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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 585, 2024
5th International Conference on Environmental Design and Health (ICED2024)
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| Article Number | 11006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Sustainability | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202458511006 | |
| Published online | 07 November 2024 | |
Environmental Concern and Green Hotel Certifications
1 Mediterenean Institute of Management, Department of Business Administration, Kallipoleos Street 77, 2100 Nicosia, Cyprus
2 Aristotelis Research Center, CDA College, 2 Evagora Ave., Eleftherias Square, 1097, Nicosia, Cyprus
3 CDA College, 2 Evagora Ave., Eleftherias Square, 1097, Nicosia, Cyprus
4 Open University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Gianou Kranidioti 89, 2231, Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus
* Corresponding author: tsangasm@cytanet.com.cy
The requirement for tourist products and services that ensure sustainability continuously increase. Therefore, accommodation facilities have to operate sustainably and there are several green certifications, awarded to hotels, that follow environmental friendly practices. Scope of this research is to identify the importance for selection, according to the willingness to pay, for sustainability certifications and environmental friendly practices in hotels, for people, that visit and use them and in relation to their “ecological” opinions, attitudes and practices according to answers for the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale. In order to collect the opinions, structured questionnaires are used. The sample consists of permanent residents in Cyprus over 18 years old, that are fluent in Greek language and non-random convenient sampling method is implemented. To investigate if there is a relationship between environmental awareness of Cypriots, willingness to pay and different demographics such as age, sex, wage, place of residence, highest level of education, number of children, marital status, statistical correlation methods are implemented. The results show that Cypriots have a medium to high environmental awareness with a 3.47/5 NEP score and an approximate 84% of the sample, are willing to pay more for their stay in a green hotel.
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