Hundreds of hotels and holiday apartments in Europe are known to be high-risk buildings for Legionella infection, but this information is kept secret by European health authorities, according to the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad in a story published on Sept 21st. During the past 5 years the newspaper reports that 12 000 European tourists have been infected with Legionella pneumophila at holiday resorts across Europe and an estimated 1200 have died.

Tourism sector is known to be the world's largest resource (energy, water, materials & food) consuming industry and generating disproportionate amounts of waste. Out of the total resource consumed by the hotel sector, 60% is alone consumed by hotels (hotels here refers to hotel, guesthouse, motels, way side amenities, resorts etc)
Enviromental Aspects of Hotels

Between 1990 and 2000, the average annual energy cost of A hotel guest rooms rose by over $500. Restaurants saw similar trends where costs increased by over $35 per square metre (m2) during that period.

Among commercial and institutional sectors, hospitality ranks as one of the most energy intensive with correspondingly high energy costs. Hotels, motels and restaurants account for approximately 1.1 percent of the total end-use energy consumed in a country

In addition to the advantage of utility savings, energy efficiency measures can

SPECIAL SUBJECT-4 -HOTELS &ENERGY SAVING& ENVIROMENT PROTECTING AREAS