Green Hotels and Sustainable Hotel Operations in India (original) (raw)

'Tradition is the democracy of dead!' It has been rightly said by Hitler and highly appropriate for the present day scenario of the hotel industry. The shift of focus of the global traveller from high rise hotel buildings in cities to places that are close to nature and have a peaceful natural environment which does not damage the natural ecology around is highly evident. In the light of the above fact hoteliers strongly need to update our commercial hospitality trends and practices with reference to the environment. With the awareness of the preservation of ecological balance a new concept known as Eco Hotels or Green hotels has emerged. Green hotel is a hotel or accommodation that has made important environmental improvements to its structure in order to minimize impact on the environment. This paper is an attempt to understand eco-friendly hotels – That is, the Latest Trends and best practices. It will also attempt to give an overview of the Government Policies and legislation with a reference to hotels in India further mention will be made of easy strategies and methods which can be adopted by hotels for Eco-Friendly Hotel Operations.