Sustainability Europe News - Hospitality Net

July 24, 2019

Meliá Hotels International Receives AENOR Certification For Its Criminal Compliance Management System

Meliá Hotels International, the leading hotel company in Spain and one of the 20 largest in the world, has achieved AENOR Criminal Compliance certification under the UNE 19601 Standard, the Spanish standard for best practices in management systems to prevent crime, reduce the risk of crime and promote an ethical business culture and compliance with the law. The UNE 19601 Standard is a benchmark for requirements for the implementation and operation of a Criminal Compliance Management System.

Melia

Spain

Press Release

June 13, 2019

The Future of Medical Spas Explored

On 6 June 2019, EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) hosted the first Swiss Medical Spa & Hospitality Think Tank. This one-day forum saw leading industry experts, academics and students come together to compile the status quo, reflect on examples of best practice and identify areas of potential for the future when combining new medical and spa trends in the hospitality industry.

EHL Passugg

Switzerland

Press Release

June 6, 2019

Meliá Celebrates World Environment Day

For World Environment Day on June 5, Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has announced a new energy efficiency partnership with the start-up Indoor Clima involving an investment by MHI of €4.5 million which aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by more than 66,000 tons, equivalent to planting 3.3 million trees.

Melia

Spain

Press Release

June 3, 2019

How To Be A More Sustainable Hotel Guest

With a growing concern over climate change, the environment is high on everyone's agendas. But how can we encourage our hotel guests to be more sustainable? From plastic to pollution to cutting our carbon footprint, there are many ways to have a positive impact on the environment.

Imago Venues

United Kingdom

Press Release

April 19, 2019

AETHOS Participates in HR and Talent Management Discussion During EHL's Young Hotelier's Summit: "Organisational Culture Critical to Success"

During last month's 10th Edition of the Ecole Hoteliere De Lausanne's (EHL) Young Hoteliers Summit, panels and sessions focused on the multifaceted aspect of hospitality and its growing complexity. EHL alum and AETHOS London Managing Director Thomas Mielke, through his panel participation, discussed the "Pitfalls and Challenges of 21st Century Management and Leadership." Mielke exchanged his thoughts and views with fellow panelists: Dorchester Collection Chief People and Culture Officer Eugenio Pirri, Director of People and Culture for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Michael Hirschler, Swiss International Airlines' Lorenzo Stoll (Head of Western Switzerland), and Viking Cruises' Niko Viramo, Director Onboard Operations.

AETHOS Consulting Group

Lausanne, Switzerland

Press Release

April 18, 2019

Danish Hotel Chain Fights For The Environment: “Let’s Combat The Pollution Of Our Oceans”

It has only been three weeks since the Danish hotel chain, Zleep Hotels, launched its new environmentally friendly drinking bottle, and now the hotel chain is once again ready to fight against plastic pollution. This time, however, the solution cannot be found in sugar cane and bamboo, which the biodegradable drinking bottles are produced from, but instead in strong thigh muscles, good physical strength and tightly laced running shoes.

Denmark

Press Release

April 8, 2019

UNWTO Convenes Cities in Lisbon to Cooperate on a Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Tourism Agenda

The first UNWTO Mayors Forum for Sustainable Urban Tourism, co-organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Economy of Portugal and the Lisbon Municipality concluded Friday in Lisbon, Portugal. The event gathered Mayors and high-level city representatives from around the world, UN agencies and the private sector, to design a shared leadership aimed at ensuring that tourism helps creating cities for all.

UN Tourism

Lisbon, Portugal

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Lighthouse

Press Release

March 27, 2019

Melia Hotels International, First Hotel Company In Spain To Sign Up To Sustainable Financing

As Meliá Hotels International explained in its most recent Integrated Annual Report, the company's management model aims to achieve both greater financial viability and the integration of responsibility criteria in its business processes. Today's announcement further enhances its positioning at the forefront of responsible tourism, making its environmental, social and Corporate Governance commitments an integral part of the financing of the business.

Melia

Spain

Press Release

March 14, 2019

HSMAI Region Europe Breakfast Meeting in Amsterdam

Sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) are two terms frequently appearing in principal speeches. Today most customers expect action rather than words. If you don't live up to expectations your company may find itself in peril. Thanks to new technology your reputation spreads at the speed of light. HSMAI Region Europe is happy to invite you to a breakfast meeting on these subjects.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Press Release

March 8, 2019

Meliá Hotels International Continues To Lead The Hospitality And Tourism Industry In The Merco Corporate Responsibility And Governance Ranking

Meliá is seventeenth in the ranking of Spanish companies in all industries for Corporate Governance and Responsibility commitments and performance, a key area in company strategy.

Melia

Spain

Press Release

March 4, 2019

Focus on ecological sustainability and social responsibility at ITB Berlin

ITB CSR Day features climate change as its key topic - Focus on human rights, fighting poverty, wildlife conservation and environmental protection at the 14th Pow-Wow for Tourism Professionals - Women's Day Special event on International Women's Day on 8 MarchBerlin, 4 March 2019 - Tourism with a vision of the future: socially responsible tourism has been on the agenda of the World's Leading Travel Trade Show for many years. This year, with its wide range of workshops, seminars and lectures on social responsibility, ITB Berlin (6 - 10 March) will help to raise awareness for many issues, to which the ITB CSR Day at the ITB Berlin Convention and the 14th Pow-Wow for Tourism Professionals in Hall 4.1b will make an important contribution. At events taking place on two stages experts and exhibitors will examine topics concerning socially responsible tourism, sustainability and human rights.

