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How to spend a long weekend in Copenhagen – and not bring bed bugs back home

How to spend a long weekend in Copenhagen – and not bring bed bugs back home

A long weekend in Paris, bed bug-safe certified every night

A long weekend in Paris, bed bug-safe certified every night

Iceland, Certified the Whole Way Round

Iceland, Certified the Whole Way Round

The Ambassador network behind the hospitality standard live in 60+ destinations

Next gen hotel guest experience

The Ambassador network behind the hospitality standard live in 60+ destinations

Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA) announces strategic partnership with Valpas

Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA) announces strategic partnership with Valpas

Bed bug-safe becomes a bookable hotel attribute across travel platforms as Valpas partners with Netstorming

Bed bug-safe becomes a bookable hotel attribute across travel platforms as Valpas partners with Netstorming

How bed bug safety makes your hotel discoverable in the age of AI

Next gen hotel guest experience

How bed bug safety makes your hotel discoverable in the age of AI

Spain's hotels are sitting on unanswered demand. Valpas helps answer it.

Next gen hotel guest experience

Spain's hotels are sitting on unanswered demand. Valpas helps answer it.

What hoteliers can and can't say about sustainability after 27 September

What hoteliers can and can't say about sustainability after 27 September

Hotel sustainability has a fourth pillar. Here's the standard that measures it.

Hotel sustainability has a fourth pillar. Here's the standard that measures it.

5 prompts that find bed bug-safe hotels on ChatGPT

5 prompts that find bed bug-safe hotels on ChatGPT

Hotels' biggest sustainability blind spot is in the spray bottle

Hotels' biggest sustainability blind spot is in the spray bottle

The Guest Need Of The Decade

The Guest Need Of The Decade

The fourth pillar: how Select Green Hotels and Valpas just made the invisible part of sustainability bookable

Next gen hotel guest experience

The fourth pillar: how Select Green Hotels and Valpas just made the invisible part of sustainability bookable

IHIF EMEA 2026 Briefing: The Valuation Blind Spot

Next gen hotel guest experience

IHIF EMEA 2026 Briefing: The Valuation Blind Spot

The forgotten poison: Detoxing the guest room is hospitality's #1 regenerative act

Next gen hotel guest experience

The forgotten poison: Detoxing the guest room is hospitality's #1 regenerative act

Valpas Joins the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to Accelerate Safe, Sustainable Hospitality Worldwide

Valpas Joins the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to Accelerate Safe, Sustainable Hospitality Worldwide

Martin Duchateau, Owner and General Manager of Hotels Made in Louise and Made in Catherine in Brussels, Belgium

How bed bug safety enabled a first-time hotelier to build Brussels’ #1 and #2 Tripadvisor hotels.

Valpas joins the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

Valpas joins the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

Certified Bed Bug-Safe: How Japanese Hotel Group Kabin Converts Trust into Bookings

Certified Bed Bug-Safe: How Japanese Hotel Group Kabin Converts Trust into Bookings

Entrance of the Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center

How Marriott Rive Gauche safeguards 757 rooms with Valpas: A new gold standard in hospitality safety and sustainability

A hotel front desk with the Valpas bed bug-safe certification reassuring guests

Next gen hotel guest experience

Travelers Willing to Pay More for Guaranteed Bed Bug-Safe Hotel Stays: Valpas Turns a Hidden Concern into a Revenue Driver

Annual CO2 Impact of Bed Bug Treatments for a 50-Room Hotel Equals 229 London-New York Economy Flights, Valpas Study Finds

Annual CO2 Impact of Bed Bug Treatments for a 50-Room Hotel Equals 229 London-New York Economy Flights, Valpas Study Finds

Press release: Valpas announces Japanese market entry strategy to tackle share of €15bn bed bug problem, backed by Canon Marketing Japan Inc. investment

Press release: Valpas announces Japanese market entry strategy to tackle share of €15bn bed bug problem, backed by Canon Marketing Japan Inc. investment

Bed bugs know-how

6 ideas to prevent bed bugs in hotel

Customer stories

EU backs Valpas to expand the bed bug-safe standard for hotels

Member stories Customer stories

Hôtel Le Pradey, Hotel en Ville, Paris: How Valpas certification helped prevent ~€10,000 in losses while strengthening guest trust

Boutique Hotel Le Mareuil, Paris: how Valpas bed bug-safe certification became a competitive advantage loved by owners and guests

Hotel Royal, Gothenburg: how Valpas bed bug-safe certification removed the need for routine pest control and synthetic pesticides

Bed bugs know-how

Early signs of a bed bugs infestation and how to get rid of them

Bed bugs know-how

There are no Valpas member hotels where I'm travelling. How can I ensure a bed bug-safe stay?

Le lit penthouse de Keppler

Next gen hotel guest experience

8 Best hotel bedroom ideas for a five-star experience

Next gen hotel guest experience

Hotel room interior design: Tips & inspiration from Valpas member hotels

Hôtel du Jeu de Paume´s facade

Hôtel du Jeu de Paume, Paris: How increased guest safety has brought more and happier customers

Grand entrance of Keppler hotel

Keppler Hotel, Paris, Preferred Hotels: the secret to a best-in-class guest experience – a personal experience with the worst-case scenario

Customer stories

Valpas raises 1.6m€ to empower hotels to make every trip bed bug-safe

The façade of Le Pigalle. Inside, there are paintings, drawings, and photographs hanging on the walls, and unique furniture, created especially for the hotel or found at the Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen.

Hotel Le Pigalle Paris, Design Hotels: How to turn a bad review into a selling point and unprecedented success

Sino group

Customer stories

Sino Group and Ping An Smart City Announce Finalists of ‘PropXTech’ Corporate Innovation Programme – Valpas Among Selected Companies

Customer stories

Smart hotels brand Bob W adopts Valpas certification to guarantee bed bug-safe stays post-covid

Haikko Manor and Spa – 600 years of history and still relevant today

Haikko Manor and Spa – 600 years of history and still relevant today

Hotel F6, Nordic Hotels & Resorts: bed bug-safe standard to stay on top and increase direct bookings

Hotel F6, Nordic Hotels & Resorts: bed bug-safe standard to stay on top and increase direct bookings

Here’s why your hotel or temporary accommodation should join Valpas

Next gen hotel guest experience

Here’s why your hotel or temporary accommodation should join Valpas

Five tips to check your hotel room for bed bugs – is this still necessary today?

Next gen hotel guest experience

Five tips to check your hotel room for bed bugs – is this still necessary today?

The first bed bug-safe, pesticide free hotel in the world

The first bed bug-safe, pesticide free hotel in the world

The bed bug-safe attribute for hotels

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