Water Management in Hospitality Industry: Managerial Perspectives

Abdelrady, Mohamed; Mohamed Hussien, Faten

doi:10.21608/thalexu.2020.47185.1031

Water Management in Hospitality Industry: Managerial Perspectives

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University

² Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, King Salman International University, South Sinai; Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo.

10.21608/thalexu.2020.47185.1031

Abstract

Due to the importance of water and increasing water consumption besides growing tourist numbers also hospitality industry consumes large quantities of water and the worldwide wonder of the crisis in the quality and amount of water supplies and how tourism for the most part and hotels explicitly may have added to the circumstance. Although all of these important issues little are concerned about water management as a major matter in the hospitality industry while it needs more effort and concentration. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative research was to explore hotel managers’ attitude regarding water management in an attempt to identify whether their attitudes influence their utilization of water in their hotels. Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with managers in Greater Cairo hotels to analyze their use of water and their techniques to conserve water. The results of this research indicated that managers overall have positive attitudes towards water consumption. The results of this study offer manager with practical of using water management techniques that can help to increase the effectiveness of their water management methods, the main challenges that face water management in Egyptian hotels, other issues of water management are also discussed where water is a necessary resource for the tourism industry and many other sectors.

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