Analysis of How Resort Hotels Find an Equilibrium Stage among Environment, Economy and Society Aspects When Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies
Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v4i4.1487
Abstract
The mission for resort hotels is to gain profit with considering environmental protection and attaching importance to the business’s social responsibility. By reaching the mission, resort hotels are able to step on the equilibrium stage of environment, economy and society. With the aim of understanding how resort hotels set applicable strategies with considering sustainability, the article analyzes the possible sustainability methods that resort hotel industry can apply, while facing the problem of high dependency and competition. During analyzing, sustainability is divided into environmental, economic and social perspectives. Suggested strategies are separately explained under each perspective correspond to the industry challenges. With analyzing, a result come out as environment, economy and society are inseparable to make business decisions as they intertwine with each other.
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resort hotels, sustainable development, environment, economy, society
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