AN ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE OPERATING PRACTICES IN MIAMI, FLORIDA HOTELS AND RESORTS

Abstract

This research study seeks to identify trends in the application of operating practices that result in the reduction and conservation of water, energy and waste output by thirty six hotels and resort facilities in the tropical climate of Miami, Florida, U.S.A. This paper addresses stakeholder issues that pressure hotels in the U.S.A. to fully engage in sustainable operating practices to include the meeting and conventions market requirements for evidence of sustainable operating practices. This study seeks to identify a profile of the operating activities of sustainably operated hotels and resort lodging properties in the area surrounding Miami, Florida based on lodging subgroup classifications.