Innovative and sustainable key cards
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Whitbread’s Thrive programme sets national example for inclusive employment
Whitbread, the UK’s largest hospitality company and owner of Premier Inn, has expanded its Thrive programme—a pioneering, employer-led initiative supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) into work—into the Liverpool City Region.
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 in the Balearic Islands.
Turning Purpose Into Profit with Young Nguyen & Cecilie Laeskogen
We’re back with the second installment of our 2024–2025 Sustainability Series, where we dive into the real-world strategies that make greener hospitality both responsible and profitable.
Behind the Façade: Why Greenwashing Threatens Hospitality Brands
The hospitality industry has continuously evolved in response to changing guest expectations. Over the last decade, the shift has been both visible and profound. Today, travellers increasingly look beyond the thread count of linens or gourmet menus. They want transparency, values, and accountability. They want to know how a hotel treats its waste, conserves water, supports the community, and manages its carbon footprint.
By Poorva Awasthi, VP Operations, BBD Group Hospitality
Sustainability as Profitability: Smart Resource Management for Hotels
In an era where climate concerns and rising operational costs dominate the global conversation, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword — it is a core business strategy. For hotels across the globe, going green is both an ethical imperative and an economic one. While the hospitality industry has grappled with the perception that sustainability is expensive, smart resource management proves otherwise – allowing them to reduce waste, lower energy costs, and build long-term resilience. In this context, sustainability is profitability, and resource efficiency is its foundation.
Meliá named Most Sustainable Hotel Company in Europe by TIME and Statista
Meliá Hotels International has been recognized as the most sustainable hotel company in Europe and the second worldwide in the newly released World's 500 Most Sustainable Companies 2025 ranking, published by the prestigious TIME magazine in collaboration with data analytics firm Statista. Meliá is also listed among the top 20 Spanish companies in this global index, which highlights organizations with the strongest commitment and progress in sustainability.
Where next? The Travel Foundation shares four big ideas to power tourism’s climate transition
Today at London Climate Action Week, the Travel Foundation announced an ambitious new initiative under the banner: Where Next? Big ideas for tourism's climate transition. The global NGO introduced four such "big ideas" that will form the basis of a global engagement and consultation process leading up to the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Brazil this November.
Wooden Fridge Magnets
Looking for a guest souvenir that zips past the ordinary and straight into the heart? Here it is: our Xenyra charming wooden fridge magnet, playfully shaped like a cartoon electric tricycle, complete with an adorable horseman. Yes, it's as delightful as it sounds, and it's ready to add a unique sprinkle of joy and character to your guest experience. A miniature piece of art designed to bring a smile and a fond memory of their stay.
Luggage Tags Made of Plant-Based Leather
As you continue to innovate your guest experience with sustainable and stylish solutions, consider a crucial touchpoint for every traveller: the reliable identification of their belongings. We're proud to extend our expertise in premium plant-based leather to an item essential for smooth travel – our luggage tags.
Accor and Community Corporate Expand Refugee Hiring Pathways
As the world marks World Refugee Day tomorrow (on 20 June), Accor and Community Corporate are proud to announce a growing partnership dedicated to building more inclusive and human-centred workplaces across Australia. Together, the organisations are transforming lives through employer-led pathways that welcome, support and elevate refugee and migrant talent.
Hilton & Hilton Global Foundation Open Doors of Opportunity for People, Deliver Sustainable Stays and Support Resilient Communities to Advance 2030 Travel with Purpose Goals
In a world where connection and community matter more than ever, Hilton has never been more committed to its founding purpose of spreading the light and warmth of hospitality. For more than 105 years, Hilton has believed that hospitality can – and should – be a force for good. That belief comes to life through Travel with Purpose, Hilton’s strategy to drive positive impact and deliver lasting value to the people, hotels and communities where we all live, work and stay. Travel with Purpose is good for business—enabling Hilton to grow responsibly while creating meaningful change. With the support of the Hilton Global Foundation, Hilton’s philanthropic arm, the hospitality leader is spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by unlocking opportunity for our people, creating more sustainable stays and building the resilience of communities around the world – all while operating at the highest levels of integrity, accountability and transparency.
