{"id":1253,"date":"2026-07-21T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:56:20","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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ukc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/Radisson%20Hotel%20Group%E2%80%99s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radisson Hotel Group\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;approach to its Verified Net Zero hotels suggests the next chapter is going to be much more detailed, measurable and harder to fake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/registered.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-491\" style=\"width:66px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/registered.png 512w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/registered-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/registered-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Case Study: Radisson\u2019s Working Net Zero Model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ukc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/Verified%20Net%20Zero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verified Net Zero<\/a>&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRadisson Hotel Manchester City Centre is a useful example because the changes are not just cosmetic,\u201d<br><sub>&#8211; Melanie Harrison, Radisson&#8217;s Key Account Manager UK&amp;I &#8211; Entertainment &amp; Sports<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hotel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1413\" style=\"width:62px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hotel.png 512w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hotel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hotel-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Behind-The-Scenes: Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hotel has moved to full electrification, uses <strong>100% renewable electricity<\/strong>, has installed <strong>heat pumps instead of gas boilers<\/strong> and runs <strong>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.&nbsp;There are plenty of smaller details too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Refillable amenities and glass water bottles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-plastic key card and digital guest tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strict waste reduction programmes and food waste initiatives <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower carbon dining menus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Taken together, these changes point to something much bigger in that hotel sustainability is not about one big gesture, but dozens of connected decisions that change the carbon impact of a stay, meeting, conference or production base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/radisson-manchester-city-centre-net-zero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radisson\u2019s Manchester hotel<\/a>&nbsp;shows that net zero hospitality cannot be achieved through one gesture or a well-meaning promise. It has to be built into the way a hotel works, from the systems behind the scenes to the experience guests see on the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/idea-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1412\" style=\"width:78px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/idea-1.png 512w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/idea-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/idea-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Future: What this means for Corporate &amp; Media Travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the bit that matters for our business, sport and media travel clients, because corporate travel buyers and location teams are no longer just asking whether a hotel looks green or has a sustainability page on its website. They need to know what has actually been reduced, what is being measured, what data is available and whether the property can provide credible evidence before the booking is confirmed.\u201d\u00a0<br><sub>&#8211; Adam Hall, ESG Director at Access Bookings<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Access Bookings, this is not a new conversation, but one that has been building for years and one of the main ways our team has been doing its bit for the world is by running our own environmental awareness grading programme within the accommodation supply chain, giving clients a clearer way to identify properties that are actively trying to make a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1415\" style=\"width:72px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leaf.png 512w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leaf-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accessbookings.com\/knowledgehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/leaf-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sustainability: Our push from 2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017, Access Bookings developed a bespoke environmental awareness grading programme to help clients spot accommodation providers taking meaningful steps on sustainability, while also supporting ESG goals, carbon reduction ambitions and, for production clients, the growing need to understand supplier impact as part of wider sustainability requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grading process is deliberately straightforward and depending on the number of criteria a property meets, it can achieve a bronze, silver or gold grade, and when a property is enrolled in the programme, its grading badge is displayed across Access Bookings\u2019 online platforms and on booking confirmations, so clients can see useful sustainability information at the point they are making decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSustainability cannot sit at the end of the booking process like a footnote or a retrospective report, travel managers and production teams need usable information before decisions are made, when they are comparing options, locations, budgets and what will best support their people.\u201d\u00a0<br><sub>&#8211; Adam Hall, ESG Director at Access Bookings<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is why Access Bookings is embedding hotel CO2 outputs across both online and offline systems, allowing clients to see real-time outputs rather than relying only on post-event reporting, so they can understand the likely impact of accommodation choices earlier in the planning process and make decisions with more confidence.&nbsp;As a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/baftaalbert.org\/suppliers-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BAFTA Albert<\/a>&nbsp;Listed Supplier, we understand that sustainability for productions is not just about what happens on set, it\u2019s also about the hotels booked for cast and crew, the energy those hotels use, the waste they generate, the food they serve and the information production teams can access when making responsible choices quickly.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Radisson\u2019s approach reflects an important shift in hospitality that mirrors this, that sustainability has to work without making the guest experience feel smaller, colder or more complicated, because business travellers, production teams and event delegates still expect reliable service, efficient meetings, appealing food, good sleep and a stay that does not feel like a compromise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What does this mean for you?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confidential workings of hotels are becoming less hidden, and travel buyers, event planners, production managers and guests are having to ask sharper questions, such as what powers the hotel, how is food sourced, what happens to waste, how are emissions measured, what has actually been reduced and can the data be seen before the booking is made?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For TV and film production teams<\/strong>, this is especially relevant because productions are increasingly expected to understand and evidence the sustainability credentials of the suppliers they use, as our sustainability director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablebusinessmagazine.net\/carbon-footprint\/sustainability-in-film-and-tv-through-the-lens-of-an-industry-travel-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discussed<\/a>&nbsp;recently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For Access Bookings<\/strong>, the next step is to ensure that information is even easier to find and easier to use, so travel buyers, event organisers and production teams can see which properties are taking meaningful action before they book.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For anyone arriving in Manchester for work, an event or a production<\/strong>, the future of hotel sustainability is no longer somewhere on the horizon, it is here and already checking in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Need last-minute accommodation that meets your standards?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At Access Bookings, we have over 30 years of dedicated experience managing your accommodation requirements for the TV, film, and media industry. Let us handle the details so your crew can focus on the shoot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact us now on \ud83d\udcde +44(0)1543 272 575 or \ud83d\udce7 <a href=\"mailto:contactus@accessbookings.com\">contactus@accessbookings.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a hidden world behind every hotel stay that most guests never really think about, and why would they. 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