Good Practice Innovation Sheet |
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Items |
Description |
1. WHO |
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners) |
Hotel Thermana Park Laško **** Superior |
THERMANA D.D. |
Belič Damjan (general manager), Grbec Rudi, Salobir Boštjan |
Key Figures (Lasko Municipality) |
Surface |
Inhabitants |
Tourism arrivals |
Tourism nights |
197,5 km2 |
13145 |
77898 |
257718 |
2. WHY |
Reason for taking the good practice action |
Existance of hot springs and presence of thermal water, modernising the facilities, wanting to reduce costs and preserving the environment. |
Issues and challenge |
Renewable energy sources, saving energy, waste reduction, local environment improvement, getting acceptance from local people |
3. HOW |
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice) |
Modernizing the facilites, complying with the EU eco-label standards, educating the locals and employing them |
4. RESULT |
Specific/measurable results, benefits |
Using renewable energy sources (use of waste heat, waste water and hot air - heat pumps water/water, air/water), lowering environmental pollution and including organic locally sourced food, separation of waste (waste sorting facilities in hotel rooms, the minimum use of the products and packaging for single use), use of energy-saving lamps, automatic switching off of air conditioning and heating, automatically switching off of lighting in hotel rooms - linked to the hotel key cards, high-quality window insulation, energy-efficient refrigerators ... |
Recognitions (e.g. awards) |
EU ecolabel, Bee-friendly Company, Green Accommodation Sign, Disability friendly, … |
5. REFLECTION |
Lessons learned |
Lowering costs with a sustainable approach, improving and preserving local environment and reducing environmental impact at the same time. |
Challenges met |
Complying with EU ecolabel standards, acceptance from locals, using renewable energy sources and reducing energy consumption, recycling waste, ... |
Critical success factors |
Recognizing the potential of sustainable tourism and investing money into upgrading the facilities, investing time to inform and educate locals and guests about the importance of sustainability |
6. MORE |
web-references, documents |
https://www.thermana.si/en/accommodation/hotel-thermana-park-lasko-superior |