Whitbread targets cut in hotel guests' water consumption by a fifth by 2030

Michael Holder
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EXCLUSIVE: Hospitality firm behind Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre and Beefeater brands to rollout water savings technologies across its 845 UK hotels

Premier Inn-owner Whitbread is aiming to reduce its hotel guests' water usage by a fifth by the end of the decade across its nationwide estate, after successfully trialling a range of water-saving technologies...

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