center for Sustainable Destinations, devoted its “Places Rated” Destination Stewardship survey to some of the world's m... |
STEP Into Sustainability.
Have Discussion, Take Action! Lately, more and more consumers are making their travel choices based on factors other than price or convenience |
Is the Customer Always Right? Yes, When it Comes to Sustainability.
The world’s leading companies all conduct extensive research to determine what their customers want and how they want it |
Corporate Social Responsibility: Who’s Scalping Who?
A while back I was ‘scalped’- literally, while surfing at my favorite location in Bali I was ambushed by a 2 meter wave from behind which threw me onto a treacherous coral reef in front |
Climate Corner - Food Footprints.
We travel, and so very often, so does our food; in the United States alone, a plate of food completes a journey of 1500 miles on average from farm to table |
The Current Food System and its Impact.
The most basic tie that binds us—physically, culturally, and even spiritually for many—is food |
Why the Pressing Need to Implement Sustainable Business Practices?
There are many interpretations of sustainability, and I think that many of us, although interested in the concept and desperately wanting to do our part, are still somewhat confused |
How Corporate Responsibility Can Survive the Recession.
Corporations engaged in recession-driven cost-cutting are trimming or eliminating corporate responsibility initiatives |
Are Your Green Priorities Right?
I was recently talking to a friend about her family car purchase; she said: 'Yeah, we heard Priuses weren't that green--there are some issues with battery disposal |
How Does 'Going Green' Affect Your Company, and is it Worth It?
When you purchase a green car, is the car really green? Or is it just the engine? When I see a green car, I see a work in progress |
Tenacious G - Conversations with Champions of Sustainability.
Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the largest national and state park concessioner in the United States, their operations span the country from the wilderness of Ohio's state parks to the stark desert of Death Valley |
Hotel Report: The Green Issue.
Taking on green values - Paul Sheridan explains why strategists within the hotel sector cannot afford to ignore the move towards a more environmentally friendly world – and points out the opportunities |
Climate Corner - The Great Air Travel Debate.
While there seems to be no unified voice for carbon measurement, management and impact reduction in many sectors of the tourism industry, like the hotel and accommodations sector for example, the airline industry continues to be examined un... |
Taming the Escalating Cost of Escalators.
Shutting down escalators during periods of low use and installing voltage controllers lowers utility costs, reduces the environmental impact of a hotel, and clearly conveys a hotel's environmental commitment to guests and staff |
Green bonds: Organic Grand Cru wine from Saint Emilion.
It's a match made in 'green' heaven, and one that will also please lovers of Bordeaux Saint Emilion wines |
Green Buildings and LEED.
LEED is fast becoming a household name and most people will know that LEED is all about Green Buildings |
Green Eating.
Having just been in Germany (if fact I am writing this at the Frankfurt airport, while waiting for our delayed flight), I paid a lot of attention to the way they do things in Europe |
Is Green Still Gold?
We’ve been hearing allot recently that with the economic woes the general populace is leaving “Green” behind in favor of saving or conserving cash |
Lean and Green: Control HVAC Costs with Demand-Controlled Ventilation.
Ever feel like you're coming down with a cold after attending an event in a hotel meeting room? That's because most hotels don’t effectively use demand-controlled ventilation, a technique that ensures that ventilation air contains enough fr... |
Lean and Green: Cut Costs While Improving Environmental Performance.
The utility data management system offered by HVS Eco Services allows hotel and restaurant operators to significantly reduce accounting costs and utility consumption, and accurately document environmental performance |
Economy Be Damned. Real “Green” Is Here To Stay.
I came across a story today from BusinessTraveller, a magazine for Business Travellers thats published in the East, and it poses the question: “Will 2009 Be The Year Green Issues Are Forgotten?” I started reading the story because the titl... |
Green Building to Generate It's Own Power.
The Dynamic Tower, the world's first building in motion, takes the concept of green buildings to the next level where it will generate electricity for itself as well as other nearby buildings, making it the first skyscraper designed to be s... |
Credit Crisis' Impact - When Green Trumps Green.
The impact from the financial crisis is being felt in virtually every aspect of economic activity with eco-friendly initiatives beginning to come under the budgetary axe |
45 Ways to Use Technology to Green Meetings.
It is getting easier being green, the move to make meetings more environmentally-friendly is finally taking hold and meeting professionals are working together to reduce, recycle, and reuse to dramatically improve the environmental impact o... |
Towel Reuse - Herd Mentality.
Hotel guests are no different to most others when it comes to going with the herd according to a study to be published next month by the Journal of Consumer Research |
Less-Developed Countries & Bicycle Tourism.
It is generally assumed that tourism is good, a God-send for non- industrialized countries, that 'eco-tourism' is the best, and that bicycle tourism is at or near the top of the list of eco-tourism BUT! is this real true? Lets have a closer... |
“Green Hotel” Report Details Sustainability “Road Map”.
Profitability is key to Willard InterContinental’s far-reaching eco-friendly hotel environmental program |
What Is The Ideal Green Hotel Room?
Hotel guests and clients are driving the greening of the hotel industry, they are encouraging and supporting greening programs at hotels throughout the world |
Tips and Tricks for Greening your Hotel Stay.
Let’s face it, as much as we love camping, hostels, and eco-lodges sometimes a hotel is the most reasonable option |
Wine & Climate Change: How Wines Will Change.
Climate Change and Wine -How will global warming change Australian wine? We are hearing plenty about global warming lately |
Ambrose Collection's Deirdre Wallace on Going Green with an Existing Building.
Deirdre Wallace is the Founder and President of The Ambrose Collection, a Santa Monica-based company focused on developing and managing eco-lifestyle boutique hotels |
What is Organic Farming.
The organic approach is very different to that of the non-organic farmer - Instead of routinely using chemical pesticides and drugs such as antibiotics to try and avoid disease and reach optimum productivity, the organic farmer encourages... |
Understanding the Consumer Who is Driving Green Trends.
Use of the term “sustainable” has been increasing in the business world - especially in tourism |
Reducing Food Miles.
Everyone on Earth has what is known as a carbon footprint - This footprint is a measure of how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted as a result of a person’s activities and lifestyle |
The Luxury Market Is Going Green - Brands Can't Afford to Ignore It.
The typical 'green' consumer is no longer certain to be a fashion-challenged, granola-crunching wearer of Birkenstocks |
Green Hotel Development - Demystifying LEED.
Hospitality Lawyer on green hotel development - Howard J |
Meeting Planners Could Paint the Destination Landscape Green!!
Yes - Meeting/Convention Planners - you can, for you have the economic clout -If trends are any indicator, the State of Hospitality, having undergone a recent boom, now approaches a trough |
Climate Change: Winners and Losers in Tourism.
The May issue of Yale Global online, a publication of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization has an interesting article entitled "Climate Change and Tourism’s Winners and Losers" |
