{"id":1253,"date":"2026-07-21T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:59:10","slug":"what-radissons-net-zero-hotels-tell-us-about-the-future-of-business-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/news-press\/what-radissons-net-zero-hotels-tell-us-about-the-future-of-business-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"What Radisson\u2019s net zero hotels tell us about the future of business travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is a hidden world behind every hotel stay that most guests never really think about, and why would they.<\/strong> You check in, order a drink, attend a meeting, sleep in a comfortable bed and check out again, probably without giving much thought to the kitchens, cleaning operations, heating systems, energy contracts and daily routines shaping the environmental footprint of your stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, hotel sustainability was something guests mostly encountered at surface level, usually through a towel reuse card, a recycling bin or a line on the website about cutting back on plastic, but Radisson Hotel Group\u2019s<\/a> approach to its Verified Net Zero hotels suggests the next chapter is going to be much more detailed, measurable and harder to fake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Case Study: Radisson\u2019s Working Net Zero Model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What makes this story interesting is that Radisson is trying to turn a long-term net zero ambition into a working hotel model now, in real buildings, with real guests, real meeting rooms and real operational pressures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its Verified Net Zero<\/a> Hotels initiative shows what happens when carbon reduction is built into the everyday running of a hotel, rather than treated as something that sits in a sustainability report. That means looking across the guest experience, back-of-house operation and supply chain, from the energy that powers the building to the food on the plate and the suppliers chosen behind the scenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRadisson Hotel Manchester City Centre is a useful example because the changes are not just cosmetic,\u201d
– Melanie Harrison, Radisson’s Key Account Manager UK&I – Entertainment & Sports<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Behind-The-Scenes: Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The hotel has moved to full electrification, uses 100% renewable electricity<\/strong>, has installed heat pumps instead of gas boilers<\/strong> and runs a fully electric kitchen<\/strong>, which means sustainability is not just something guests are told about, but something engineered into the way the building operates. There are plenty of smaller details too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n