Inspiring sustainable hospitality

The greenest hospitality businesses in the world won’t do anyone much good for long if they’re not making money. Talk of sustainability usually (and understandably) revolves around the environment, about waste and conservation. I have written about those topics and...

It’s easy to get swept up in the promise of technology. It gives us something to fall back on. However much of a mess humanity makes, we can rest easy. Surely efficiency and innovation will save the day in the end, right? On their own, no. I believe in technology, but...

We in the tourism sector have a responsibility to lead the way on nature restoration. Beautiful places surrounded by glorious forests, beaches, flowers, birdlife, and mountain views understandably draw visitors, yet the consumption of fossil fuels and wasteful use of...

Extreme weather events are not abstract, faraway issues. They are in the here and now, with devastating effects on health, wellbeing, and the economy. Although a global trend, in many ways Australia is bearing the brunt. We’re the canary in the coal mine. We all...

Dr Christopher Warren was a speaker at the ASTSE Expo on technology and sustainable tourism.There is a great deal of expectation that data can help deliver more sustainable hospitality, but is it relevant, is it fully used? Firms can be awash with data as...

Gamification is key to ensuring sustainable hospitality behaviour change. Running a hospitality team is complex but trying to encourage staff and guests to avoid wasting whilst applying sustainable practices can be even tougher – but it doesn’t have to be....

In the following video presentation, I explain the 4 reasons why tourism should focus its sustainability programme on guest participation: Tourist accommodation buildings don’t use any resources, it's the people in them that use energy and water, laundry...

Recessionary times doesn’t have to mean shelving your sustainability programme; to the contrary, we believe this is the right time to re design your hospitality experience, to help you thrive and to deliver sustainable goals. In this short video (in the...

Dr Christopher Warren, founder of My Green Butler  Tourism in crisis A crisis or recession should not automatically lead to a company’s fight for survival, it can be the spring board to a thriving business. While many hospitality firms take swift action to...

Fear of greenwashing should not stop you communicating sustainability 'work-in-progress' 7 Steps to communicate your sustainability practices without greenwashing Dr Christopher Warren We are, I am sure, all familiar with the term greenwashing (first...