ITB Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Press Release

February 7, 2019

Deutsche Hospitality Reduces CO2 Emissions With Green Power

Natural is sustainable. In accordance with this motto, Deutsche Hospitality reduced the CO2 emissions of its hotels by using green electricity. The analysis of the previous year's figures is now showing the first successful results.

H World International

Germany

Press Release

February 7, 2019

The World's First ‘Vegan Suite’ Welcomes Guests at Hilton London Bankside

Following guest feedback, a vegan suite is now available for reservation at the design-led Hilton London Bankside. The suite, created in partnership with multi-sensory design experts Bompas & Parr and given the thumbs up by The Vegan Society, offers a vegan experience throughout, from a plant-based check-in desk and keycard to vegan-friendly beddingand eco-cotton carpet.

Hilton

London, United Kingdom

Press Release

January 11, 2019

Inn-charge: Premier Inn Trials UK’s First Battery-powered Hotel

The Gyle at Edinburgh Park, Premier Inn, has become the UK's first battery-powered hotel in a bid to improve energy efficiency, secure power supply and enable energy cost savings on-site.

Whitbread PLC

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Opinion Article

May 18, 2018

Crete’s Nikos Igoumenidis on Emerging Trends and Sustainable Tourism

Dr. Nikos Igoumenidis is a Heraklion, Crete native elected to the Hellenic Parliament to represent his region, home city, and Crete back in 2015. A cardiologist by profession, he's a former Director of Cardiology at the clinic of the University General Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI), and currently responsible for tourism on behalf of SYRIZA parliamentary group. We had the privilege recently of discussing with Dr. Igoumenidis the character of Crete hospitality and tourism to come including emerging alternative tourism trends such as; wellness/medical tourism, cultural tourism, and the underdeveloped rural tourism niche. Here is what one of Crete's most respected and informed officials had to say on these subjects.

By Phil Butler, Analyst and Editor in Chief, Pamil Visions PR

Crete, Greece

Press Release

March 21, 2018

In Crete's Lappa, a Good Friday Summit Focuses on Cultural Values

On Thursday, April 5th Travel Massive Crete and the Cultural Association of Argyroupoli, in collaboration with the Parish of Argyroupoli, the Cretan Gastronomy Center, and the Municipality of Rethymno will host a unique summit "Traditions: Powerful Tools for Rural Tourism Development."

Pamil Visions PR

Greece

Press Release

March 16, 2018

Walking the talk: the value of human rights on the Camino de Santiago

Tourism as an instrument for mutual understanding and sustainable development is at the centre of the international university project "The Value of Human Rights on the Camino de Santiago: Harnessing the Power of Tourism to Promote Cross-Cultural Dialogue and the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals". Over five days, students specializing in a variety of fields, from twenty universities in 13 countries, will travel 100 km on different routes of the Camino de Santiago, putting into practice the principles of sustainable tourism they have previously analysed.

UN Tourism

Spain

Press Release

March 9, 2018

The three top stories at ITB Berlin on Thursday, 8 March 2018

ITB Berlin Daily: A look ahead to the next ITB China in Shanghai +++ Zambia emphasises the importance of developing sustainable tourism +++ Luxury lifestyle attitudes are changingThe Social Media Newsroom of ITB Berlin has online news from the world's leading travel trade show at http://newsroom.itb-berlin.de/en.

ITB Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Press Release

March 7, 2018

Tourism can and should lead sustainable development: UNWTO Secretary-General opens ITB 2018

The tourism sector's role and responsibility in contributing to sustainabledevelopment on a global scale was the central message delivered at the opening of the 2018 edition of the ITB Berlin travel trade show by Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Speaking in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, tourism ministers from around the world and the leaders of the tourism sector, Mr. Pololikashvili stressed how tourism not only needs to consolidate current growth rates, but "to grow better".

UN Tourism

Berlin, Germany

Press Release

January 19, 2018

A wealth of expertise at the ITB Berlin Convention 2018

From 7 to 10 March 2018 at the ITB Berlin Convention leading international speakers from industry and science will present valuable ideas and suggestions and provide first-hand expertise and information. Fascinating lectures and panel discussions and topical, exclusive surveys as well as reports on best practices will await visitors to the leading think tank of the international travel industry. Admission is free for trade visitors at ITB Berlin.

ITB Berlin

Berlin, Germany

HN Original

World Panel

Sustainability claims & AI-generated data: evidence, or fluff at scale?

By Maribel Esparcia Pérez

Expert Views (13)

Professor Ioannis S. Pantelidis, PhD, SFHEA, FIH

It was about time! The EU’s tighter rules on environmental claims give hospitality a reason to examine what sits behind the word “green”.For me, the real test is whether a hotel makes life better for the people and place around it.

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