All Posts Tagged With: "business travel"
Green meetings at Hyatt: introducing the ‘Meet and Be Green’ Program
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has recently announced the launch of Meet and Be Green – a new program that encourages guests and planners to make green choices for their meetings.
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Top travel brands to focus on economic recovery
Leading industry experts from Expedia, Google, Marriott International, United Airlines, IHG, Orbitz Worldwide, and Continental Airlines are set to address North America’s online travel industry and discuss key growth strategies for the upturn.
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New outdoor Alaskan incentives for corporate meetings
Dream Outdoors and Kodiak Legends Lodge Alaska are delivering real value for corporate travel and meetings industry with a customized outdoor group incentive program.
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‘Green is for Go’ – Greening Your Hotel Meetings and Conferences
Diana Driscoll outlines some of the biggest questions surrounding green meetings and travel. How do hotels measure up? And what exactly IS a “Green Meeting?”
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Canadian hotels have the right idea: Green is the way to go
The Hotel Association of Canada has recently concluded a survey that showed significant interest in sustainability in the hotel industry. According to the survey, nearly half of Canadian travelers consider environmental initiatives a priority when booking a hotel stay.
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Powwownow vs. The Airlines
Business travel can wreak havoc on the environment and corporate social responsibility – not to mention corporate budgets. One UK conferencing company aggressively answers criticism ofbusiness travel alternatives. Let the fight begin!
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Can travelers challenge the green movement to be better?
While green travel has become the fastest growing niche in travel, travelers still believe that the industry “needs work” before a true leader in sustainability can emerge.
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Responsible corporate travel: Do execs set a bad example?
According to a recent ACTE-KDS poll, top managers are taking a “do as I say, not as I do” attitude when it comes to green, responsible travel practices.
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Green meetings find a new ‘Destination’
Popular lodging brand Destination Hotels & Resorts has just launched its Green Meetings Platform to address the changing needs for group and meeting programs striving for sustainability.
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Travel industry can be a huge step toward Haiti’s recovery
Specializing in uniting people around the world toward a common cause, interest or culture, perhaps no other industry is as capable or versatile as the travel industry when it comes to lending a helping hand in the Haiti relief and recovery efforts.
Keep Reading TweetTRX and the Offset Alliance work together to make travel booking technology more eco-responsible
Travel technology leader TRX has been selected by the Offset Alliance for its carbon emissions calculator. Developed by TRX’s Travel Analytics, the tool allows business and individuals to accurately offset the impact of air travel.
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Instant translation services over the phone for travelers
LangCommLingo provides tourists, students, business travelers and vacationers instant access to interpreters in over 150 languages 24/7, 365 days of the year.
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Virginia’s upcoming Salamander Resort and Spa to host meetings and events in green luxury
With construction underway for a scheduled 2011 debut, the luxury Salamander Resort & Spa has announced plans to a new, eco-friendly groups and meetings initiative called Meeting Green.
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WWF’s ‘One in Five’: Business travel can help save the planet too
The World Wildlife Fund has recently launched a campaign to educate business travelers on how to reduce flights without sacrificing productivity – while helping preserve wildlife and save the planet in the process. The WWF is touting video conferencing as being a major player ih the shift toward “non-travel” business travel as part of its “One in Five Challenge” -encouraging businesses to find greener alternatives to flying.
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Thailand tourism hoping for a rebound
The Royal Thai Government is extending its visa fee waiving for an entire year in order to help revive the country’s travel and tourism industry in the wake of a number of global and local events that have led to a temporary decline in visitor arrivals.
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Tradeshows can be green, too! Travel meetings and events company gets nominated for sustainability award
IMEX, a global tradeshow geared at the incentive travel, meetings, and events industry, was recognized by the Association of Event Organizers (AEO) as one of eight companies to make it onto the shortlist for its coveted 2009 Sustainable Initiative of the Year Award; an award granted to a project that reduces environmental impact across an event or company over a period of 12 months.
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TRX delivers carbon tracking solutions to booking tools
Companies looking for reliable insight into air travel-related carbon emissions now have full access to TRX’s new Carbon Emissions Developer Toolkit – a robust set of calculations required to accurately assess the carbon footprint of air travel by corporations and individuals.
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Green business travel events and meetings gets an eco-incentive with tree planting initiatives
Meetings and events technology company, SignUp4, is raising the bar on corporate green initiatives with its promise to plant three trees for each new and renewing customer.
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JetBlue pledges to do 'One Thing That's Green'
By making small changes to daily habits, everyone can help make the world a greener place. With a goal of inspiring 22,000 individuals to make pledges, the “One Thing That’s Green” initiative is part of JetBlue’s “Jetting to Green” environmental commitment.
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New iPhone App offers translation tools to travelers
Don’t travel alone: take along a “native speaker” and turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a mobile talking translator.
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