The Growth Due To Innovations In The Hotel Industry And The Effect On The Sustainability Of The Industry#

Abstract

Background: The existence of global warming and climate change rages on between the scientific  community and entities that continue to refuse to accept the theory despite the abundance of scientific  research that substantiates it. The need of the hour is to identify the positive and negative effects of  new innovations on the environment used by hotel industry which is leading to rise in global warming.  Objective: To examine the role of hotel industry’s innovations in saving the climate. Methodology: A questionnaire was distributed among personnel working in the hotel industry to find out if the new  innovations are harming a sustainable environment in the hotel industry and is having any positive or  negative effect on global warming. Results: 54.8% of the hotel industry thinks that the sustainability  is more important than earning profit. A majority of the personnel working in the industry believe  that the hotel industry is exploiting human as well as Natural resources. Only 26.2% said that the  hotel industry is taking steps to reduce carbon emission. Conclusion: Hotels are becoming eco friendly but at a very slow pace. To make the environment more sustainable in the industry we need  to act upon the infrastructure betterment. Renewable Resources are to be used and encouraged.