BUSINESS OWNERS CHOOSING SUSTAINABILITY OVER COST WHEN TRAVELLING | Rosana Elias
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Rosana Elias, head of Sustainability at Premier Inn,talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss why business owners and decision makers are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious when it comes to business travel and explains what her company is doing to make a positive difference.
More UK business owners and decision makers are increasingly opting for environmentally-conscious choices about where and how they travel, with more than three quarters of C-suites travelling more sustainably than they did in 2017.
In addition, 73% are choosing an environmentally-conscious hotel when considering where they stay while 82% of 25–34-year-old business owners are likely to choose a hotel with good environmental credentials according Premier Inn whose research shows sustainability(65%) along with cost (91%) and location (92%) are the top three priorities for business travel bookings with 72% of all businesses owners wanting to stay in a hotel placing an emphasis on reducing its carbon footprint and becoming more sustainable.
There’s been a real shift in mindset over the last five years too with new research showing over three quarters of C-suites say they are travelling more sustainably than they did in 2017.
It’s not just how they travel, it’s where they stay too with 73% choosing an environmentally conscious hotel.
And there’s hope for the future with 82% of 25–34-year-old business owners likely to choose a hotel with good environmental credentials according to the findings from Premier Inn.
The hotel chain, which is owned by Whitbread, has accommodation in the UK, Middle East and Germany, has already recognised the need to accommodate business owners and decision makers who want to make a real difference.
Already, they have reduced carbon emissions by bringing forward their net zero carbon target from 2050 to 2040 and set an interim target of 80% by 2030. Unlike m any, the chain has never used single-use toiletriesin its bathrooms and has also pledged to eliminate unneccesary single-use plastic usage by 2025.
And it seems that they are on the right track with 92% of business owners and decision makers saying it was important to their organisationto work with “like-minded, environmentally responsible companies” for business traveland 44% booking accommodation with an environmentally conscious provider
In fact, sustainability (65%) was third behind location (92%) and cost (91%) in what is proritised when booking a hotel for business travel with 72% wanting to stay in a hotel that place an emphasis on reducing their carbon footprint and becoming more sustainable.
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