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Maximising the saving potential while reducing the impact on the environment:

Maximising the saving potential while reducing the impact on the environment: Accommodation businesses in Europe – examples of good practice Herbert Hamele ECOTRANS e.V. European Network for Sustainable Tourism Development Saarbrücken/ Germany. AER, PRESERVE, Brussels, 05 February 2009.

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Maximising the saving potential while reducing the impact on the environment:

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  1. Maximising the saving potential while reducing the impact on the environment: Accommodation businesses in Europe – examples of good practice Herbert Hamele ECOTRANS e.V. European Network for Sustainable Tourism Development Saarbrücken/ Germany AER, PRESERVE, Brussels, 05 February 2009

  2. The „Royal Awards for Sustainability“ Initiated 1996 by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to promote Sustainable Development by rewarding excellent performance and best practice The RoyalAwards are protected by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and HRH Crown Prince Felipe of Spain

  3. Royal Accommodation Award 2006 • by Royal Awards for Sustainability • in collaboration with ECOTRANS (Tourbench project) • Invitation to certified/awarded accommodation businesses to present their environmental innovations and contributions to the “12 aims for sustainable tourism”(WTO & UNEP) • Involvement of more than 20 eco-labels and awards for tourism in Europe • 60 applications in 5 categories from 15 countries nominated by their certificates and then pre-assessed • International jury selected 22 finalists and the winners in 5 categories • Ceremony at the 2nd International Rhodes Tourism Forum „Competitiveness through sustainability: opportunities & challenges for the Mediterranean Destinations“ (10-11 Nov. 2006)

  4. Successful experiences Category HOLIDAY HOMES Apartamentos Fariones Tias/Lanzarote, ES Technologies: desalination plant Stranddorf Augustenhof Heringsdorf, DE Technologies : Solar collectors and low-energy house aeration, wood pellet heating system, separation toilets Alma Verde Village & Spa Luz Lagos, PT Technologies: Cooling system to condition the air of rooms using plastic tubes laid underground, buildings made of adobe.

  5. Successful experiences Category HOTELS Hotel Stadthalle Vienna, AT Technologies: Solar thermal system for hot water preparation, water flow regulation devices (aerators), grey water toilet flushing, green roofs, BUS building services engineering system Seehotel Wiesler Titisee, DE Technologies: Wood-chip heating with a cyclone for flue gas cleaning, computer system for the managment of the energy consumption, composting.

  6. Biohotel Florian Reith bei Kitzbühel, AT Technologies: Consequent waste prevention by using reusable containers; waste separation, demand switches, recycled products, organic food and groceries. Hilton Malta St. Julians, MT Technologies: Low-emission liquefied petroleum gas, desalination plant based on reverse osmosis, high-frequency ballast fluorescent tubes Steinschalerhof und Steinschaler Dörfl Rabenstein, AT Technologies: Construction based on the low-energy-house strategy: very high levels of insulation, nothermal bridges, use of waste heat recovery,spot-on energy reduction in unoccupied rooms and spaces, efficient insulation against frost

  7. Hotel Derby Exclusive*** Milano Marittima, IT Technologies: Solar collector panels with heat recovery system, swimming pool water treatment system using controlled and optimal dispensing of prescribed chemicals, effectively reducing the quantity used compared with manual dispensing Hotel Gran Rey Valle Gran Rey, ES Technologies: Water-saving fittings and devices, nature conservation in the gardens Hotel Mürz Spa Wellness & Golf Bad Füssing, DE Technologies: Natural swimming pool, energy-saving processors for gas and oil-fired heating, water revitalisation

  8. Best Western Premier Hotel Victoria 4* star hotel Freiburg, DE Technologies : Photovoltaics, solar collectors, wood pellet heating system • „Climate change“ • Input energy: 33 kWh /overnight stay • Output CO2:1kg/ overnight stay

  9. MORE DETAILS IN … „Environmental initiatives by European tourism businesses: Instruments, indicators and practical examples“ (ECOTRANS/ IER, 2006) Download your free copy at: www.tourbench.info http://sutour.ier.uni-stuttgart.de

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