Prospects And Challenges of

Green HotelsPrepaid For:

Dr. Noor Azimin Binti Zainol

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Outlines :Introduction to Green Hotels

Prospects of Green Hotels

Challenges of Green Hotels

Conclusion

Introduction To Green Hotels The environmentally-friendly properties to minimize the

impact on the environment

Save energy and water , also decrease solid waste

Provide high quality products for guests that fulfil the demand of environment protection

Become the role model for the world by promoting the green initiative

Prospects Waste management

Environment management practices

Energy efficiency

Water conservation

Implementing green initiatives

Waste

Management Waste materials can be in condition of gas , liquid or solid

Causing dangerous effects

Ways to reduce waste :

Implementing concept of 3R

Reuse,Recycle,Reduce

1) Save energy and resources

2) Reduce pollution

3) Save operating costs

Environment Management Practices

Reduce the environmental impact that caused by a hotel business operations

Improve green hotel’s performance overtime Effective cost saving measure for hotel

Ways to implement environment management practices: Environmental training programme for staffs from all

levels Using the BEP guide: 1) Water 2) Energy

3) Wastes 4) Purchasing policy

5) Logistic 6) Noise, air quality, and landscape integration

Energy Efficiency

way of using the same amount or less energy to produce more output

Use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function

Ways to save energy:

LED light bulbs- can save electricity and last up longer

Daylighting method- natural light from sun provided in the rooms

Water Conservation

Water is the important stress for local environment Hotels use large amount of water per day

The way to save water :1.Low-flow shower heads 2.Automatic flushing system3.Rainwater harvesting

Implementing Green Initiatives to reduce the environmental impact on our planet

effort to provide more efficient and eco-friendly services

Ways to implement green intiatives:

1. Management can guide all the staff to save every paper

2. Give a directions to employees for the item that can be recycle

3. Conserve energy

4. Eliminating paper waste

5. Staff play an important role in implementing green initiatives

6. building maintenance

Challenges Of Green HotelsHaving enough capital to build a green hotel

Limited knowledge or resources from green hotel management

Ability to find suppliers offering the products for green hotels

Ability to find profit for green hotels

Getting green certification

Having Enough Capitalmassive costs for a hotel to get new technology to buy

the new facilities and equipment.needed for the investors to contribute funds for the hotelMany hotel failed to prepare a good business plan because they lack of knowledge in the field of green hotelsCash flow management is important for business to plan its future

Mistakes that hotelier made and cause poor cash flow management:

1.always overestimate future sales volumes

2.cash flow budget should be using for a hotel to operate

Limited Knowledge And Resources Environmentally friendly hotel that using

energy-saving technologies

The knowledge gained purely from the internet are not exhaustive

Green hotel seen only limited to saving energy source, but it actually involves operations throughout the hotel is also managed by the healthy way, the state and society

Ability To Find Suppliers

Green hotel need equipment to design rooms and facility in hotel

The equipment needs by the green hotels mostly is from foreign country

Cost of equipment from foreign country is higher

Hard to find supplier in Malaysia

Bring trouble to green hotel while equipment have any problems

Ability To Find Profit

Green hotel hard to save money in other ways

Green equipment will also increase the hotel’s costs

Hotel has earned the profit through their operating and marketing, the hotel still needs to pay the taxations which created by government

face the challenge of different sectors especially environmental regulations and policies.

Getting Green Certification

Certificate is very expensive

Certificate takes a lot of time to settle

Better choice is using the money that hotel

would spend on certification to improve the

quality of the stay with facilities .

Conclusion Green hotel bring a lot of benefit to environment

Save energy, save water, save electric and reduce wasted

Prospects : Waste management, Environment management practices, Energy efficiency, Water conservation, Implementing green initiatives

Challenges Of Green Hotels: Having enough capital to build a green hotel, Limited knowledge or resources from green hotel management, Ability to find suppliers offering the products for green hotels, Ability to find profit for green hotels and Getting green certification .

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