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Taiwan Hotels Struggle with Sustainability Amid Luxury Demands

5/22/2025

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Taiwan's hotel industry faces a challenging crossroads between luxury and sustainability. With hotels consuming vast resources, initiatives like EarthCheck certification aim to mitigate environmental harm. Recent legislation banning single-use toiletries is a step forward, yet only 154 of 14,000 hotels are certified, sparking worries about competitiveness in the MICE sector as sustainability expectations rise.

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Taiwan's hotel industry faces a challenging crossroads between luxury and sustainability. With hotels consuming vast resources, initiatives like EarthCheck certification aim to mitigate environmental harm. Recent legislation banning single-use toiletries is a step forward, yet only 154 of 14,000 hotels are certified, sparking worries about competitiveness in the MICE sector as sustainability expectations rise.