Sustainability is the way forward
With the number of hotel rooms emerging in every nook and corner of the world, the properties are on a rapid process of adopting methods to ensure sustainable tourism techniques to safeguard facilities for generations to come, reveal industry experts.
Wyndham Hotel Group is committed to sustainable tourism, protecting our planet for the enjoyment of future generations of travellers. Wyndham Green is our sustainability initiative, which is aimed at promoting sustainability best practices to our hotels. Awareness of the environmental impact of travel will lead to travellers seeking out hotels which are actively preserving their surroundings.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippine Hotel Owners Associations (PHOAI) are working together to ensure that hotels in the country adopt green practices and help curb greenhouse gas emissions. Greening the hotel industry provides that one big window of opportunity to sustain the growth of this rising tiger in Asia. Through our collaboration with the hotel industry, we can offer cleaner air and a greener environment to travellers, and we help hotel owners bring down their electricity cost. That translates to a more competitive environment for the tourism industry.
Our marketing plan 2017 is designed to shift the structure and directions of the national tourism industry towards a new value-based offer in order to position Thailand as a Quality Leisure Destination. This is in line with the national reform plan of the Royal Thai Government and its vision slogan, “Stability, Prosperity, and Sustainability.” The goal now is to offer “Value for Experience” and focus on “Unique Thai Local Experiences” to create valuable and memorable experiences to quality tourists by creating valued tourism products. This will mean greater emphasis on promoting Thailand through Thai culture, experiences and way of life.
Slovenia is a world leader in sustainable development, signified by the country’s capital Ljubljana being awarded 2016 European Green Capital. Slovenia is a country with green character. Forests cover 58.4 per cent of its area, making it the third most forested country in Europe, and 36 per cent of its area is within the Natura 2000 network. One fifth of its coast is protected, and it is one of the richest European countries with regard to the amount of river water per capita.