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Prioritization of the Eco-hotels Performance Criteria in Yemen using Fuzzy Delphi Method

by Mohammed M. Said, Adel A. Nasser, Abdualmajed A. Alkhulaidi
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International Journal of Applied Information Systems
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 12 - Number 36
Year of Publication: 2021
Authors: Mohammed M. Said, Adel A. Nasser, Abdualmajed A. Alkhulaidi
10.5120/ijais2020451900

Mohammed M. Said, Adel A. Nasser, Abdualmajed A. Alkhulaidi . Prioritization of the Eco-hotels Performance Criteria in Yemen using Fuzzy Delphi Method. International Journal of Applied Information Systems. 12, 36 ( March 2021), 20-29. DOI=10.5120/ijais2020451900

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author = { Mohammed M. Said, Adel A. Nasser, Abdualmajed A. Alkhulaidi },
title = { Prioritization of the Eco-hotels Performance Criteria in Yemen using Fuzzy Delphi Method },
journal = { International Journal of Applied Information Systems },
issue_date = { March 2021 },
volume = { 12 },
number = { 36 },
month = { March },
year = { 2021 },
issn = { 2249-0868 },
pages = { 20-29 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://www.ijais.org/archives/volume12/number36/1111-2020451900/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijais2020451900 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Mohammed M. Said
%A Adel A. Nasser
%A Abdualmajed A. Alkhulaidi
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%J International Journal of Applied Information Systems
%@ 2249-0868
%V 12
%N 36
%P 20-29
%D 2021
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The foremost step in planning and implementing sustainability practices in any sector is to select appropriate factors for application according to the conditions of that sector and the priorities for applying those factors in it. Keeping inappropriate and insignificant factors and removing the most important ones leads to unreliable and inaccurate results. This study aimed to obtain a consensus of experts on the most critical criteria for planning and implementing sustainability practices in the Yemeni hotel sector. To achieve this goal, a panel of 13 experts was formed to evaluate a set of 42 eco-hotel performance criteria using the Fuzzy Delphi method. The remarkable majority finding in this paper is the classification of these criteria according to their importance into three categories, the first category of which included the ten most essential measures and were as follows: " Sustainability management system'," Legal compliance," "Local employment," "Decent work," "Cultural interactions," "Protecting cultural heritage," Efficient purchasing," "Energy conservation," " Water conservation," "Wastewater" and "Solid waste." The results of this study will assist decision-makers in this sector in planning, implementing, and evaluating sustainability practices.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Green hotels eco-hotel sustainability performance criteria fuzzy Delphi GSTC standards

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