CSR and Sustainability

🎁 The InnSeason Toy Drive, organized by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and Mews, runs from November 15 to December 15, 2025, in Cape Cod. The event launches during the InnSanity event at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum on November 19, at 5 p.m. Participants can donate toys or gift cards, host a toy box, or join the Stay & Play It Forward promotion. The initiative aims to support local families by partnering with nonprofits, promoting community involvement.

🍫 Amsterdam, a few weeks ago: Damian and Kerrie Finch hosted the first Amsterdam event for *Not a Playbook* at NIO House. Discussing branding, they highlighted experiential strategies, like Apple's "Today at Apple," launched in 2017 by Angela Ahrendts, blending education with retail. Tony's Chocolonely's recent event at De Hallen spotlighted ethical cocoa sourcing and brand storytelling. An 8-day event featured interactive exhibits on cocoa trade advocacy, underlining Tony’s commitment to slave-free chocolate while engaging with families.

📅 All Saints' Day holidays reveal a two-speed hotel industry. Who? Insights from Emmanuelle Pochat, co-founder of Ginto Hotels. When? During the All Saints' Day holidays. Where? France, specifically the Atlantic coast and Brittany. What? The Atlantic coast shows growth, while the southeast declines. How? Last-minute bookings, weather impact, and return of international customers influence results. Atlantic coast regions consolidate their lead as the southeast faces a sharp decline, highlighting a shift in regional balance.

🏆 Center Parcs Europe received the “SDG Ambassador” certification from UNITAR, enhancing its ESG strategy across Europe. This recognition highlights the company's commitment to sustainable development goals and responsible business practices. The certification represents a milestone in their efforts to integrate environmental, social, and governance principles into operations.

📅 Nov 7, 2025: Amadeus introduces CO₂ emission estimates for hotel listings through a partnership with Greenview. Available across booking flows and reports, this helps travel agencies and corporates manage environmental impacts. Greenview ensures standardized data for credible estimates. CO₂ estimates appear on hotel detail pages, booking screens, confirmations, and systems. Accuracy hinges on hotel data, urging hotels to update details. This integration supports corporate reporting and sustainability goals.

🌏 Luxury in hospitality is evolving. Regenerative luxury emphasizes revitalization, not just sustainability, aiming to actively restore ecosystems and cultures. It integrates biomimicry and frameworks like the UN SDGs. Key pillars include nature as co-designer, community partnership, and cultural heritage. Impact is measured through living metrics, focusing on natural, social, human, and cultural capitals. By 2024, the impact investment market topped USD 1.5 trillion, with regenerative tourism growing rapidly. This approach redefines luxury through inclusive impact.

🍴 Chestnut will participate in the StreetSmart campaign across its 25 pubs and Big House Hotels in East England during November and December. £1 will be added to each restaurant bill, benefiting vulnerable regional residents. StreetSmart, since 1998, has raised over £13 million for UK homelessness. Chestnut's historic pubs, founded by Philip Turner, are revitalized community hubs. Key locations include North Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire.

🌱 Six Senses Ibiza collected 48 vegetable and 10 flower/herb seeds in 2023. By 2024, 70% of their farm products originated from their seed bank, achieving an 80% sprouting success rate. The pilot program, involving Six Senses hotels worldwide, runs until early 2026. It aims to engage guests in seed-related activities while preventing invasive species spread by restricting seed takeaways. Activities include organic gardening workshops and seed swaps, promoting biodiversity and climate action.

📈 UKHospitality supports the Keep Britain Working review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, to address economic inactivity due to ill-health. Hospitality acts as a sector vanguard, coordinating workplace health reform. Chair Kate Nicholls emphasizes the need for measures in the forthcoming Budget to alleviate the tax burden on businesses, proposing lower business rates, national insurance changes, and a VAT cut to support job re-entry and high street businesses.

🏨 Chris Russell, CEO of Spire Hospitality, aims to make travel accessible for families with autism. Having a daughter with autism, Russell collaborates with Autism Double-Checked for hotel certification and employee training. As of now, four properties have been certified, including Cincinnati Marriott and Hotel Fera. Spire plans to certify all hotels by early 2026. The initiative includes empathy training and mock interviews for neurodiverse individuals, enhancing both guest experience and employee inclusion.