There are renewed interests in green hotels lately, in the broad area of green marketing. The following references may be helpful as a starting point.
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Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Consumer’s Behavioral Intention toward Green Hotel: Using Hedonic and Utilitarian Values as Moderate
Along with increased concerns about the issue of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, legislate for green policy and more hotel operators are attempting to practice in various green initiatives. However; the lodging customer may consider volitional and non-volitional factors at the same time when they make the decision. Since consumers would concern about the quality, price and other function of utilitarian value, and concern about the pleasure experience and other function of hedonic value when they choose the hotel.