Opinion Articles — Environment &amp; Sustainability

Consumer Trends

Innovation

While attending the EHL Open Innovation Summit in Lausanne, we met with Sarah Marquis, National Geographic Explorer, to talk about the future of travel and what makes it truly meaningful. In our conversation, she reflected on the importance of emoti...

EHL Innovation Rewind: Sarah Marquis on Why the Future of Travel Must Be Felt, Not Engineered

Simone Puorto

Head of Emerging Trends and Strategic Innovation, Hospitality Net

Hospitality Net

Adventure Travel

EHL Innovation Rewind: Sarah Marquis on Why the Future of Travel Must Be Felt, Not Engineered

Recently, I began noticing through my social and professional connections that the term “sustainability” often triggers unexpected resistance. I observed that when conversations touch on environmental issues, even simple everyday topics like avoidin...

Why Mindfulness, and Not Sustainability: A Hospitality Perspective

Dr. Yaser Al Dhabyani

Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Research and Marketing Innovation, Hotelschool The Hague and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Hotelschool The Hague

Wellness and well-being

Brand Marketing

UN Tourism was once seen as the guiding force in global tourism, a beacon for sustainable development, cultural preservation and international cooperation. Established to promote responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism, the agenc...

Reform. Reset. Rebuild: A Manifesto for UN Tourism’s Revival

Harry Theoharis

Candidate for Secretary-General of UN Tourism

UN Tourism

We live in extraordinary times. Never before has humanity had such seamless access to the world. Today, 80% of global youth (ages 15–24) own a smartphone and are more globally connected than any previous generation. With one click, they can board a ...

Next-Gen Navigators: Empowering Youth as Champions of Purposeful Travel

Harry Theoharis

Candidate for Secretary-General of UN Tourism

UN Tourism

Market Segments

In the lead up to the Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia 2025 taking place in Riyadh next week, we asked several industry partners about the opportunities they see for the hospitaliy industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2025 and beyond.

The Visionary Shift: Redefining Luxury in the Age of Conscious Travel

Ron Pohl

President, WorldHotels and International Operations, BWH Hotels

The Bench

Events & Conferences

Guest Experience

Tracy Wilkins, operations director at BWH Hotels, Great Britain’s largest group of independent hotels, on how UK Sustainability Reporting Standards will impact hoteliers

Time Running Out for Tackling Sustainability Reporting

Tracy WIlkins

Operations Director at BWH Hotels

BWH Hotels

National & International Policy

Hospitality accounts for 10% of global GDP, while providing jobs to more than 348 million citizens worldwide. Besides, hospitality is a nexus sector deeply interconnected with agriculture and food systems, construction and real estate, energy and ut...

Why Hospitality must lead the way towards a Regenerative World

Diane Binder

Founder & CEO of Regenopolis, Co-founder of 700’000 heures Impact

EHL

The current system is failing us. Today’s sustainability practices are not enough to meet the scale of our planetary and social crises. Since the Industrial Revolution, our relationship with nature has shifted dramatically - from interdependence and...

Regenerative Hospitality is Here to Stay

Alessandro Inversini

Associate Professor in Marketing at EHL Hospitality Business School

EHL

Half-finished plates of food, vegetables that spoiled in the walk-in, and a few stale pieces of toast from the breakfast buffet don’t sound all that shocking. After each service, restaurant and hotel food waste isn’t very dramatic, but over time all...

How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants

Veronika Mercier

Marketing Content & Communications Manager at EHL Hospitality Business School

EHL

Food and beverage