{"id":38082,"date":"2026-09-11T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/waldhotel-cottbus-hospitality-sustainability-hospitality-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T08:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:36:21","slug":"waldhotel-cottbus-hospitality-sustainability-hospitality-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/en\/waldhotel-cottbus-hospitality-sustainability-hospitality-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe for Success Against Rising Operating Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38082\" class=\"elementor elementor-38082 elementor-38004\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3988f2ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3988f2ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9020ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d9020ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Waldhotel Cottbus Achieves Measurable Success Through the Smart Combination of Gastfreund and Click A Tree\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37472e00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37472e00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae6122e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5ae6122e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"42ac7dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd93ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dbd93ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Two smartphones show the hotel&amp;apos;s digital guest directory and the option to cancel room cleaning, thereby enabling a tree planting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visual-Gastfreund-Spree-Waldhotel-Cottbus-CAT.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e720fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15e720fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">Would you like the same for your company?<br>Then talk to us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588c8bae elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"588c8bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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x-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a11d25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31a11d25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69db55f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69db55f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus Saves 1,240 Cleanings in One Year with Gastfreund and Click A Tree and Supports Concrete Projects in the Philippines\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f9673f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f9673f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the strong connection of digital innovation, genuine host passion, and concrete commitment, a collaboration emerges that brings tangible success for all parties.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waldhotel-cottbus.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus<\/a>, the digital expert <a href=\"https:\/\/gastfreund.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gastfreund<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/clickatree.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click A Tree<\/a> show how modern hotel management can function today: process-optimized, digitally supported, and with concrete, documented results in the supported project in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b4023f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28b4023f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38085\" alt=\"Two people transport mangrove seedlings on a raft through shallow water in the Click A Tree project in the Philippines.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangroven-setzlinge-im-boot.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250044f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"250044f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Idea: A Simple Choice with Concrete Impact\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84121a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84121a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since July 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waldhotel-cottbus.de\/hotel\/nachhaltigkeit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus has relied on a clever combination of digital service and project-related commitment<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The principle is as logical as it is effective: guests can easily opt out of daily room cleaning via the Gastfreund guest app.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For every room cleaning canceled this way, the Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus has a tree planted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/en\/esg-projects\/planting-trees-and-collecting-ocean-plastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project in the Philippines<\/a> via Click A Tree.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, as part of the project, one kilogram of plastic is collected for each tree planted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A portion of the recycled plastic is used to make school chairs, which are provided to local schools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The balance after one year shows how often travelers have already used this offer:<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>1,240 trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have already been planted in the project in the Philippines as part of the cooperation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>1,240 kg of plastic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were collected in connection with these plantings.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Social added value on site:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A portion of the recycled plastic is used to create school chairs, which are provided to local schools in the project country.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These figures show how the customer journey works in practice. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hotel team actively promotes the campaign during check-in, reminds guests with appealing displays in the rooms, and allows guests to make the smart, digital decision with a click.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In one year, <\/span><b>1,240 room cleanings were canceled and not performed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the Spree-Waldhotel with its 50 rooms, this corresponds to an average of approximately 25 unperformed room cleanings per room within one year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8b724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b8b724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38086\" alt=\"Numerous young mangrove seedlings grow in a vast planting area on the coast of the Philippines.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Philippinen-projekt-mangrovenfeld.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e32ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e32ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Success Triangle: Benefits for All Involved\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af4d51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af4d51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>1. The Waldhotel Cottbus: Less Cleaning Effort &amp; More Efficiency<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus, the cooperation with Click A Tree means a concrete advantage in daily hotel operations. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By not performing room cleanings, the associated use of water, energy, and cleaning agents is eliminated.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the same time, personnel capacities in housekeeping are relieved and can be used for other tasks in hotel operations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hotel actively involves its guests in the decision, thus combining digital guest communication with a concrete project contribution.<\/span><\/p><h5><b>2. Gastfreund: The Digital Key to the Hotel Portfolio<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such an action can cause additional administrative effort in daily hotel life \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/gastfreund.net\/digitale-gaestemappe\/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwh4TVBhCWARIsAG0czmqHY8BHrDSDMSGF79T7efrwvbGfIMD0A5zoFjfJemmGib89FDEYeowaAr4kEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with the right digital solution<\/a>, however, it can be easily integrated into guest communication. Gastfreund has been successfully working with the Waldhotel Cottbus since 2019. The guest app enables guests&#8217; decisions digitally:  <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>One-Click Solution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Guests can easily cancel housekeeping via their own smartphone.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Digital Processes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Digital communication can supplement or partially replace printed information, thereby reducing associated printing costs.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h5><b>3. Click A Tree: Concrete and Documented Project Measures<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click A Tree makes the hotel&#8217;s and its guests&#8217; commitment traceable through concrete results. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The concept is based on a clear assignment: <\/span><b>For every room cleaning canceled as part of the cooperation, the Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus has a tree planted in the project in the Philippines via Click A Tree. <\/b> <\/p><p><b>Additionally, one kilogram of plastic is collected per tree as part of the project.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project combines tree plantings with further local measures. These include jobs within the project and the processing of a portion of the collected plastic into school chairs, which are provided to local schools. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For hoteliers, this provides a concrete and traceable basis to communicate to guests which measures are supported by the cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d8a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7d8a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38084\" alt=\"Classroom in the Philippines with colorful school chairs made from collected and recycled plastic.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/clickatree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Click-A-Tree-Stuehle-aus-Plastik-Philippinen-Projekt.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a661033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a661033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to Shape the Hotel Industry of Tomorrow?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed045c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ed045c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fee55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05fee55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The success story of the Spree-Waldhotel Cottbus, based on the <\/span><b>1,240 unperformed room cleanings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, shows that contemporary hotel management and economic process optimization can go hand in hand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By integrating it into the Gastfreund guest app, the model can be easily incorporated into the Spree-Waldhotel&#8217;s guest communication.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unperformed room cleanings reduce the corresponding cleaning effort, relieve housekeeping, and at the same time enable the hotel to finance concrete tree plantings in the project in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p><p><b>You too can write the next success story!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Utilize the possibilities of digital guest communication and concretely documented project measures. 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