The document discusses the GreenHotels portal, which ranks and books eco-friendly hotels in Greece. GreenHotels aims to help environmentally conscious travelers find hotels committed to sustainability. To be included, hotels must implement eco-oriented operational systems in areas like water and energy savings, waste reduction, and using local products. Hotels are classified based on their sustainability performance and practices. GreenHotels provides a way for travelers to search and book hotels that meet their environmental standards.

2. The idea…..
2004: At the begging it was just implementation of environmental legislation
2006: The it was implementation of environmental management systems
2007: Then it was a static site promoting Eco management and environmental services
2011 . ....

3. Why “green” is important to
hotels
HOTELS CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLES. BY 2020 international trip are
expected to grow to 1.6 million!! Facing up responsibilities and sustainable approaches green
tourism is the only solution. Some advantages are:
 Fulfill Legislation standards
 Protect the environment
 Reduce of energy, wastes, water use etc
 Fulfilling shareholders, employees, guests, customers and public expected
high standards
 Companies reputation

4. GreenHotels portal, ranks and books Eco Hotels in Greece
Hotels are increasingly embracing green practices as a way to set themselves apart, so it
only makes sense to see a portal emerge that aims to help eco-minded consumers find
them. GREENHOTELS.gr in fact, serves not only as a portal and booking engine promoting
eco-hotels in Greece, but it even scores those hotels on the “greenness” of their approach.
To be included in the GreenHotels network, hotels must have implemented operational
systems and methods that are eco-oriented and they must have applied principles of
environmental management. Eco-minded practices in use should target water savings,
waste reduction, energy footprint and locally sourced products, among other areas. Based
on their performance on those criteria, each hotel is given an overall score and classified as
a full-fledged “Eco Hotel” — the named used for those with the best scores — or as “Eco
Class” A, B or C. Prospective guests can then search the GreenHotels site by map, keyword
or the “greenness” level they're looking for. Once they find one they like, they can book
directly through the GreenHotels site.
GreenHotels is the brainchild of Greek mSolutions. Who will help environmentally conscious
travelers find like-minded hotels in other parts of the world...?

5. What is greenhotels
GreenHotels is the first network of Greek Eco Hotels. By the term
"Eco Hotels" we refer to those hotels which are committed to
environmental management and aim at:
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• Water saving
• W t reduction
Waste d ti
• Establishing Recycling Policies
• Minimizing their Energy Footprint (ie the amount of carbon dioxide
which is emitted at the atmosphere by everyday activities that require
energy consumption)
• Offering Biological and Local products to their guests
• Using Renewable Energy Sources
• Building an Environmental Culture and communicating it to staff and
guests – CSR builds brand value

6. Why greenhotels?
 93% prefers a greenhotel compared to another one without environmental
93% prefers a greenhotel compared to another one without environmental
policy
70% would like to implement environmental actions during their stay

7. Environmental Criteria
Reduction the use of energy
R d ti th f
Use of water
Waste
Environmental Policy and management

8. Green Classification
Hotel is being characterized as an Eco Hotel. It operates with full awareness of the
impact that the operation of a hotel has on the environment. According to its size and
its capacity, it implements methods and practices that lead to maximum saving rates
of energy and natural resources. Moreover, it communicates and promotes the idea of
environmental management to its customers so as to prompt them to adopt similar
tactics and methods not only during their staying but also in their daily life. Hotel is
eco-certificated (EMAS, ISO 14001, ECO LABEL)
Hotel’s managers care enough about the protection of the environment and they have
adopted effective methods and practices th t aim t energy and natural resources
d t d ff ti th d d ti that i to d t l
saving. Moreover, hotel communicates and promotes the idea of environmental
management to its customers so as to prompt them to adopt similar tactics and
methods not only during their staying but also in their daily life.
Hotel s
Hotel’s managers are making a significant effort towards the protection of the
environment and energy and natural resources saving, by adopting significant practices
and methods for hotel’s operation. However, there is room for development and
optimization of their methods, so as the hotel to become more eco friendly and its
environmental policy to become widely known to hotel’s customers.
Hotel’s operation is based on widely accepted methods of environmental protection
and energy and natural resources saving. Nevertheless, hotel’s managers do not
communicate effectively their program neither to customers nor to their staff and/ or
methods that are being applied to lag of effectiveness
to,

20. And where is the business ?
1. Consulting
2. Booking
3. Advertising
4. Networking

21. How to find us
1. www.greenhotels.gr
2. info@greenhotels.gr
2 i f @ h t l
3. T. 2310.265544
4. F. 2310.265548
4 F 2310 265548
5. www.greenhotels.gr/twitter
www.greenhotels.gr/greenblog

22. Links likes and recommendations
Join us
http://www.facebook.com/GreenhotelsGreece
http://www facebook com/GreenhotelsGreece
www.springwise.com
http://www.all-ecohotel.com/
http://www all-ecohotel com/
http://twittertravellers.com