Circular economy and sustainable strategies in the hospitality industry: Current trends and empirical implications

IF 3 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism and Hospitality Research Pub Date : 2022-08-16 DOI:10.1177/14673584221119581

Christian Bux, V. Amicarelli

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Abstract

The European Union has enacted several strategies to reach sustainability and tackle climate change. Among them, the New circular economy action plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy could represent for hotels, restaurants and resorts the leverage points towards sustainable and economic development. The present research, through a systematic and critical review of the current trends in the hospitality industry in Europe, explores and investigates 62 papers published in national and international journals. It fills in the gaps related to circular economy, farm to fork and sustainable resource and waste management empirical practices in the hospitality industry. It emerges that food waste, water and energy consumption have been the most topical concerns from 2011 to 2021, whereas ecosystems protection, rural and urban development need more care. As a common thread, consumers’ and operators’ awareness helps in translating economic into environmental benefits, whereas the development of life cycle inventory databases and dashboards to guide tourism must be implemented without delay.

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循环经济与酒店业的可持续战略：当前趋势和经验启示

欧洲联盟制定了若干战略，以实现可持续性和应对气候变化。其中，新循环经济行动计划和农场到餐桌战略可以代表酒店、餐馆和度假村实现可持续经济发展的杠杆点。本研究通过对欧洲酒店业当前趋势的系统和批判性回顾，探索和调查了在国家和国际期刊上发表的62篇论文。它填补了酒店业在循环经济、农场到餐桌以及可持续资源和废物管理经验实践方面的空白。从2011年到2021年，食物浪费、水和能源消耗一直是最受关注的问题，而生态系统保护、农村和城市发展需要更多的关注。作为一个共同的主线，消费者和经营者的意识有助于将经济效益转化为环境效益，而必须毫不拖延地开发生命周期清单数据库和仪表盘，以指导旅游业。

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Tourism and Hospitality Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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7.40

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期刊介绍： Tourism and Hospitality Research is firmly established as a leading and authoritative, peer-reviewed journal for tourism and hospitality researchers and professionals. Tourism and Hospitality Research covers: • Hospitality and tourism operations • Marketing and consumer behaviour • HR management • Social Media and Marketing • Technology • Planning and development • Policy • Performance and financial management • Strategic implications • Environmental aspects • Forecasting and prediction • Revenue management • Impact assessment and mitigation • Globalisation • Research methodologies • Leisure and culture • Risk Management • Change Management