dc.contributor.author |
Osiako, Peter Onyonje |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kummitha, Harshavardhan Reddy |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2020-07-25T13:17:54Z |
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dc.date.available |
2020-07-25T13:17:54Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020-07 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2223-814X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.dkut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1269 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Environmental management is today becoming an essential aspect of the operations of tourism businesses
globally to the point that a number of environmental initiatives have been put in place by tourism developers.
“Green” accommodation images have become a powerful operational tool in attracting and retaining more
guests and in achieving cost reduction measures. However, there seems to be a gap in monitoring
outcomes of such initiatives. The objective of this study was to identify environmental management
practices adopted by beach hotels on the Kenyan coast and establish factors that limited adoption of
environmental management practices. Data was gathered through questionnaire surveys distributed to a
stratified sample of 32 star-rated beach hotels. Frequencies, percentages and chi-square analyses
revealed that the general level of adoption and implementation of environmental management practices
was below average and that there was no significant relationship between hotel star category and extent
of adoption of environmental management practices. Environmental management practices related to
energy conservation and water conservation were adopted by the majority of the hotels in the study. This
was possibly driven by profit motives. The principle of “reduce, reuse and recycle” was yet to be fully
adopted by the hotels. In future, enhanced capacity building, all stakeholders’ collective involvement and
closer monitoring by relevant environmental agencies are recommended as the most appropriate
approaches towards achieving environmental sustainability through hotel development in this tourist
destination. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure |
en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Volume 9;Issue 1 |
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dc.subject |
Adoption, best practices, environmental initiatives, green accommodation, sustainability. |
en_US |
dc.title |
Environmental management practices among coastal beach hotels in Kenya |
en_US |
dc.type |
Article |
en_US |