Holiday Inn Express Doncaster Achieves Gold Green Tourism Status

To achieve Gold status, the hotel provided evidence across 15 sustainability criteria, demonstrating impactful actions tailored to its operations, including:

• Guest Engagement: Through IHG Green Engage, guests are encouraged at check-in to opt out of daily room cleans during longer stays. QR-coded wooden discs placed throughout the hotel share the sustainability story, and emailed receipts are offered as standard.
• Green Conference Rooms: Meeting spaces are designed to reduce waste, with minimal desk consumables and promotion of digital materials.
• Food Waste Reduction: Partnering with Too Good To Go, the hotel saves surplus breakfast items, selling around two packs daily. Coffee granules are repurposed for local gardening projects.
• Local Community Support: Initiatives include sponsoring jackets for a girls’ football team, donating food to shelters and schools, and offering free meeting space to charities.
• Health & Wellbeing: Staff participate in regular training via the Smile portal, and a dedicated Mental Health Champion leads wellness activities.
• Accessibility & Inclusion: The hotel offers accessible rooms, vibrating pillows, braille signage, and a low check-in desk. Staff are trained to support guests with additional needs.

Joanne Cutts, General Manager added “We’re a small team with a big commitment, our Gold status reflects the passion and creativity of our staff, who constantly bring new ideas to improve our green story—from reusing coffee granules to promoting walking routes for guests.  We’re delighted to have achieved this status for Doncaster.

For more information, visit: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/gb/en/doncaster/dsauk/hoteldetail/amenities