How Hotels Can Promote a More Environmentally Free Approach to Hotel Operations and Benefit from Guest’s Support

After years of pollution, the earth is getting more conscious and many operations carried out today are environment-friendly. This movement has changed the accommodation sector as well as this is due to travelers getting more concerned and the hotels would not like to risk their image for the guests. Many government agencies and private companies like to be linked now with those hotels which support the environment. Europe is taking this movement very seriously and hence inculcating laws within its nations for recycling and waste management. There are many groups like the Green Hotels Association, International Hotels Environmental Initiative and Green Suites International which provide programs, consultation and products to hotels.

For a hotel to get started with an environmental approach, a program has to be devised which would outline changes of hotel policies. With special regards to housekeeping, cleaning practices can be altered by changing cleaning methods by reducing usage of chemical, water, energy and paper. The cleaning chemicals should be biodegradable, environmental friendly, less harmful on skin and odor-free. Only a few suppliers produce environmental friendly products, so these sellers should be contacted and finally training must be given to the staff with a modified SOP (Schneider,