{"id":9495,"date":"2026-04-15T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jarta.org\/?p=9495"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:35:54","slug":"intromerucurekyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jarta.org\/eng\/2026\/04\/15\/intromerucurekyoto\/","title":{"rendered":"[Certified Facility Introduction] Mercure Kyoto Station: Data\u2011Driven Resource Reduction and Food\u2011Loss Measures Enabled by Guest Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n1. Facility Overview<\/span>
\nLocated an eight\u2011minute walk from Kyoto Station, Mercure Kyoto Station is a city hotel with 225 guest rooms. With approximately 90% of guests coming from overseas, the hotel leverages its exceptionally high inbound ratio to advance unique environmental initiatives. Led by the Director of Rooms, the team maximizes existing infrastructure to implement effective resource\u2011reduction strategies.<\/p>\n

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2. Good Practices<\/span>
\nBy thoroughly analyzing guest demographics and behavior, the hotel has achieved an \u201coffensive approach\u201d to resource reduction\u2014cutting consumption while maintaining guest satisfaction\u2014and a circular food\u2011loss reduction model that eliminates waste at its source.<\/p>\n

\u30fbEnergy and Water Savings Leveraging Inbound Guest Characteristics: \nBased on the usage habits of international travelers, the hotel implemented measures such as setting bidet toilet seats to a default \u201coff\u201d mode and optimizing guest\u2011room air conditioning according to seasonal climate. Shower flow rates were also fine\u2011tuned to meet the hotel\u2019s own satisfaction benchmark of 7 liters per minute. As a result, the hotel achieved significant energy savings without generating guest complaints.<\/p>\n

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\u30fbReducing Food Waste to \u201cOne\u2011Tenth\u201d of Previous Levels: \nFor breakfast service, chefs adjust the quantity of each menu item based on the day\u2019s guest mix (region and nationality). Surplus edible food from the buffet is provided to the staff cafeteria, and remaining quantities are logged and monitored. Through this cycle, food waste has been reduced to roughly one\u2011tenth of previous levels. The initiative also creates a positive loop by supporting staff meals amid rising food prices.<\/p>\n

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\n3. Challenges<\/span>
\nA key challenge is ensuring that sustainability initiatives do not become dependent on specific individuals, but instead take root as part of the hotel\u2019s culture. Although a cross\u2011departmental committee system has been established\u2014with representatives from each division\u2014embedding awareness among all staff and building a sustainable long\u2011term framework remains a work in progress.<\/p>\n

\n4. Message<\/span>
\n\u201cHotels often feel constrained by the facilities they were built with, but there is far more that can be achieved through operational creativity. Especially in properties with a high inbound ratio, bold and unconventional initiatives can be implemented with guest understanding. Moving forward, we hope to deepen sustainable management across the organization while sharing challenges and insights with other facilities.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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