The perceptions level of thermal hotels' employees related to environmental awareness practices

This study aims to determine the perceptions level of thermal hotels' employees, who are employed in five-star thermal hotels in Afyonkarahisar awarded with "Environmentally Sensitive Hospitality Enterprise" (Green Star) certificate, related to hotels' environmental awareness practices. In this regard, the questionnaire technique was employed, a total of 263 employees were surveyed and the data has been analysed and interpreted from a statistical perspective. According to the results of the analysis of data collected in the study, employees state that implementation of environmental awareness practices are significantly important for the thermal hotels they work for. It has been observed that when the importance evaluation of employees for their hotels' environmental awareness practices is greater, they also assess the implementation level of environmental practices higher in their hotels. However, when the results are examined, it is seen that the level of implementation by the hotels is relatively lower compared to the level of assessed importance. Keywords: Environmental Management, Green-Star, Thermal Hotel, Employees