CSR and Sustainability

🏨 Hotels must balance business goals with human interaction. Occupancy rates and cost control are crucial for profitability, yet genuine care for guests and employees enhances service quality. A smile adds value without cost, and empowered staff boost guest loyalty. Successful hospitality businesses align strategy with humanity, creating transformative experiences and driving commercial success. Profit and purpose coexist when guest interactions build connection and value, demonstrating that hospitality is about merging human and business elements seamlessly.

🏖 Bold colors are transforming hospitality design worldwide, with DEDON at the forefront. ???? They offer vibrant outdoor furniture crafted by artisans in Cebu, Philippines. The proprietary DEDON Fiber, resistant to sun, salt water, and chlorine, ensures longevity. Their sustainable EcoCycle Fiber is 90% plant-based. Locations like Matachica Resort, Belize, and Ryder Hotel, South Carolina, showcase their impact. Visit BDNY, Booth #2643, and use promo code BDNY161 for free registration.

🏨 Dalata Hotel Group raised over €40,000 (£34,800) in September through its Difference Makers Month, featuring over 200 events across 56 locations, benefiting charities like The Marie Keating Foundation. Highlights included a 500km cycle from London to Amsterdam and a 3,000km charity run. The campaign aligns with their 2025 fundraising goal of €380,000 and a long-term €1m target by 2028, showcasing their commitment to community investment across Ireland, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland.

📍 Rosewood announces a transformation focusing on connection, purpose, and impact. Earlier this year, they launched "Make the Place," an employer brand initiative. Campaigns like "Front Row Tokyo" and "Light Like This" highlighted community ties and storytelling. Rosewood aims to create spaces where people and places enrich each other, redefining luxury through authentic, purpose-driven experiences. Their commitment encompasses both physical and digital guest interactions, aiming to make Rosewood a movement, not just a brand.

🏨 HOSPA's Inspirational Leader Awards shortlist is announced for 2025, highlighting UK hospitality sector leaders. Categories include Revenue Management, Technology, Finance, ESG, and Commercial Success. Sponsored by major companies, finalists span Cheval Collection, Valor Hospitality, and more. Winners will be revealed on November 13, 2025, at the Royal Lancaster London during the HOSPACE Gala Awards Dinner.

🌎 Oct 8, 2025, Europe. Aviation's carbon footprint is rising faster than decarbonization efforts. Governments prioritize economic growth with new airport projects despite climate targets. Sustainable aviation fuel is limited and costly, while hydrogen-powered planes are not yet viable. The ICAO's Corsia system faces credibility issues with carbon credits. Global carbon tax proposals collapsed due to U.S. resistance. Airlines push for growth, and AI-assisted contrail avoidance is being tested. Hotels face increasing sustainability scrutiny as aviation's footprint grows.

💦 In 2025, Andrew Eversden, co-founder of Bottle Up, launched a sustainable solution for the hospitality industry with reusable sugarcane-based bottles filled with UK-sourced water. Amid COVID-19, Bottle Up faced challenges but emerged offering eco-friendly options to hotels like Strand Palace, reducing single-use bottles from 15,000 to 4,000 weekly. For each bottle sold, 100 liters of clean water are donated to the Made Blue Foundation. Over £42,000 has been donated, supporting water projects globally.

🌞 The Falls Hotel and Spa in County Clare has generated over 5 million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity through its hydro-electric turbine. ???? The hotel, carbon neutral since 2021, now has 90 solar panels, aiming for self-sufficiency. ???? Located by the River Inagh, it's part of the Burren Eco-tourism Network and has won multiple environmental awards. ???? Clare is the first Irish county with Global Sustainable Tourism Council Destination Certification, promoting sustainable tourism in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark.

📈 UK hotels, operating at 80–120 kWh/m²·yr, still emit carbon, notably through hot water (30-40% of use), kitchens, and grid timing. UK grid emissions decreased from ~419 to ~124 gCO₂/kWh over a decade. All-electric hotels with 100 EUI have reduced emissions from ~42 to ~12 kgCO₂/m² without building changes. The key: Benchmark, model, invest. Owners, boards, and banks trust reliable data for decision-making. #HotelInvestment #NetZeroHotels #Sustainability

💰 AHLA Foundation distributed over $710,000 in scholarships to 246 students across 64 U.S. schools for the 2025–2026 academic year. Almost 90% of recipients are from underrepresented communities. Scholarships support students in hospitality management and related programs, based on academic performance, extracurriculars, recommendations, and financial need. Kevin Carey, CEO of AHLA Foundation, emphasized their commitment to fostering future hospitality leaders.