Sustainability in the Hotel Industry

(LEFTER) Gina Gilet Sztruten ()
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(LEFTER) Gina Gilet Sztruten: Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest and Romanian - American University, Bucharest

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2010, vol. X, issue 1, 183-186

Abstract: The tourism industry has a dual relationship with the environment but has for many years claimed to be a "smokeless industry". In fact, accommodation facilities interact with their environments during every stage of their life cycle, often negatively. Resorts are frequently developed in pristine and fragile ecosystems with little or no consideration for the local natural or cultural environment. Many of the services offered by these establishments require the consumption of substantial quantities of energy, water and non-durable products. The resource-use efficiency of the many end-users in such facilities is frequently low, and the resulting environmental impacts are of significant magnitude.

Keywords: tourism industry; environment; resource-use efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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