{"id":31792,"date":"2024-11-07T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/?p=31792"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:21:45","slug":"hotel-water-use-data-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/hotel-water-use-data-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"How much water do guests use in hotels?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We&#8217;ve worked with a lot of hotels to help them reduce their water consumption, allowing their guests to donate the litres saved to <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-projects\/\">those who need it most<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">By partnering with Made Blue Foundation, these hotels have lowered operational costs while significantly improving their environmental footprint. Read more to find out all the details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0003_hotel-data-towels-and-bathroom-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Data - Towels\" class=\"wp-image-31924 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0003_hotel-data-towels-and-bathroom-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0003_hotel-data-towels-and-bathroom-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0003_hotel-data-towels-and-bathroom-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0003_hotel-data-towels-and-bathroom-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0003_hotel-data-towels-and-bathroom.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">a major cost<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">water in hotels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone who&#8217;s worked in a hotel knows that daily operations require large amounts of water. Hotel water consumption is a major operational cost and an environmental concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the European hospitality industry, water usage is around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S026151771400137X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">300 litres per guest per night<\/a>, according to research by Tourism Management, depending on the level of luxury. This is significantly higher than the water usage of a local resident: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/signals-archived\/signals-2018-content-list\/articles\/water-use-in-europe-2014#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20144%20litres%20of%20water%20per%20person,largest%20water%20use%20differs%20from%20region%20to%20region.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">144 litres per day<\/a> on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are working with a large number of hotels to help them save water. They report a much lower average water use per guest night than research suggests. Still, it is worthwhile to focus on reducing water consumption in this sector as it makes a large impact, both for the environment and financially.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f6be3feb367ad29ca851a78746bf1da\">Made Blue Foundation helps<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saving water in hotels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We are working with hotels that are participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-in-hotels\/\">the Gift of Water programme<\/a>, helping them to encourage their guests to be more mindful of their water use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We&#8217;ve been tracking their water consumption for a whole year and have found that guests of these hotels consume an average of 167,88 litres of water per night when participating as compared to 181,15 litres before. So they are saving 7,5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The numbers are close to the frontrunner benchmark of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S026151771400137X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 140 litres<\/a> mentioned in an article about Water management in the European hospitality sector. They also come much closer to the average water consumption of a European resident. Moreover, it gives hotels a concrete goal to work towards in reducing their environmental impact.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0004_hotel-data-shower-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Data - Shower\" class=\"wp-image-31927 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0004_hotel-data-shower-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0004_hotel-data-shower-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0004_hotel-data-shower-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0004_hotel-data-shower-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0004_hotel-data-shower.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lightgray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2826\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32910\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2.png 2826w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2-600x408.png 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2-1024x696.png 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2-768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2-1536x1044.png 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2-2048x1391.png 2048w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Benchmark-hotel-water-use-v2-200x136.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2826px) 100vw, 2826px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Average water use in litres per guest per night with seasonal influences and 140 litres being the frontrunners benchmark as compared to the industry average of 250 litres per night. Data from participating hotels up until October 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/240917-Made-Blue-Aluminium-Bottle-Solo-Hotel-5-site2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"aluminium bottle made blue hotel\" class=\"wp-image-31115 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee46217d2aa416d14f4cd9cb53ee2b0b\">saving for a<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">rainy day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotels participating in The Gift of Water have reported average annual savings of \u20ac 12,000 for a 147-room property, demonstrating the tangible benefits of reducing water consumption throughout the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below further illustrates the water savings achieved by some of our partner hotels through the Made Blue program. On average they save 7,5% of water by simply applying our communication materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there&#8217;s more, Among the many&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ambassadors<\/a>&nbsp;of the Made Blue Foundation there are various companies that can help you save water in your hotel with, for example, water-saving shower heads, smart cleaning (machines), sustainable textiles, interactive IoT-shower sensors, and sensor taps.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lightgray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2074\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2.png\" alt=\"Matrix hotels water use before after\" class=\"wp-image-32914\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2.png 2074w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-600x394.png 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-1536x1009.png 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-2048x1345.png 2048w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-437x288.png 437w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matrix-hotels-water-use-before-after-v2-200x131.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2074px) 100vw, 2074px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Examples of hotels and their water use before and after joining The Gift of Water programme including the impact in litres of clean drinking water in developing countries per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d29095f7959e0ccfda2d9ad6bbd570e\">the benefits of<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">reducing water use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotels not only save on (hot) water but also on labour costs because, for example, bed linen does not need to be changed as often when staying for several nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, they are supporting an important case: providing clean drinking water in developing countries. A 147 room hotel with 75% occupancy rate is providing more than 4 million litres of drinking water in our <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-projects\/\">water projects<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to this, participating in our programme demonstrates commitment to sustainability while involving guests. This ticks a lot of boxes in sustainable quality marks like Green Globe, Green Key, Green Tourism and the EU Ecolabel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to see our initiative to reduce water consumption has been successful, and eager to help many more hotels achieve the same results. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0002_hotel-data-charting-results-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Data Charting Results\" class=\"wp-image-31921 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0002_hotel-data-charting-results-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0002_hotel-data-charting-results-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0002_hotel-data-charting-results-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0002_hotel-data-charting-results-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/website_0002_hotel-data-charting-results.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns show-for-medium is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"526\" data-id=\"32941\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lunishower-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lunishower-1.png 789w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lunishower-1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lunishower-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lunishower-1-200x133.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"459\" data-id=\"21345\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/handdoek.png\" alt=\"towels\" class=\"wp-image-21345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/handdoek.png 689w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/handdoek-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/handdoek-200x133.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"13690\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/i-mops-naast-elkaar-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"imop\" class=\"wp-image-13690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/i-mops-naast-elkaar-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/i-mops-naast-elkaar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/i-mops-naast-elkaar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/i-mops-naast-elkaar-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/i-mops-naast-elkaar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-id=\"13801\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CWS-SmartWash_Packshot-374x560-1.jpg\" alt=\"CWS smart wash\" class=\"wp-image-13801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CWS-SmartWash_Packshot-374x560-1.jpg 840w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CWS-SmartWash_Packshot-374x560-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CWS-SmartWash_Packshot-374x560-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CWS-SmartWash_Packshot-374x560-1-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1cc464e58f9c59eee6f5571e1fc122bd\">We can also help with<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"filters\">Water saving techniques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The many <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ambassadors<\/a> of the Made Blue Foundation include various companies such as Luniwave, Blycolin, i-team and CWS who can help you save water in your hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example: water-saving shower heads, smart cleaning (machines), sustainable textiles, interactive IoT-shower sensors, and sensor taps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">We would be happy to connect you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-28732\" alt=\"Bangladesh 2024 - Girl washes hands\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Resized_0007_Bangladesh-03_2024-Girl-washes-hands.jpg\" style=\"object-position:41% 34%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"41% 34%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e57cb8f3720c637ecfe1579a18c15bbe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center show-for-medium has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f43a3dcd7e3ec29a3ec056d3bb7216b\">The gift of water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Your hotel guests consume a significant amount of water, resulting in substantial annual costs. Save water, save money, and impress your guests with our program The Gift of Water whilst making huge impact for the 703,000,000 people that still lack access to safe water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Do you offer water service at your restaurant or provide complimentary water for guests in their rooms? We can offer you sustainable alternatives with a compelling narrative as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-secondary\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-in-hotels\/\">More on The Gift of Water<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much water do hotels use, and how can this be reduced? 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