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Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?
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Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?

Imagine this: you run a 30-room independent hotel in Spain. You’ve invested in solar panels, eliminated single-use plastics, and source food from local suppliers. Guests praise your efforts. Yet when travellers search on Booking.com, your property d...

Xavier Font
Xavier Font
Professor of Sustainability Marketing, University of Surrey
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Xavier Font
by Xavier Font
4 September 2025University of SurreyEnvironment & Sustainability
Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?
Business Insights: Are green getaways motivating holiday parks to be more sustainable?
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Business Insights: Are green getaways motivating holiday parks to be more sustainable?

Visiting a holiday park, ranging from lodge parks to caravan parks or glamping yurts, is a favoured holiday choice for the UK domestic market. Estimating the market size for UK holiday parks is complex due to overlapping categories. However, Mintel ...

Lily Clark
Lily Clark
Senior Research Analyst at CBRE
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by Lily Clark and Toby Radcliffe
15 August 2025CBRE HotelsEnvironment & Sustainability
Business Insights: Are green getaways motivating holiday parks to be more sustainable?
Palladium Cares Introduces First European Training Centres and New Biodiversity Projects on Second Anniversary
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Palladium Cares Introduces First European Training Centres and New Biodiversity Projects on Second Anniversary

Palladium Cares, the identity that encompasses all of Palladium Hotel Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility projects, is celebrating its second anniversary. The company is consolidating its commitment through four pillars of action: Our People, Ou...

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Palladium Cares Introduces First European Training Centres and New Biodiversity Projects on Second Anniversary16 July 2025Palladium Hotel GroupEnvironment & Sustainability
Palladium Cares Introduces First European Training Centres and New Biodiversity Projects on Second Anniversary
Leed Certification for Santo Mine Shines Light on Sustainability for Santorini
Opinion

Leed Certification for Santo Mine Shines Light on Sustainability for Santorini

As the longtime General Manager of TUI Magic Life Candia Maris Resort in Crete and the recently appointed General Manager of Santo Collection on Santorini – both under Metaxa Hospitality Group, I’ve seen firsthand that no matter a hotelier’s reason ...

Serafim Karouzakis
Serafim Karouzakis
General Manager, Santo Collection at Metaxa Hospitality Group
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by Serafim Karouzakis
11 July 2025Metaxa Hospitality GroupEnvironment & Sustainability
Leed Certification for Santo Mine Shines Light on Sustainability for Santorini
RIU partners with TIRME to use 100% renewable electricity from local sources
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RIU partners with TIRME to use 100% renewable electricity from local sources

As part of its Proudly Committed sustainability strategy, RIU Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with TIRME, Mallorca Environmental Technology Park, to guarantee the supply of 100% renewable electricity generated locally in all of its hotels i...

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RIU partners with TIRME to use 100% renewable electricity from local sources 2 July 2025RIUEnvironment & Sustainability
RIU partners with TIRME to use 100% renewable electricity from local sources
Performance

German Summer 2025 Travel Boom: Record Bookings Eclipse Climate Concerns

The German travel market is in great shape for the 2025 summer season, with demand for holiday travel bigger than ever. However, under the impact of a weak economy and rising prices, the consequences of climate change are increasingly being ignored....

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German Summer 2025 Travel Boom: Record Bookings Eclipse Climate Concerns 5 June 2025ITB BerlinEnvironment & Sustainability
German Summer 2025 Travel Boom: Record Bookings Eclipse Climate Concerns
Hilton Scales Up Green Ramadan Initiative in 2025, Achieves 26% Reduction in Plate Waste during the Holy Month
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Hilton Scales Up Green Ramadan Initiative in 2025, Achieves 26% Reduction in Plate Waste during the Holy Month

Hilton announced the results of its Green Ramadan 2025 initiative, revealing a 26% reduction in post-consumer plate waste during the holy month. The month-long effort helped avoid more than 2.6 tonnes of food waste, the equivalent of more than 6,000...

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Hilton Scales Up Green Ramadan Initiative in 2025, Achieves 26% Reduction in Plate Waste during the Holy Month 2 June 2025HiltonEnvironment & Sustainability
Hilton Scales Up Green Ramadan Initiative in 2025, Achieves 26% Reduction in Plate Waste during the Holy Month
White Paper

ETC and GDS-Movement Launch White Paper to Help Destinations Navigate EU Sustainability Rules

The European Travel Commission (ETC) and the Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) have released a white paper, “A Destination’s Guide to the New EU Sustainability Regulations”, at IMEX Frankfurt 2025. This guide aims to help des...

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ETC and GDS-Movement Launch White Paper to Help Destinations Navigate EU Sustainability Rules23 May 2025European Travel Commission (ETC)Environment & Sustainability
ETC and GDS-Movement Launch White Paper to Help Destinations Navigate EU Sustainability Rules
Press Release

Radisson Hotel Group Launches First Two Verified Net Zero Hotels

Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce its first two hotels to achieve Verified Net Zero status, achieving 2040 requirements of the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels today. The properties in Oslo and Manchester are taking steps to eliminate Scope 1...

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Radisson Hotel Group Launches First Two Verified Net Zero Hotels20 May 2025Radisson Hotel GroupEnvironment & Sustainability
Radisson Hotel Group Launches First Two Verified Net Zero Hotels