AH&LA Survey Identifies Hotels' Top Green Initiatives and Challenges

Among the many findings, the survey revealed the following notable statistics:

• Eighty-eight percent of respondents’ properties have a linen reuse program for guests who stay multiple nights; 83.5 percent offer a towel reuse program;
• Nearly half (43.4 percent) of responding properties have programmable on/off timers or sensors used for lighting in low traffic/occupancy, though only 16 percent use occupancy sensor control for guestroom thermostats;
• The majority (82.3 percent) of properties surveyed train maintenance staff on conservation and energy procedures;
• Environmental benefits and building guest loyalty tie for biggest motivation responding properties cite for implementing green practices;
• Respondents note that having enough capital to invest and achieving ROI are the top two biggest barriers to implementing eco-friendly initiatives.

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Innovation Hotel

Environmentally Responsible Hotel. They are seeking input on their energy conservation, recycling, water conservation and destination conservation. Link.

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Harvard Survey

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