8 Cesar Ritz Colleges BA in Hospitality Business Management Can the Hotel Industry help to ensure Sustainability? Submitted on 17/01/2019 By: Ruyi Sun 742847 Word Count: 1040 Table of Contents Introduction 3 An overview of sustainable tourism 3-4 Negative Impacts of the hotel industry 4-5 Green hotels boost sustainable tourism 5-6 Conclusion 6 References 7 Can the Hotel Industry Help to Ensure Sustainable Tourism Introduction Tourism industry can be regarded as one of the fastest growing industries in the world. With the concept of sustainability promoted, people begin to wonder whether the sustainable concept can be applied to the tourism industry (Florek,2012). In the tourism industry, the hotels work as an important sector as they provide the accommodation location for the tourists. Considering the close relationship between the hotel industry and the tourism development, the object of this paper is to explore whether the hotel industry can help to ensure sustainable tourism. The paper will present the meaning of sustainable tourism, the impacts exerted by the hotel industry on sustainable tourism to show that hotel industry can help to ensure sustainable tourism. An overview of sustainable tourism The application of the sustainability in the tourism industry is mainly attributed two major factors. For one thing, tourism has become the rising industry in the world; for another, the natural resources utilized in the industry mainly include the most beautiful natural, cultural and historical places in the world. Moreover, the development of the mass tourism usually does harm to natural habitat. For example, rivers and soil are heavily polluted during the process of developing the tourism industry. In response to all these factors related to the tourism industry, the concept of sustainable tourism has been proposed for the sake of striking balance between economic development and environmental preservation. It is also believed that sustainable tourism will be the future form for the tourism industry in the 21st century (Kostic and Jovanovic-Tocev,2014).Specifically, the United Nations has proposed that the tourism industry should bring about the benefits for the tourism industry and strengthen the cultural and environmental integrity of the host communities and natural heritages (Kostic and Jovanovic-Tocev,2014). Based on the definition, tourism operations should be planned, controlled and integrated with other economic, social and ecological activities within any community. Many aspects of the hotels industry should be collaborated for the sake of monitoring the effects exerted by the tourism industry. Negative impacts of the hotel industry As an indispensable part of the tourism industry, the way how the hotels operate its business can actually affect the sustainability of the tourism industry. When tourists travel from one place to another destination, they need to reside in the hotels so that they ca ...

1. 8
Cesar Ritz Colleges
BA in Hospitality Business Management
Can the Hotel Industry help to ensure Sustainability?
Submitted on 17/01/2019
By:
Ruyi Sun
742847
Word Count:
1040

2. Table of Contents
Introduction 3
An overview of sustainable tourism 3-4
Negative Impacts of the hotel industry 4-5
Green hotels boost sustainable tourism 5-6
Conclusion 6
References 7
Can the Hotel Industry Help to Ensure Sustainable Tourism
Introduction
Tourism industry can be regarded as one of the fastest growing
industries in the world. With the concept of sustainability
promoted, people begin to wonder whether the sustainable
concept can be applied to the tourism industry (Florek,2012).
In the tourism industry, the hotels work as an important sector
as they provide the accommodation location for the tourists.
Considering the close relationship between the hotel industry
and the tourism development, the object of this paper is to
explore whether the hotel industry can help to ensure
sustainable tourism.
The paper will present the meaning of sustainable tourism, the
impacts exerted by the hotel industry on sustainable tourism to
show that hotel industry can help to ensure sustainable tourism.
An overview of sustainable tourism
The application of the sustainability in the tourism industry is
mainly attributed two major factors. For one thing, tourism has
become the rising industry in the world; for another, the natural
resources utilized in the industry mainly include the most
beautiful natural, cultural and historical places in the world.
Moreover, the development of the mass tourism usually does

3. harm to natural habitat. For example, rivers and soil are heavily
polluted during the process of developing the tourism industry.
In response to all these factors related to the tourism industry,
the concept of sustainable tourism has been proposed for the
sake of striking balance between economic development and
environmental preservation. It is also believed that sustainable
tourism will be the future form for the tourism industry in the
21st century (Kostic and Jovanovic-Tocev,2014).Specifically,
the United Nations has proposed that the tourism industry
should bring about the benefits for the tourism industry and
strengthen the cultural and environmental integrity of the host
communities and natural heritages (Kostic and Jovanovic-
Tocev,2014). Based on the definition, tourism operations should
be planned, controlled and integrated with other economic,
social and ecological activities within any community. Many
aspects of the hotels industry should be collaborated for the
sake of monitoring the effects exerted by the tourism industry.
Negative impacts of the hotel industry
As an indispensable part of the tourism industry, the way how
the hotels operate its business can actually affect the
sustainability of the tourism industry. When tourists travel from
one place to another destination, they need to reside in the
hotels so that they can relax themselves in the cultural diversity
and natural beauty. When tourists enjoy themselves in the
hotels, the hotels will become the major locations where the
environment will be affected.
With the global tourism industry developing, the global tourist
arrival numbers also continue to rise. For example, individual
travelers, organizations all need to reside in the hotels. In this
sense, the hotel owners and operators’ managerial decisions can
affect the development of the hotels as well as the way how the
consumers reside in the hotels(Bader,2005).Without proper
monitoring, the hotel industry can lead to a series of
environmental problems. For example, the overuse of water can
result in water shortages.
Apart from the consumption of water, contamination of water

