Insights

Expert perspectives on hospitality, certification systems and sustainability strategy, grounded in implementation, auditing and real-world practice.

Modern hotel facade with mixed glass and wood panel cladding, illustrating how building design shapes a hotel's sustainability performance
A Hotel Cannot Operate More Sustainably Than Its Building Allows

Two hotels can share the same occupancy, the same sustainability targets and the same operations [...]

18
Jul
Business summary report and performance charts reviewed during an ESG reporting assessment for a hotel group
Why a Group ESG Report Often Does Not Cover the Hotels Inside It

A growing number of hotels respond to ESG data requests by pointing to a report [...]

20
Jun
Leftover food on marble plates after hotel dining service, illustrating food waste in hospitality F&B operations
Food waste operational implementation

Food waste is one of the most financially significant — and most operational — sustainability [...]

15
Jun
Aerial view of a winding road through green forest, illustrating strategic direction and roadmap planning in hotel sustainability
What a Hotel Sustainability Strategy Actually Looks like

Having sustainability measures is not the same as having a sustainability strategy. This article explains [...]

15
Jun
Continuous Improvement in Hospitality – balancing operational stability and continuous improvement in hotel sustainability management
Continuous Improvement in Hospitality

A practical introduction to the HOLITRA Stability–Improvement Framework and how hotels can build sustainability systems [...]

01
Jun
Thermostat control in hospitality environment illustrating operational design and guest sustainability behaviour
Hotel Guest Sustainability Behaviour

Why do some sustainability messages in hotels work — while others are ignored? A practical [...]

26
May