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# Hospitality

## [The Return of “Slow Travel” and What It Means for the Hospitality Industry](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/the-return-of-slow-travel-and-what-it-means-for-the-hospitality-industry)

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Here are three ways to experience Sri Lanka:

1. Join a tour that packs in as many temples and ruins as possible. Be sure to ride the famous Kandy-Ella train, pushing other tourists out of the way so you can get cute [Instagram pics](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/srilankatrain/).
2. Spend three weeks walking the newly created [Pekoe Trail](https://www.thepekoetrailsrilanka.com/), a 186-mile (300 km) trail through the central highlands that visits tea plantations, wild parks, and remote villages.
3. Check into a beach resort in Unawatuna. Wake up, surf, hang with the locals. Repeat.

More and more people are choosing options like B or C for their vacations — opportunities to step out of life’s hectic current and live in the moment. It’s all part of the **slow travel** trend.

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 Topics: [Hospitality](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/topic/hospitality), [travel trends](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/topic/travel-trends), [sustainability in hospitality](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/topic/sustainability-in-hospitality), [sustainability in the hospitality industry](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/topic/sustainability-in-the-hospitality-industry)

## [Hotel Sustainability Now: It’s All About Climate Change](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/hotel-sustainability-now-its-all-about-climate-change)

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For a while, hotel operators focused intensely on reducing single-use plastics. Travelers, eyes open to the devastating impact of plastic trash on oceans and beaches, demanded more sustainable options. Governments imposed restrictions on plastics, including the EU’s ban on certain single-use plastic items and California’s ban on small plastic toiletry bottles (New York has since followed suit).  

The COVID-19 pandemic paused these efforts, but also forced a shift in thinking. While plastic use remains a problem, climate change has been thrust into the forefront — and for hospitality professionals, addressing it is no longer optional.

The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration recently hosted a roundtable, “[Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Challenges and Opportunities](https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K061021b/),” with some leaders in the field. Here are some key takeaways.

[Read More](https://blog.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/hospitality/hotel-sustainability-now-its-all-about-climate-change)

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