A hotel which
strives to implement the efficient use of energy, water and materials using
environmentally friendly techniques while providing quality services is
considered as Eco friendly hotel.
Eco friendly
hotels concentrate to minimize its impact on the environment. Here, the
practices of green living are strictly followed. They are certified green by
the appropriate authority of the state where they are located in. Typically,
these types of hotels are often located in jungles as Eco lodges. An Eco lodge
is sustainable merged with natural, built and social environments.
Now a days,
Eco friendly hotels endeavor to improve their "Green" credentials
locating in less "Natural" location. In order to ensure a safe,
non-toxic and energy-efficient accommodation for guests, Eco friendly hotels
strictly follow green guidelines. An Eco friendly hotel consists following
basic characteristics:
- Entire environment is completely non-smoking.
- Local and sustainable building materials are used during construction of the building.
- Buildings are typically built in harmonic with the natural surroundings.
- Building consumes less than 1/3 of the overall land area.
- Traditional designs are reflected in the building.
- Mattresses, sheets and towels are 100% organic cotton.
- Non-toxic natural cleaning agents and laundry detergents are used in housekeeping.
- Entire lighting system is energy efficient.
- Utilizes daylighting system.
- Uses organic soaps and shampoos.
- Uses biodegradable nappies.
- Having provision for recycling organic and non-organic wastes.
- Green vehicles are used as on-site transportation.
- No chemicals are used in the food production system and organic foods are available for guests.
- Uses non-disposable dishes.
- A fresh natural air exchange and cooling system is available.
- Employs sustainable waste and water management system.
- Supports biodiversity and plants native trees annually.
- Informs guests, visitors and staffs about significance of healthy ecosystems and describes how to best enjoy the area without causing negative impacts.
- Encourages the development of sustainable economic community.
- Helps and demonstrates the local economy that ecotourism is more sustainable long term way to earn income than destroying habitats for short term gain.
Either
conviction or fashion, ecological technologies are very strong trend now
a days.They can contribute to protect the environment from negative
impacts
significantly. As a result, the popularity of Eco friendly hotels are
rapidly
increasing in the tourism industry. In terms of socioeconomic and
environmental
context, Eco friendly hotels contribute to develop local economy and
help to
reduce carbon emissions effectively. Therefore, the demands for
establishing a
large number of Eco friendly hotels are increasing rapidly.