But the main question which most of hotelier or travelers face is ‘What
exactly does the word green mean"? Does a hotel that run on solar power is
considered as green or one that compost food waste and passes scrapes to the
pig farmers.
This can be judged by the term called "Ecotourism". Traditionally
ecotourism gives equal attention to energy, ecology and conservation. In
order to save energy and be eco-friendly some hotels are trying to use
carbonate cells, which can create clean electricity and they require only
water as a by-product for the process. Solar and wind energy are also the
other options available but the are very rare because a large building would
require a huge no. of solar cells to derive the more than that a fraction to
their powers and in a urban area harnessing wind is impractical.
Green Products are also used in the hotels to be eco-friendly and to
conserve energy as well. But can one rely on the ‘green' labeled products.
Green-Labeling came in 80s to help the people to purchase the environmental
friendly products. But these days Green-Labeling has become so misleading
just to earn profit and get business.
Some of the hotels have also started the green hotel consulting and help
other hoteliers to enter in the zone of Green Hotels and also get the Green
Hotel Certification from the Govt.
A green hotel should have a trained and adequate staff to take care of
the services and actions and time to time up-gradation of the green products
in the market.
Hoteliers should also think about the different ways of conserving energy
some of them are:
One should not use the screen savers as energy savers because they
continue to use the monitor at full power and do not conserve energy.
If someone is leaving the office for long hrs. one should shut down the
computer, monitor, and personal printer or place them in a standby mode when
he/she leave.
Temperature Control:
Thermostats should be adjusted to 68° by this one can save up to 5%on any
heating costs. Don't place lamps, TV sets or computers near the thermostat.
About the Author:
Parisi is a veteran hospitality professional with over
fifteen years experience with major hotel chains, such as Intercontinental,
Starwood, Hilton and Choice Hotels. Most recently, Parisi served as Vice
President of Operations at New Generation Hospitality, helping to not only
grow the company, but was part of the original formation in 2006. Upon his
departure, he left New Generation Hospitality with 10 hotels and new
properties in the pipeline. For more information visit:
www.EcoGreenHotel.com
.
