From Retreats to Responsibility: Rebuilding Kashmir’s Sustainable Hotels
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31305/rrjss.2025.v05.n02.022Keywords:
Hotel, Accommodation, Hospitality, Sustainability, Tourism, BusinessAbstract
The present study offers a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the Kashmiri hotel market, particularly emphasising the crucial concept of sustainability in the dynamic and ever-evolving hospitality sector. The report discusses a range of obstacles and barriers that hoteliers confront in their efforts to achieve sustainability in their operations and practices. An exhaustive examination of the existing literature was conducted to propose a multitude of eco-friendly hotel procedures that are deemed appropriate and practical for the hotel industry of Kashmir. Moreover, the paper defines and elaborates on various strategies that hoteliers can effortlessly adopt and implement to promote sustainability, which would undoubtedly lead to a more sustainable and greener future for the hospitality industry in Kashmir.
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