According to the Green Hotels Association, "Green Hotels are environmentally-friendly properties whose managers are eager to institute programs that save water, save energy and reduce solid waste-while saving money-to help protect our one and only earth."
根據國際環保旅館協會的定義，「旅館進行省水省電及減少固體廢棄物的程序，並利用節省下來的成本，協助保護這唯一的地球。」