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Zeal celebrates topping out for net zero carbon hotel

Hotel Owner

The four-star, 142-bedroom hotel, constructed with half the embodied carbon of a standard hotel, will generate 100% of electricity consumed via the photovoltaic roof and wall panels, positioning it firmly in line with the 2050 Paris Agreement requirements and exceeding 2030 targets.

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Lamington Group releases ESG report

Serviced Apartments

The group aims to reach whole life net zero carbon for all new constructions in its hotel development pipeline from 2024 onwards, in alignment with both its net zero 2030 roadmap and the new UKGBC standard. Looking further ahead, the group is targeting 5000 keys by 2030.

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Study identifies most important factors in guest AI acceptance

Hotel Business

For instance, it is important for hotels to be accountable and transparent about data privacy and security to ensure AI is used ethically and responsibly.” They contend the greatest economic gains from AI will be in China (26% boost to GDP by 2030) and North America (14.5% boost to GDP) accounting for 70% of the total global impact.

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What strategies can hotels use to speed up their sustainability journey?

Hotel Owner

As COP 27 draws to a close, environmental risks dominate the headlines and climate-change-related risks account for three of the top risks by severity in the next 10 years. C as soon as 2030, taking the world into a zone of dangerous climate change. Be Accountable. Global temperatures would exceed 1.5°C Commit Seriously.

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Pebblebrook publishes ESG report

Hotel Business

The report also sets forth the company’s newly established target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2030. Established target to reduce portfolio-wide greenhouse gas emissions intensity 35% by 2030. Highlights of the ESG report: Environmental sustainability. Highlights of the ESG report: Environmental sustainability.

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Deloitte: Business travel begins to take off

Hotel Business

International trips will account for a larger portion of the recovery this year: The international share of travel costs for U.S. companies and 4 in 10 European companies say they need to reduce travel per employee by more than 20% to meet their 2030 sustainability targets. “As More than half of travel managers in both the U.S.

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A Tempting Trio of Hotel Marketing Demographics for 2023

Revenue Hub

Investing in your SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) – our research suggests that Gen Z and Millennials account for the highest percentages of organic traffic to a hotel website – but they don’t always convert as highly. Increased travel by this demographic will result in technological evolution to help facilitate travel.