News & Stories
Cannes. Assessing the carbon emissions of buildings is complicated; after all, the entire life cycle of the real estate has to be examined. The Low Carbon Building Initiative, founded in 2022, presented its methodology for a seal of approval in the area of carbon footprint at this year's real estate trade fair MIPIM in Cannes.
Augsburg. Today in focus: Climate deaths / Job opportunities or -risks of climate change / Permit requirement for demolition / Trading platform for recycled plastics / Disposable and reusable cups / Nespresso coffee capsules on paper basis / Saving food via app / CO2 data influence eating behaviour / Charging while driving / Booking portal lists charging stations / Public charging stations in hotels / Car sharing for hotel guests / Sustainability-linked bond for hospitality / New sustainability certification for the industry / Survey on sustainable travel / Science centre in the hotel.
Vienna. The second time round, Austria is providing an energy cost subsidy for tourism businesses for 2023. Politics talk about relief; consultants, however, initiate an energy stress test for the upper-class hotel industry. Despite everything, the operators remain optimistic because the number of guests participating in a survey, who want to go on holidays this winter, was never as high as now.
Madrid. The environmental awareness of European travellers has increased over the past year – in that they have actually changed their behaviour with provable figures. Europe is becoming the main international benchmark, especially Germany, Italy and Spain.
London. While thousands of hospitality businesses are suffering from the current inflation and energy crisis, others are taking advantage of the situation. The industry association UKHospitality believes that some energy suppliers fail to pass on price cuts guaranteed by the government.
Frankfurt. The commercial real estate industry is in a dilemma. The demand for sustainable real estate is rising, which is also underlined by the increase in climate risk assessments by investors for their properties. But binding standards are still lacking and even existing tools for CO2 measurement are not being used.
Bansin/Usedom. Three of the 16 vacation hotels operated by Seetel Hotels in Germany are on the German Federal Network Agency's closure list. Owner and operator Rolf Seelige-Steinhoff is said to be standing by to close operations within 8 hours. The family-run company fears a chain reaction of the most negative kind: from millions in operating revenue losses to downgrades at the next credit inquiry to mouldy real estate next spring. Rolf Seelige-Steinhoff, a successful entrepreneur and excellent analyst, predicts here what could be in store. He too has been unable to obtain clear information from politicians.
Bern. The Swiss hotel industry can look back on a successful summer. But the buffers are melting away due to the drastic increase in energy prices, according to a survey. Even worse: the industry fears officially imposed closures or partial closures.
London. "The only bird flying through the storm is the eagle – so the headwind keeps them above it." With this distinctive sentence, Glenn Mandziuk emboldened his guests to hit the ground running in terms of sustainability as well. The new CEO of Sustainability Hospitality Alliance is forging a holistic global network hoping for political influence, among other things, via partnerships with WTTC and UNWTO. The number of hotel groups that have become a SHA member has doubled over the past eight months. SHA strives at becoming the main voice across the industry as it announced on its 30th anniversary in London three weeks ago.
Munich. Sustainability doesn't just cost money. It also provides opportunities for profit. For example, through the material cycle. Building components can be reused and emissions thereby reduced. There will be marketplaces where primary and secondary materials can be purchased. It will soon even be possible to trade valuable materials such as steel on a new stock exchange. For the hotel industry, which can currently only grow through conversions, this is a huge issue.