Does every hotel room need a minifridge? Empirical evidence from consumer self-reports and an automatic sensor-based system measuring electricity consumption and guest use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13136332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Dolnicar (0000-0001-5176-3161, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Danyelle Greene (0000-0001-9568-449X, The University of Queensland), Siamak Layeghy (0000-0002-1229-2368, The University of Queensland), Marius Portmann (0000-0003-1852-3961, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 100134-100134 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-9579 • E-ISSN: 2666-9579 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.annale.2024.100134 |
| OpenAlex | W4394629816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
Most hotel rooms contain a minifridge. Manufacturing, operating, and disposing of minifridges is environmentally unsustainable, and costs money. Given the potential to reduce carbon emissions by reducing the number of hotel minifridges, we ask whether it is necessary to provide minifridges in each room. We collect (1) electricity consumption and guest use data for 19 minifridges across four hotels using a newly developed automatic monitoring system, and (2) survey data to gain insights into hotel guests' stated preferences. Results indicate that electricity use is independent of minifridge use and that only a subset of hotel guests use the minifridge. Most guests prefer having a minifridge, but do not react negatively to it not being available. It may be worth reviewing the current default inclusion of minifridges and considering alternative minifridge provision systems
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |