Author

Ioannis S. Pantelidis

PhD, FIH, SFHEA, Director of Postgraduate Research Studies at Brighton Doctoral College

Ioannis is Chair of The Council for Hospitality Management Education, Director of Association of North America Higher Education International, and Director of Postgraduate Research Studies at Brighton Doctoral College. He has also been a trustee for The Institute of Hospitality, Tourism Concern and Cavendish Academy. He is also visiting professor at the University of Applied Science Wittenborg, External evaluator for professorship promotions with the University of Patras and was visiting Professor at the University of Granada. He has created hospitality projects that leave a legacy such as the Passion4Hospitality awards for the Institute of Hospitality, the menumuseum.eu and the worlds first pop up hotel school. He is the Hospitality Editor of Tourism and Hospitality Research (by Sage) and in the editorial board of four more hospitality related journals.

Responsible travel: How do we make booking sustainable hotels easier?

Let customers review how sustainable a hotel is by having up to 5 green stars (on top of the existing star rating). Booking.com and TripAdvisor and other such platforms could adopt such a feature not just for hotels but other hospitality businesses too (If they do feature other types).

Driving Resiliency and Sustainability in Hospitality: Five Priorities for 2021

The temptation to type the word People 5 times was too great. But I think People X 5 is still not good enough. So I shall say People in the power of 5! Prior to COVID-19, we were talking about the great need for more hospitality people and how we entice more young people and talent in the industry.

Hotel Sustainability: Top 3 Technologies to Implement in 2020

I believe solar PV systems should be a high priority, to relieve dependence on fossil fuels while reducing Opex. I'll go with waste heat recovery, IE using a heat exchanger to preheat water entering hot water tanks, by using the exhaust heat from either HVAC or diesel generators, etc.