Hotel Sustainability Basics provides the global hospitality sector with a baseline of positive actions to be taken to ensure they meet the minimum sustainability requirements
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Hotel Association of India (HAI) , an integrated platform of Indian hospitality has endorsed the industry driven, global initiative ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’ of World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) to promote responsible tourism.
The initiative was launched in April at WTTC’s Global Summit held in Manila, Philippines. The “Hotel Sustainability Basics” programme recognises a set of criteria that all hotels should implement to drive responsible Travel & Tourism. At the launch, HAI was represented by Gaurav Pokhariyal, Senior Vice President & Global Head – Human Resources, IHCL.
Hotel Sustainability Basics provides the global hospitality sector with a baseline of positive actions to be taken to ensure they meet the minimum sustainability requirements. Developed by the industry for the industry, it highlights 12 actions which are fundamental to hotel sustainability and will help raise the base level of sustainability across the entire hospitality industry by providing every hotel a starting point on their sustainability journey.
“HAI is happy to be a part of this global Industry movement. The Association looks forward to promoting the initiative and will encourage all its member hotels to become subscribers thereof.”
— MP Bezbaruah, Secretary General HAI
The initiative has also gained support from major global groups such as Jin Jiang International (Holdings) Co., Ltd. including their affiliates Jin Jiang Hotels, Louvre Hotels Group and Radisson Hotel Group, Accor, Barceló Hotel Group, Meliá Hotels International, Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is another Industry Body that has come forward in the program’s support.
In the message issued for the launch, MP Bezbaruah, Secretary General HAI, said, “A deep sense of concern for the planet and the community has been at the very core of business for the Association’s founder members who believe in sustainable and responsible growth. It was only natural therefore for HAI to align with WTTC’s initiative of Global Hotel Sustainability Basics and endorse it wholeheartedly at the first available opportunity. The initiative marks a responsible return to business post the pandemic. HAI is happy to be a part of this global Industry movement. The Association looks forward to promoting the initiative and will encourage all its member hotels to become subscribers thereof,” he added.
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