Tourism Rises to the Ocean Challenge at UNOC3: A Unified Call for a Blue Transformation
At the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), tourism emerged as a major actor in shaping a sustainable and resilient ocean economy. With oceans under unprecedented pressure from climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, stakeholders from across the tourism sector met to launch new partnerships, align financing mechanisms, and scale up initiatives and action to regenerate marine ecosystems and support coastal communities.
‘Elements by Oberoi’: A Holistic Sustainability Framework Rooted in Earth, Water, and Air
As The Oberoi Group enters a new phase of growth, marked by exciting developments and a strong pipeline of hotel openings, it reaffirms its commitment to building a future anchored in sustainability. Elements by Oberoi, the Group’s holistic environmental and social responsibility framework, reflects a philosophy that has quietly shaped its ethos for decades and now takes centre stage as the company scales new heights.
EHL Innovation Rewind: Caty Batten on Net Positive Hospitality and the Case for Regeneration
During the EHL Open Innovation Summit in Lausanne, we spoke with Caty Batten, Co-founder and CEO at Intaconnected and The Nature of Business Lab, about how the hospitality industry can move beyond traditional sustainability and embrace a regenerative approach. Our conversation focused on the Net Positive Hospitality Pathway, a practical tool for building resilience and long-term value, and why regeneration must become the new standard for climate, nature, and people.
EHL Innovation Rewind: Ásta Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir & Milena S. Nikolova on Rethinking Tech, Travel Behavior, and Community-Centered Success
At the EHL Open Innovation Summit, we had the opportunity to speak with Ásta Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir, CEO of the Iceland Tourism Cluster, and Milena S. Nikolova, Ph.D., Chief Behavior Officer and Co-founder of BehaviorSMART. Our conversation explored how artificial intelligence might transform the way we plan and experience travel, how technology must be used with behavioral insight to enhance rather than diminish hospitality, and why the industry must rethink success in terms of community well-being—not just business outcomes.
Climate Costs Are Rising, but Few Companies Have an Adaptation Plan
Companies face rising exposure to the physical impacts of climate change, which comes with big financial costs — potentially $25 trillion by 2050 for the world’s largest companies under a medium climate change scenario (SSP2-4.5), according to analysis by S&P Global Sustainable1. Our data shows that many large companies globally have yet to create climate adaptation plans to build resilience to these hazards: only 35% of companies in our analysis have an adaptation plan.
GBTA Foundation Unveils Step-by-Step Transition Pathway to Accelerate Business Travel’s Action Towards Net Zero
The GBTA Foundation, the cause-led arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), just unveiled its Sustainable Business Travel Transition Pathway yesterday at the GBTA Sustainability Summit, which gathered over a hundred travel leaders and sustainability experts from all sides of the industry in Washington, D.C.
Accor Showcases Growth, Innovation & Sustainability at MEETINGS 2025
Accor, the largest hotel operator in New Zealand, returns to MEETINGS 2025 with an expanded portfolio, fresh experiences, and renewed commitments to environmental excellence. With several exciting new openings and standout properties across Aotearoa, Accor continues to shape the future of meetings and events through meaningful design, elevated experiences and responsible hospitality.
EHL Innovation Rewind: Nelson Ole Reiyia on Merging Tradition, Technology, and True Community Partnership
During the EHL Open Innovation Summit, we had the pleasure of speaking with Nelson Ole Reiyia, CEO and Co-founder of Nashulai Maasai Conservancy. Our conversation explored how technology, particularly AI, can be used to enhance hospitality without losing its human soul, and why the future of travel lies in genuine partnerships with local communities, not just surface-level consultation.