How green are our hotels? Evidence from Thailand

Abstract

Environmental management remains a neglected area in the management of hotels. This study has tried to find out the environmental management practices of hotels in Bangkok. This study shows that hotels in Bangkok are practicing environmental management practices. However, at a point they also do not want to compromise with guest comfort. The idea of Green Leaf is very innovative and the hotels are trying their best to be a part of that. The hotels think that cost saving is a force for the practice of environmental management. However, they took it also as a barrier. Over the years, the number of star hotels has increased in all the cities of Asia. However, there is a dearth of research on the environmental management practices of these hotels. Therefore, there is an urgent need of such type of research just to find out how green are our hotels. This study helps us to find out the green environmental practices of hotels in Thailand and what lessons other Asian countries can draw from that.