The aims of this thesis were to examine the responsible tourism topic, to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the environmental practices in Russian hotel industry and to investigate the reasons and values to follow the environmentally-friendly programs. The thesis includes theoretical and empirical parts. The theoretical section is based on the special literature, studies, researches, articles and online sources. The theoretical part will be divided into two primal headings: responsible tourism and environmentally-friendly programs. The definition, history and basic facts of the responsible tourism lead to understanding how eco-practices appeared and what the reason to adopt them is. The part of the environmentally-friendly programs explains the phenomenon in general, which actions are the most beneficial and if eco-programs have a future development. The empirical part is carried out in a qualitative method and the information is gathered from semi-structured interviews with Russian hotels´ executive managers by a phone and Skype program. All results are explained and summarized.

In the conclusion the responsible tourism in Russian hotels is examined and the interview results show that the environmental programs have more advantages than disadvantages. The eco-friendly practices have values and should be developed along with the responsible management. The environmental practices should follow a hotel concept nowadays. Currently all environmental practices, such as water and energy are used. The emission practice is a least-used action. The research was done successfully and the results can be useful for the personnel of hotel sector and audience interested in the researched topic.