Sun Seekers Ditch Green Thoughts When It Comes To Booking a Boutique or Luxury Hotel

The survey ? by the leading boutique and luxury hotel booking website, Luxique.com ? found that while many people think hotels should do more to protect the environment, only a tiny percentage actively seek out a green hotel. Nearly twelve-hundred travellers were asked how hotels could do more to reduce their carbon footprint and the most popular were:
*Make better use of solar power (41%)
*Waste less food (32%)
*Stop giving away free shampoo and shower gel (14%)
*Turn the heating/air conditioning down (7%)

The majority, however, were not inclined to pass up the complimentary toiletries or ask for smaller portions in the restaurant. The most they were prepared to contemplate was to use towels more than once.

Of the big luxury hotel chains, the Hilton and Marriott groups scored highest in the green stakes. But even if a chain of luxury hotels were to base its reputation on an environmentally friendly policy, 84% of people asked said they would not be willing to pay a fee to join the club.

The Managing Director of Luxique.com, Alex Brey, commented: ?We commissioned this survey to test the potential for an environmentally friendly boutique and luxury hotel booking service.?

?The results clearly show that, despite paying lip service to green issues, holidaymakers leave all thoughts of this nature on the tarmac. We were really surprised.?

The survey also suggests that within the jungle of sky-high corporate monoliths there?s a place for the smaller hotel offering a more personal service. Brey set up his website to appeal to what he calls the ?truly discerning traveller.? Luxique.com now has a choice of more than 2,000 boutique and luxury hotels around the world ? each offering something unique in style, design, service and location. They?ve been hand-picked and meticulously analysed by a team of travel specialists, with the best room rates and no booking fees. In addition, there?s a comprehensive guide to some 35 top destinations and a DVD aimed at first-time travellers to Europe.

?Our aim is pretty simple ? we want our clients to feel special and fulfil their dreams,? said Brey. ?Their trip is probably going to be a one-off, so we?ve got to make sure everything is perfect.?

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About the Author: This article was prepared by Andy Moreton, the Communications Director for Luxique, the definitive booking site for Luxury Hotels around the globe, including the finest hand-picked Paris Luxury Hotels and unique London Luxury Hotels. 

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