The World Travel & Tourism Council during its summit in Manila last week introduced Hotel Sustainability Basics, a set of beginner-level, eco-oriented best practices for hotels developed in collaboration with Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, industry experts and environmental academics. The program will provide a ramp for all types of hotels to move on to more advanced initiatives.

According to the WTTC website, the program comprises 12 criteria for sustainable actions divided into three categories—efficiency, planet and people.