European hoteliers’ environmental attitudes: Greening the business

• Although many hotels rely on the natural environmentto attract guests, a survey of European hoteliers findsthat environmental stewardship has taken a backseatto other operational concerns in many cases. Nevertheless,the surveyed hoteliers recognized that thehotel industry would do well to be more environmentallyconscious. Managers in chain-affiliatedhotels were generally more likely to pay attention toenvironmental issues than were independent operators,many of whom run small properties. The respondentsnoted that fewhotel guests demand that hotelsmaintain environmental programs.

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hotels; Europe; survey; environmental attitudes; environmental initiatives; incentives; independent hotels; chain-affiliated hotels

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TEKNIKVETENSKAP

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