Historic hotels in Spain switch to renewable energy in the new year

A state-owned chain of historic hotels in Spain is going green in 2019 and setting an example for the rest of the country. The Paradores hotel brand - which are grand hotels housed in ancient castles and monasteries - has announced that starting this year all 97 of their properties will use electricity from renewable resources.

“Paradores is a company that supports sustainable tourism in every sense of the word,” said company chair, Óscar López Águeda. “What’s more, as a public company,...