Assessment of energy savings achieved in tourism industry through innovative management of preparation techniques

With the increase in the income of the population, with the exception of periods of economic crisis, tourism industry continues to grow year after year. An increasing number of people benefit from the products offered by this industry. This observation is valid for Romania as well as for leading states like China. Without innovations in the field, energy consumption in tourism industry will naturally also grow. This paper proposes a management innovation which whose effect will be both the increase of tourism product quality and significant energy savings. It is an innovative way to prepare and serve breakfast. The savings made at the scale of a large five-star hotel, but also in smaller hotels, as well as in tourist boarding houses, will be evaluated. These results will be scaled to the whole of Romania. (paper)