LIFE05 TCY/HKJ/000132 – GREEN-TASDevelopment of methods and tools for the establishment of

Good enviRonmEntal pErformaNce in the Tourist Accommodation Sector in Jordan

Implementation of pilot studies

Prepared by Marios Avraamides, University of CyprusEC Mission Meeting

Dead Sea, 14th October 2006

Green-TAS project

Up-to-date progress in Cyprus

Presentation Structure

1. Task 2: Objectives & Actions

2. Task 2: Current progress

3. Project dissemination activities

4. Constraints encountered so far and the way

forward

Task 2: “Identification and Analysis of Success Stories in relation to the Hotels’ Environmental Performance”

● Acquire knowledge and experience on sound environmental

management systems for hotels

● Identify the potential environmental improvement that can be

achieved by applying such systems

● Document the feasibility of application of such systems in Jordan

● Disseminate know-how & experience among the stakeholders

involved in the project

Task 2 – Action 1

Analysis of success stories related to the implementation of EMS – Eco label in hotels in various Euro Med regions

● Identify and visit successfully implemented

systems

● Focus on areas with similar characteristics

with Jordan

● Identify key factors of success, constraints

and problems

● Develop a manual (D5)

Task 2 – Action 2

Evaluation of the alternative environmental schemes used related

to the environmental management/ performance of the hotels

● Select best systems (or characteristics of

systems)

● Evaluate in relation to the characteristics of

the hotels in Jordan

● Determine typical costs and suitability for

application in Jordan

● Report (D6)

Task 2: Current Progress

● Environmental Management Systems and Schemes

identified ISO-14001, EMAS, Eco-label, Nordic Swan, Green Globe

Focused on ISO-14001, EMAS and Eco-label

● 8 hotels visited 3 x ISO-14001 certified

2 x EMAS and ISO-14001 certified

3 x Eco-label awarded

● Deliverable 5: 75% completed

● Deliverable 6: 50% completed

Visit 1: Olympic Lagoon ResortAgia Napa (1 July 2006)

● 4* hotel

● Operated in 1991

● Located on the outskirts of Agia

Napa, 100 metres from the beach.

● Capacity: 518 guests in 259

rooms

● Certified to ISO-14001 since 2003

Olympic Lagoon ResortActions for the Environment

Visit 2: Alion Beach HotelAgia Napa (1 July 2006)

● 5* hotel

● Operated in 1992

● Located adjacent to the beach

● Capacity: 100 rooms

● Certified to ISO-14001 since 2003

Alion Beach Hotel Actions for the Environment

Visit 3: Sunwing Sandy Bay VillageAgia Napa (2 July 2006)

● A-class apartments operated in

1989

● Adjacent to the beach

● Capacity: 342 apartments

● Eco-label awarded in 2006

● First Eco-label hotel in Cyprus

Sunwing Sandy Bay Village Actions for the Environment

Visit 4: Sunwing ResortKallithea Rhodes (20 July 2006)

● A-class apartments

● Operated in 1975

● Adjacent to the beach

● Capacity: 309 apartments

● Eco-label awarded in 2003

● First Eco-label hotel in Europe

Sunwing Resort Kallithea Actions for the Environment

Visit 5: Sungarden RhodesKallithea Rhodes (20 July 2006)

● A-class apartments

● Operated in 2000

● Adjacent to the beach

● Capacity: 324 apartments

● Eco-label awarded in 2006

Sungarden Rhodes Actions for the Environment

Visit 6: Sheraton Mencey HotelSanta Cruz de Tenerife (9 October 2006)

● 5* hotel

● Operated in 1950

● Capacity: 286 rooms

● EMAS & ISO-14001

certified (2002)

Sheraton Mencey Hotel Actions for the Environment

Visit 7: Tigaiga HotelPuerto de la Cruz,Tenerife (9 October 2006)

● 4* hotel

● Operated in 1959

● Capacity: 80 rooms

● EMAS & ISO-14001 certified

(2002)

Tigaiga Hotel Actions for the Environment

Visit 8: Parque Vacacional EdenPuerto de la Cruz,Tenerife (10 October 2006)

● 3* hotel

● Operated in 1973

● Capacity: 224 rooms

● ISO-14001 certified (2002)

Parque Vacacional EdenActions for the Environment

Dissemination Activities

Dissemination Activities

Dissemination Activities

Constraints encountered so far and the way forward

● Unavailability of hotel management to participate

during summer peak season

● Unwillingness of hotel management to participate

● Limited number of hotels with EMS in Canary

Islands and Madeira

● Site visits were completed mid-October, thus

deliverables will be completed by end of October (1

month after scheduled deadline)

● Further dissemination

Dead Sea, 14 October 2006