Climate Change and Green Hotel Efforts: Evaluating Successful Green Hotel Interior Design
Yen-Cheng Chen
Department of Applied Science of Living, Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan.
Hsin-I Chen *
Department of Applied Science of Living, Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan.
Pei-Ling Tsui
Department of Hospitality Management, National Taitung College, Taiwan and Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan.
Ching-Sung Lee
Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The recent development of green building and green operations have reached hotel industry, that more and more travelers demand hotels to make green policies. In response, hoteliers devoted their resources into making hotels greener. This study intends to provide an FAHP evaluation model for hoteliers while designing green hotel interiors. Delphi method was applied before FAHP to build the hierarchy. FAHP calculated criteria priorities which can be directly interpreted as the priorities when designing. The result of this study will help hoteliers make their decision under limited budgets and resources. At the same time, we wish to call more attention to green hotel efforts.
Keywords: Climate change, green hotel, FAHP