Archive for Green Hotel News
Green Hotel News 10/09/09
Posted by: | CommentsFirst green Ritz opens
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Even if the new Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte (US) is designed for frequent flyers, the hotel itself is environmentally friendly and the first of the luxe chain to receive the industry’s LEED Gold certificate. Also the first LEED-certified hotel in greater Charlotte, the new Ritz-Carlton — open from this month — has stuck to green principles from employees’ uniforms made of recycled plastic bottles all the way through to a roof full of plants insulating the building.
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Green Hotel News 10/08/09
Posted by: | CommentsCentral Texas hotels going green
Killeen Daily Herald
But recently, hotels in Central Texas are working to change internal practices while still providing solid service to guests. Those who stayed in a hotel …
Monte Carlo Shows Europe How To Go Green
Provence Travel News
Prolonged lobbying by Prince Albert of Monaco to make fellow world leaders aware of environmental issues is being matched at home with a radical drive to make Monaco one of the leading environmentally friendly countries in the world.
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Green Hotel News 10/07/09
Posted by: | CommentsUK firms face rising fines in new government green plan
Reuters
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES) is a mandatory scheme starting in April 2010 that will force businesses like banks, hotels …
How can hotels go green?
Mother Nature Network
But in recent years, the hotel industry has seen a green push. In Seattle, Hyatt opened the city’s first LEED-certified hotel, the Hyatt at Olive 8. …
green lodging news: Do Green Buildings Enhance Productivity?
By Glenn Hasek
… of green buildings, which [are] not only fewer sick days and greater worker productivity, but enhanced employee retention, recruitment, and worker morale.” What are your thoughts? Are those who work in green hotels more productive? …
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Green Hotel News 10/06/09
Posted by: | CommentsAround Town: How our giant green convention center survived the G-20 without an HQ hotel
By Brian O’Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Guess how much trash the average hotel guest throws away every day. About two pounds — more than half of that paper, plastic, cardboard and cans that those same guests probably recycle at home. Yet according to a 2008 survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association, just 40 percent of hotels have a recycling program.
New York Times: Energy & Environment
REFF West: Putting the ‘Green’ in Green Technology
By Sam Smith
Exclusive report from the 2nd annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West
Casino Leaders, ‘Going Green’ Trend Featured at Atlantic City Hospitality Trade Show
Atlantic City Hotel & Lodging Association
Golf means green to central Alabama
montgomeryadvertiser.com
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Green Hotel News 10/02/09
Posted by: | Comments Here are easy ways to find green hotels
TECH.BLORGE.com
Want to find an economical yet green hotel? Several different on line sites will direct you to green resorts and accommodations. You can even check out the …
Mother Nature Network
With five Green Seal certified hotels, Chicago leads the country in eco-travel options. Padding extravagance with behind-the-scenes conservation, …
Changing Skyline: Proving green can be gorgeous
Philadelphia Inquirer
As a category, hotels have lagged in embracing green design. As Lee explains, that’s partly because the industry is so focused on creating luxe environments …
Duke Energy to Purchase ‘Green Energy’ Credits | Eco Friendly Mag
By EcoFriendly
FLS Energy projects that the partnership with Duke Energy will result in the installation of more than 3000 solar collectors on schools, restaurants, hotels, universities, residential developments, apartments and industrial facilities …
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Green Hotel News 10/01/09
Posted by: | CommentsFresno Business Journal
Fresno hotel owner honored for green efforts
Bart Chatkara, owner of the Comfort Inn hotel in Fresno, has been honored for efforts to preserve the environment. Chatkara received the Eco-Excellence …
Going green to pull in conventions
Buffalo News
Zanghi was the bureau’s lead designer of its green hospitality self-certification workbook, a 15-page checklist of practices and equipment that hotels, …
Singapore’s Hotel industry comes together to push for …
Today, an inaugural batch of 15 hotels will be receiving the Singapore Green Hotel Award. This is the first time the hotel industry has come together to recognise excellence and best practices within its community in pushing for …
The Gov Monitor
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Green Hotel News 9/30/09
Posted by: | CommentsTourism sector going green
A rooftop herb garden, sitting just above the 12th floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Buffalo, is the symbol of a green initiative being instituted by a consortium of local interests, headed by the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Green Hotel News 9/29/09
Posted by: | CommentsTALF Doubts
Wall Street Journal
“All of the things that have to happen, including the hotels, would be on a more accelerated basis” if Chicago is named host of the Games, Fogelson Chairman …
Local Hotel Goes Green
WPTZ.com
The state is implementing a pilot program — putting 40 hotels through the process of being certified — with the hope of getting every hotel green in the …
Hotel Griffon Flushing Less Money and Water Down the Drain …
PR Web (press release)
As a certified member of the California Green Lodging Association, the Hotel Griffon engages in best practices for energy efficiency and environmental …
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Green Hotel News 9/28/09
Posted by: | CommentsIncentives help hotels meet challenge of going green
One hotelier says the challenge of going green can be overwhelming for a hotel at first, but getting the staff onboard and setting up a long-range capital …
New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program
Environmental Leader
Forty-three hotels and inns have signed on as initial participants for the certification process. As part of the Green Lodging Certification program …
City Lodge to build hotel at Lanseria’s Cradle City
Creamer Media’s Engineering News
Situated alongside Lanseria International Airport north of Johannesburg, Cradle City is a sustainable green-driven development situated on 900 ha of land. …
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Green Hotel News 9/27/09
Posted by: | CommentsClark County business briefs, Sept. 27
The Columbian
Going-Green has more than 13 years of hospitality experience within the Portland-Vancouver metro area working at several hotels, including the downtown …
communicategreen: Seacoast lodging gets ‘green makeover’
Seacoastonline.com
How green are they? The Green Hotels Association (greenhotels.com) says on average we renovate our homes every 20 years while hotels renovate every 6 to 7 …
CLIFF-TOP HOT TUBS, A DOG NAMED JASPER AND CORNISH AYURVEDA DESIGN …
By Immo News
Proving that great design and sustainability can go hand in hand, the hotel also boasts an impressive range of green credentials, including solar water heating, natural air conditioning and reptile re-homing – perfect for even the most …
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