Improvements in hotel water consumption: case study of a five-star hotel (Canary Islands, Spain)

Cruz‐Pérez, Noelia; Martín, Juan F. Acosta; García, Carmen; Ruiz-Rosa, Inés; Cerezal, Juan Carlos Santamarta

doi:10.1080/1573062x.2021.1949480

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“…This is logical because with higher occupancy, fixed water consumption in facilities such as pools or gardens is divided among more guests. The study of [22] also confirms the pattern.…”

Section: Occupancysupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Tenerife is a popular destination that receives more than 5 million tourists annually [44]. This means that a great amount of water goes to the tourism sector and hotels are one of the main consumers [22].…”

Section: Hotel Tigaiga: Environmental Management As a Competitive Adv...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[20] suggest improving the method for more theory development. This gap is addressed by the studies conducted by [21,22] which focus on one single establishment which was used to build a framework to characterize water consumption in hotels. On the same path, this paper aims to enhance the existing framework in this area using a comprehensive case study, thereby addressing several gaps present in the current literature as explained above.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Determinants of Water Consumption in Hotels: New Insights Obtained through a Case Study

Antonova,

Mendoza-Jiménez,

Ruiz-Rosa

2023

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The literature on water use in hotels has identified numerous determinants of water consumption, but a consensus has yet to be reached on the influence of some of these factors. This article aims to enhance the current research framework on water use in the hotel sector by presenting a case study of one hotel in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The conceptual framework of water consumption in hotels is presented based on the previous literature. Starting from that, basic statistical analysis and bivariate correlations were performed on water consumption data from 2007 to 2019 to determine the significant factors affecting both total water consumption and consumption per guest night. Special attention was paid to water usage in gardens and the impact of weather conditions, as there is a lack of research focused on them. Additionally, the water management actions of the hotel were classified according to the business’ themes proposed for the Sustainable Development Goals, using an internationally recognized guide, thus addressing one of the gaps identified in the literature. The results generally support previous research findings, but some discrepancies were noted regarding the number of guest nights and the effectiveness of implementing water-saving measures. This raises new questions about the characteristics of various water-saving measures, such as room renovation, and their influence on customer behavior, which may alter the intended impact on water consumption. Therefore, the findings of this study can provide an insight into unclear aspects in this area. They could also benefit hotels in terms of sustainability communication by allowing them to position their actions with an internationally recognized framework.

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“…This is logical because with higher occupancy, fixed water consumption in facilities such as pools or gardens is divided among more guests. The study of [22] also confirms the pattern.…”

Section: Occupancysupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Hotel Tigaiga: Environmental Management As a Competitive Adv...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Determinants of Water Consumption in Hotels: New Insights Obtained through a Case Study

Antonova,

Mendoza-Jiménez,

Ruiz-Rosa

2023

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“…Desalination of seawater or brackish water has also been studied [89][90][91][92]. Again, these cases involve a variation in the hotel's water balance (public distribution network versus own resources), but their environmental impact could be negative due to a possible lack of control (overexploitation of aquifers), not to mention the increase in energy these options imply.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Proposal of a Water Consumption Efficiency Indicator for the Hotel Sector

Alhudaithi

Arregui

Cobacho

2022

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This work proposes a novel indicator (HCWI) for evaluating water consumption efficiency in hotels. The indicator is built as a relative index that compares the current water consumption with an estimated minimum achievable value. To ensure the representativeness and applicability of the index, the evaluation of this water consumption baseline considers each water consumption micro-component individually and has been simplified, so it only requires fundamental characteristics of the hotel and those that are easy to identify and quantify. A value of the HCWI equal to one indicates the best water use efficiency that can be theoretically achieved with the technology available. On the contrary, larger values of the HWCI indicate high levels of water use inefficiency by the hotel. The applicability of the indicator is tested in six different hotels located in a touristic region in the north of Spain.

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A sectorial Analysis of Municipal Water Consumption and Management in Saudi Arabia

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is undergoing substantial economic, industrial, commercial, and population growth. This growth, in turn, leads to increased water demand in the region. In addition to population growth, industrialization and modernization have placed increasing pressure on KSA's water infrastructure. There is an urgent need to increase the water capacity to meet the projected demand and maintain the water systems' security and reliability. Therefore, it is imperative to find solutions that improve the efficiency of the Kingdom's water system. A key element in this effort is understanding and classifying how water is consumed with its micro-components within various segments.The thesis aims to collect precise knowledge about municipal water consumption patterns and trends to understand water consumption patterns and consumer behaviours better and develop preliminary estimates and assumptions. This will drive the municipal water demand model in KSA to be capable of dealing with different scenarios and constraints.The development of the municipal water demand model highlighted the need for reliable statistical and water billing data. These form the starting point of the forecast and need to be available at a high enough resolution. The model provides a framework for the required data to be built on further. The analysis results will also determine the drivers and categories used in the model.The model focuses on the non-Residential water demand. Still, separate forecasts are included for the residential category to enable the extrapolation of the results and downward analysis for a more accurate and cost-effective bottom-up approach to forecasting and an overall better understanding of the population's water consumption behaviours. RESUMEl Regne de l'Aràbia Saudita està experimentant un important creixement econòmic, industrial, comercial i demogràfic. Aquest creixement, al seu torn, provoca un augment de la demanda d'aigua a la regió. A més del creixement demogràfic, també la industrialització i la modernització han exercit una pressió cada vegada major sobre les infraestructures hídriques del país. Urgeix augmentar la disponibilitat d'aigua per a satisfer la demanda prevista i mantindre la seguretat i fiabilitat dels sistemes hídrics. Per tant, és imperatiu trobar solucions que milloren l'eficiència del sistema hídric del país. Un element clau en aquest esforç és comprendre i classificar com es consumeix l'aigua amb els seus microcomponents dins de diversos segments.La tesi recopila coneixements precisos sobre les pautes i tendències del consum municipal d'aigua per a comprendre millor els patrons de consum i els comportaments dels consumidors, així com desenvolupar estimacions i hipòtesis preliminars. D'aquesta manera, s'impulsarà el model de demanda d'aigua municipal al país perquè siga capaç de fer front a diferents escenaris i limitacions.El desenvolupament del model municipal de demanda d'aigua ha mostrat la necessitat de disposar de dades estadístiques i de facturació de l'aigua fiables. Aquests c...

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Improvements in hotel water consumption: case study of a five-star hotel (Canary Islands, Spain)

Cited by 10 publications

References 43 publications

Determinants of Water Consumption in Hotels: New Insights Obtained through a Case Study

Determinants of Water Consumption in Hotels: New Insights Obtained through a Case Study

Proposal of a Water Consumption Efficiency Indicator for the Hotel Sector

A sectorial Analysis of Municipal Water Consumption and Management in Saudi Arabia

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