Tourism Authority of Thailand Encourages Eco-Friendly Stays with CF-Hotels Network

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April 26, 2024 11:00 GMT+5:30

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is encouraging hotel operators and tourists to participate in its ‘CF-Hotels’ initiative, aimed at mitigating climate change effects.

The initiative includes the www.cf-hotels.com online platform, designed for hotel and lodging operators to compile an environmental inventory (including data on energy, water, waste, and greenhouse gases) and assess their carbon footprint. This analysis helps illustrate the environmental impact of hotel operations and the effectiveness of their sustainable management practices. Additionally, the data collected can be used to identify strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enabling hotels to make decisions that potentially increase profits and lower energy costs.

Participants can also use this database to support their applications for a STAR (Sustainable Tourism Acceleration Rating) certification and the Thailand Tourism Awards.

Presently, the platform boasts a network of 160 hotels across Thailand, providing tourists with the option to support climate change prevention efforts by choosing to stay at these establishments.

The CF-Hotels platform was developed by TAT in collaboration with the Research Unit for Energy Economic and Ecological Management at the Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, under the auspices of the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation.

This initiative is part of TAT’s broader commitment to promoting sustainable tourism and achieving Net Zero Tourism.