4. can also become a serious problem related to the hotel industry.
As the hotels consume a large amount of water, they are likely
to produce a corresponding amount of waste water. When a
large amount of contaminated water is released to the
environment, the water bodies will be heavily polluted and the
environment will be in danger (Prud’homme and
Raymond,2013).
In addition to the water issues, other environmental problems
will arise from the development of the hotel industry. For
example, the construction of hotels and other relevant facilities
can result in increased sewage pollution. “Sewage runoff causes
serious damage to coral reefs because it contains lots of
nutrients and it stimulates the growth of algae, hindering the
corals from survival” (Sunlu,2003). In this sense, the hotel
industry can do harm to the environment.
Green hotels boost sustainable tourism
Considering the potential negative impacts exerted by the hotel
industry, the concept of green hotels have been promoted, which
aims to strike balance between economic development and
environmental preservation. This kind of balance has been
transferred into the concept of sustainable development.
Theoretically, the adoption of sustainable development practices
in the hospitality industry mainly refers to the limitation of the
negative impacts on the natural and social environments and to
increase the benefit to host populations (Prud’homme and
Raymond,2013). In practice, the hotel sector can exert positive
impacts on the environment by means of taking some measures
to cut down energy consumption which can also contribute to
the reduction of contamination and resource exhaustion. Among
all the sectors of the tourism industry, the hotel sector
consumes the largest amount of electricity. In this sense, if the
hotel managers attempt to execute energy-saving campaigns and
environmental management systems, they can help to save
energy and promote the sustainability in the travel industry.
Moreover, the use of water in a hotel has also been a significant

5. problem in the hotel industry. For example, water can be used in
many fields such as “the food, the laundry, drinking, circulation
for air taming hot water for guest bathrooms and flow space
heating” (Fukey and Issac,2014).With all these energy saved,
the hotel industry can greatly help the sustainability of the
travel industry.
Moreover, an increasing number of hotels begin to adopt the
sustainability concept on account of the “fluctuating economic
levels and a strong focus on customer service and satisfaction”.
(Fukey and Issac,2014) More and more hotels want to shoulder
the social responsibility by means of integrating environmental
practices in their operation. With this trend continues, more and
more hotels will go green and they are sure to make great
contributions to the sustainability of the travel industry.
Conclusion
This paper has analyzed the way how the hotels’ practice can
affect the sustainability of the travel industry. What cannot be
denied is that there are two major environmental problems
caused by the practices of the hotels, including energy over-
consumption, environmental pollution. However, all these
problems can be well managed with the hotels becoming aware
of the necessity of the environmental protection. To sum up,
hotel industry can help sustainability in many ways. As more
and more hotels go green, they are sure to make great
contributions to the sustainability of the travel industry.
References:
Bader, E. (2005). Sustainable hotel business practices. Journal
of Retail & Leisure Property, 5(1), pp.70-77.
Fukey, N. and Issac, S. (2014). ustainability and Hotel Industry:
A Prospective Simulation Study. Connect among Green.
Kostic, M. and Jovanovic-Toncev, M. (2014). Importance of
Sustainable Tourism.

6. Prud’homme, B. and Raymond, L. (2005). Sustainable
development practices in the hospitality industry: an empirical
study of their impact on customer satisfaction and intentions.
Sunlu, U. (2003). Environmental Impacts of Tourism. Local
Resources and Global Trades: Environments and Agriculture in
the Mediterranean region.
ENG 101 Business Writing
B Gould
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Briefing Document: Research Paper 4
Contents
What you need to do.
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When to do what
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Things to think about
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Assessment Criteria: Research Paper 4
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For your final paper the essay topic question will be your
choice! However it has to
be something related to the hospitality industry in some way.

7. There is a sample list of possible topic questions from previous
students which you
may use if you wish but it is better if you can create your own
topic question.
Note: A topic question must be a question that could be
answered either
Yes or No. This enables you to write a balanced argumentative
paper.
Your lecturer MUST approve your topic question before you
start
researching or writing your paper!
What you need to do.
1. Decide what you essay topic question is going to be. When
you have decided
this, email to your teacher for approval. Then write a research
based essay on
that topic using all of the skills you have learned so far
regarding structure,
citation, critical analysis and layout.
2. WORD count = minimum 1000 – maximum 1500.
3. All of the work submitted must be your own. Plagiarism or
copying will be
dealt with as a very serious issue. Submission will be by
‘Turnitin’, a
computer system that looks for plagiarism. If your paper has a
score of
30% or more it will receive a zero grade.

8. 4. Structure the paper with:
the Cesar
Ritz Style Guide, which is in e-learning and add the logo)
ally if you
make your
headings ‘Heading 1’ on the ‘Home’ tab, then ‘References’ and
‘Table of
Contents’)
Research Paper 4
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– use counterargument
in your
main paragraphs
conclusion)

9. When to do what
Submit your topic question to your teacher by week 7 lesson 13.
Save your Word document as: “BW Paper 4 and YOUR name”
Submit your paper in Turnitin by Thursday Week 8 12:00.
Things to think about
referencing system
(collect the references as you go along)
the argument for
your topic question.
ting clear and easy to read?
copying will be
dealt with as a very serious issue. Submission will be by

10. ‘Turnitin’, a computer
system that looks for plagiarism.
nal report against the assessment
criteria below?
Research Paper 4
3
Assessment Criteria: Research Paper 4
Marks
Layout Have you included :-
5

11. Introduction
Does your introduction explain the purpose of this
paper and state the question you will be answering?
10
Flow of Ideas
Are your points clear, under a relevant heading with,
one point leading to the next?
5
Conclusion
Is your conclusion a good summary of all of the
points that you have made in the paper?
10
Quality of research Have you:-
rces?

12. 10
Evidence based? Have you found evidence for what you say?
10
Referencing
Have you included a reference in the text and a full
reference in your list at the end, for every fact, quote
and citation?
10
Critical analysis Have you:-
10
Focus for Paper 4:
Quality of Writing
Is your writing:

13. clearly stated?
-structured sentences and
paragraphs?
30
Total
100%