How climate change could affect the hotel industry

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Climate change is real, and will be real for decades to come.

While efforts to increase sustainability measures are laudable—and countries and companies have made real efforts to decrease their carbon footprints—at this point, it’s all a bit too little and likely a bit too late. At least, these initiatives cannot be expected to reverse climate change immediately; at best case, there still could be some benefit over time...