Hotel Industry Trends - Environmental

What You Need to Know about the Energy Policy Act – Section 179D Tax Deductions

Items that plug into the walls of your hotel using a three-pronged plug can eat up energy in three ways: while operating, while using standby power, or even while they are off. Yes, some electronic devices draw some power even when they are turned off.

Out of town visitors and local travelers in the Knoxville area now have more fueling options for their Electric Vehicles (EV).

The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years as companies and cities have pursued strategies that balance future and current societal needs. Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, characterized by greater alignment within and between the public and private sectors.

The fall 2011 Roundtable season at the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration was capped by the third Sustainability Roundtable and the inaugural Roundtable on Healthcare and Hospitality. Both sessions aimed at breaking down barriers to progress and putting emphasis on the key elements that will advance the industry.

It’s the time of the year again when the hospitality industry is set abuzz because of one word: Numbers. Budget season is in full swing for 2012, and in meetings across the country skilled professionals are seeking ways to increase profitability and reduce costs in the year ahead. Choices are everywhere. Can we reduce our labor costs? Can we decrease our operating expenses?

The number of hotels asking guests to pay more for rooms with filtered air is on the rise with the continued growth of PURE Solutions’ PURE Room program and the recent introduction of UV Flu Technology’s ABC 'Purity +' Rooms.

The faucets go by a number of different names - hands free, electronic, touchless, sensor - but they are all geared toward improving hygiene, simplifying cleaning and maintenance, and conserving water and energy.

Even though it is based in California and funded by California rate payers through Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) offers a wealth of information for any commercial food service operation.

Report summarises Global Reporting Initiative’s new Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement, provides updates on energy and sustainability legislative actions worldwide