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 Hotels Challenge As travel and tourism grows, so does the demand for new hotels and resorts, many in ecologically sensitive areas. Today, the hotel industry faces the challenge of finding new, enticing locations while protecting sensitive ecosystems and local communities. The extent to which any hotel can minimize its environmental impact and contribute to long-term conservation efforts is largely dictated by where the property is sited, the physical design of the building, the nature of the major operating plant installed within, and the location and orientation of facilities. Solution We have partnered with the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to create globally applicable sustainability guidelines that will minimize the environmental and social impacts caused by the siting, design, and construction of hotel properties. Together, we will develop the guidelines, build relationships in selected destinations to secure and support the implementation of guidelines, and raise the hotel development community's awareness of the guidelines and the business case for applying them. Progress Published Sustainable Hotel Siting, Design and Construction Guidelines (CI and IBLF, 2005) Recently in London, many of the world’s largest hotel chains met to accept and adopted the first international guiding principles for sustainable hotel design and development. CI and the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) in a new book, “Sustainable Hotel Siting, Design and Construction,” published the guidelines. The publication will be used at all levels of hotel development from inception through to commissioning. It has been produced as a practical resource for planners, investors, hotel owners and developers that are involved in the process of planning or developing hotels. To order a copy, please see details in the publication brochure or for further information click here. For interest in applying the guiding principles, email Published and distributed A Practical Guide to Good Practice: Managing Environmental and Social Issues in the Accommodations Sector (James E. N. Sweeting and Amy Rosenfeld Sweeting, 2003): In a related effort, we worked with the Tour Operators' Initiative (TOI) to create this user-friendly handbook that provides an overview of ten key environmental and social issues that are critical to the long-term success of the accommodations sector. The TOI partners have distributed more than 30,000 copies to hotels, primarily within the Caribbean and Mediterranean. 
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 Hotel in the Caribbean IHEI MEMBERS Accor American Express Carlson Hotels & Resort Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Hilton International Inter-Continental Hotels Marriott International, Inc. Rezidor Hotels & Resorts Royal Garden Resorts Small Luxury Hotels of the World Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The Taj Group of Hotels PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES • A Practical Guide to Good Practice: Managing Environmental and Social Issues in the Accommodations Sector (pdf, 814kb) • The Green Host Effect (pdf, 1.43mb) • Sustainable Hotel Siting, Design and Construction brochure (pdf, 1.3mb) WEBSITES • International Tourism Partnership • Tour Operators' Initiative |
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