Hotel
Energy Solutions, an online tool developed by UNWTO which allows
hotels to assess their energy consumption and move towards more
sustainable energy options, has been launched in Spanish on the
occasion of ‘World Tourism Day 2012 – Tourism and Sustainable
Energy’.
Spanish
speaking hoteliers will now be able to use the Hotel Energy Solutions
(HES) E-toolkit to evaluate the energy use in their hotels and
identify appropriate energy saving technologies and actions, cutting
carbon emissions and costs.
The
Spanish version of the HES E-toolkit was launched on the occasion of
World Tourism Day (WTD), 27 September, being celebrated in 2012 under
the theme Tourism & Sustainable Energy, in line with the 2012
United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. In
his official WTD message, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said:
“Many in the tourism industry have already shown leadership in
developing and deploying clean energy solutions, cutting energy
consumption and carbon emissions in some regions by up to 40 per cent
through initiatives such as the Hotel Energy Solutions toolkit.”
“Thousands
of hoteliers have already accessed the English version of this free
tool, saving money and mitigating their environmental impact,” said
UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. “With its launch in Spanish,
thousands more now have the same opportunity and responsibility to
bring down their carbon emissions.”
The
Spanish version was prepared by UNWTO and the Council of the Spanish
Province of Valladolid (Diputación Provincial de Valladolid) whose
President, Jesús Julio Carnero, attended WTD celebrations in
Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain to launch the Spanish version.
