Environmental

A year and a half ago, Great Wolf Resorts announced it would replace plastic straws at all 17 of its indoor water park resorts with more environmentally friendly paper straws. That step completed by the end of 2018 stopped more than 5 million plastic straws from entering local landfills annually. Bob Holesko, Corporate Director of Engineering at Great Wolf Resorts, said there were very few complaints about the switch.

Radisson Hotel Group will implement bulk amenity dispensers across all brands by the beginning of 2022, replacing small bottles for common bathroom products. This action will remove 57 million miniature amenities from circulation, avoiding the use of almost 500 tons of plastic annually.

As it advances its role as a responsible tourism provider locally and globally, Accor has committed to join the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

When planning for her four-bedroom Enliven Bed and Breakfast in Kenmore, Wash., owner Teresa Molitor Luttrell decided to create a haven for people with chemical sensitivities. Luttrell suffered from Lyme disease for many years and understands the needs of the chemically sensitive.

Sustainable tourism is not just a rising travel trend. It’s also quickly becoming a priority – if not a moral imperative – for hospitality leaders and hotel businesses around the world.

Rocean yesterday announced its partnership with Conrad New York Downtown. The partnership will bring Rocean Zero smart filtration devices to each of Conrad New York Downtown’s 463 rooms, with the goal of reducing single-use plastics, and encouraging a circular economy across hotel operations.

Meliá has partnered with Climatetrade, a leading Spanish start-up in carbon-credit management, to allow customers to get directly involved in combatting climate change

All Hyatt brands worldwide will move to large-format bathroom amenities and reduce single-use water bottles by June 2021

Amaala, one of the largest ultra-luxury sustainable resort projects ever conceived – one that will create 22,400 jobs and attract 310,000 visitors annually – is in the design stages for Saudi Arabia’s northeastern coast along the Red Sea.

In mid-October, the Beijing government drafted an amendment on household waste management to avoid using disposable daily necessities in the food service and hotel industries. Green travel app