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Munich. Will the "Carbon Footprint per Available Room" become the new benchmark? Very likely. Must hotel real estate be retrofitted in order to meet sustainability requirements or built differently in order to find guests or operators at all in the future? Yes. "I haven't been negative enough yet," said Keynote Speaker Wes Paul. He wasn't the only one shaking up the hotel industry: With their critical, demanding and challenging impulses, 16 speakers pushed operators and investors not only to think further - but also to act! This week's HospitalityInside Think Tank provided executives a content-rich, intensive forum, devoting two days to the crucial topic of the future: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers."
Augsburg. Guests' desire for more sustainability is having an increasing impact on tourism. In focus today: Real estate service provider succeeds in saving 92,000 tonnes of CO2 / Organise buildings as raw material storage / Transport goods with e-cargo bikes / Two-degree target already missed?
Augsburg. Although there is a growing willingness in the construction and real estate industry for greener buildings and more sustainable projects, it is not fast enough to reach the global net zero targets.
Munich. Car makers are steering towards electromobility, but the switch, as yet lacks power: Across Europe, there are too few charging stations. This provides hotels with a great opportunity to attract guests in a more unconventional way. The young Munich-based company The Mobility House explains which small details hotel businesses have to pay attention to when installing charging infrastructure, both during operation and as regards billing.
Amsterdam. The city of Amsterdam won't go back to mass tourism after the end of the pandemic. The Dutch capital's future can be summed up in four words: smaller scale, local, sustainable. A new Councillor for Tourism and Quality of Life will control the new limits of 12 million visitors only instead of 19 million. The clear message to disrespectful tourists is: Don't come!
Hallstatt/Salzburg. Trampled gardens, drones over private lands, heaps of rubbish. Until the corona pandemic, about a million day tourists, mostly from Asian, came each year to the small town of Hallstatt in Austria's Salzkammergut region, a World Heritage Site for 24 years. Now, 700 inhabitants that form the small community has set itself strictly against mass tourism and is determined to slow things down.
Amsterdam. Thinking about the pandemic increases the desire for sustainable travel. In a survey, 61% of respondents worldwide said so, while in Germany the figure was 30%.
Augsburg. Guests' desire for more sustainability is having an increasing impact on tourism. In focus today: Can mobility still become climate-friendly? / Ice is melting even faster / Environmental initiative grows by a third / Dekra awards seal for zero waste / The cleanest accommodation? / Sustainability platform for chefs / Radisson cooperates for green mobility network.
Chicago. Environmental, Social, Governance is one of the most important topics for the future. Hyatt now introduced "World of Care" - a global, public platform for ESG goals.
Paris. Is aggressive pricing compatible with style, award-winning interior design, conviviality, and sustainability? Emmanuel Petit, CEO and Founder of Eklo believes it is. His hybrid, urban, low-budget, eco-friendly brand is currently breaking the codes of traditional low-cost accommodation in France and even dares to compete with market leaders in this segment: B&B Hotels and ibis Budget. The company is financially backed by Paul Dubrule and Gérard Pélisson, the co-founders of Accor.