Sustainability Practices at Hotels and BnB Establishments …
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Table 3 The factors that hinders implementation of sustainability goals
BnB accommodations and hinders
Hotels and hinders
One serious issue concerns the un
sustainability of the global food chain. It is the
production and transportation of food which is
not sustainable anymore
Water shortage but also the fishery situation in
the Baltic region is a hinder
The cement industry on the island uses too
much water and then municipality want us
citizens to save water
I don’t think this island is sustainable…we
must import much of what we consume
Gotland is not really a sustainable island, but
it’s trying…farmers should use less chemicals
in the ground, and the region should help
achieve these goals also with the help of a
better regional transport system
The island is only partly sustainable. But there
is still much left to do…I wonder how
sustainable is, for example, the cruise pier?
We are throwing away our garbage, there is
mining, and many differences in the island,
strange
Problem with the public transportation
Tax rules for the BnB owners are complicated
Frustrations with Region Gotland
Lack of communication, clear rules, and
heavy bureaucracy within Region Gotland
Region Gotland should simplify bureaucracy.
There are different guys that don’t talk to each
other, they should know more about the rules
and each other, take time to help and to just
control, inform not just about our obligations
but also how they can help us with our rights
There should be simpler regulations, better
counselling…it’s difficult to get a person to
talk to, there is the need for preventive work,
same with fire protection
China shops, not many local products for sale.
About the countryside: guests think that
countryside people are nice but it is difficult to
find good food outside Visby. People from the
continent want to have nice restaurants even in
the countryside
We at the hotel industry on the island are not
following the development; not planting trees,
not having ecological and environmentally
certified coffee etc.
The certification body we have been with for
several years does not give us feedback. I
contacted them and now we have together
developed a program for monitoring
sustainability work at the hotels in Sweden
The poor public transportation system is a
hinder for our guests getting around the island.
Energy consumption—high in the
hotels—how should this be solved?
Lack of ferry capacity during high season.
The state’s removal of tax discount for young
employees
The guests’ wishes regarding sustainability
cannot always be met due to economic reasons
The municipality should inform and educate
visitors about sustainability issues
Many of the guests are not acting sustainable,
we can’t control everyone what they do!
Joint certification on sustainability at hotels is
lacking globally
Communication channels to the guests are
missing.
You need other actors. Important with an
external partner
There is no coordination in the municipality.
Being critical is good, but you also have to
create solutions!
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Table 3 The factors that hinders implementation of sustainability goals
BnB accommodations and hinders
Hotels and hinders
One serious issue concerns the un
sustainability of the global food chain. It is the
production and transportation of food which is
not sustainable anymore
Water shortage but also the fishery situation in
the Baltic region is a hinder
The cement industry on the island uses too
much water and then municipality want us
citizens to save water
I don’t think this island is sustainable…we
must import much of what we consume
Gotland is not really a sustainable island, but
it’s trying…farmers should use less chemicals
in the ground, and the region should help
achieve these goals also with the help of a
better regional transport system
The island is only partly sustainable. But there
is still much left to do…I wonder how
sustainable is, for example, the cruise pier?
We are throwing away our garbage, there is
mining, and many differences in the island,
strange
Problem with the public transportation
Tax rules for the BnB owners are complicated
Frustrations with Region Gotland
Lack of communication, clear rules, and
heavy bureaucracy within Region Gotland
Region Gotland should simplify bureaucracy.
There are different guys that don’t talk to each
other, they should know more about the rules
and each other, take time to help and to just
control, inform not just about our obligations
but also how they can help us with our rights
There should be simpler regulations, better
counselling…it’s difficult to get a person to
talk to, there is the need for preventive work,
same with fire protection
China shops, not many local products for sale.
About the countryside: guests think that
countryside people are nice but it is difficult to
find good food outside Visby. People from the
continent want to have nice restaurants even in
the countryside
We at the hotel industry on the island are not
following the development; not planting trees,
not having ecological and environmentally
certified coffee etc.
The certification body we have been with for
several years does not give us feedback. I
contacted them and now we have together
developed a program for monitoring
sustainability work at the hotels in Sweden
The poor public transportation system is a
hinder for our guests getting around the island.
Energy consumption—high in the
hotels—how should this be solved?
Lack of ferry capacity during high season.
The state’s removal of tax discount for young
employees
The guests’ wishes regarding sustainability
cannot always be met due to economic reasons
The municipality should inform and educate
visitors about sustainability issues
Many of the guests are not acting sustainable,
we can’t control everyone what they do!
Joint certification on sustainability at hotels is
lacking globally
Communication channels to the guests are
missing.
You need other actors. Important with an
external partner
There is no coordination in the municipality.
Being critical is good, but you also have to
create solutions!