Some common good practices observed in the hotels
during the survey are listed in Table 3. Many hotels
practice these measures for minimizing resource use
and waste discharge. Some solid waste management
measures are also being practiced. It was noted that the
4- and 3-star hotels in coastal and inland regions have
conducted many good practices as compared to the
others. However, all observed good practices are
mostly limited to housekeeping and low-cost measures.
For resource saving, dissemination and promotion
should be more widespread to involve both hotel staff
and guests. Hotels are interested in the no- or low-cost
measures with payback periods of less than 1 year (for
smaller hotels) or less than 3 years (for bigger hotels).
However, these measures should only be considered as
initial initiatives, which need to be done as the first step
of resource management program. This will provide
hotels with short-term benefits, experience and more
confidence before considering the adoption of mediumand
long-term measures.