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How are Marriott’s green initiatives helping to save money?
Hotel giant Marriott International, Inc. is planning to expand its “green hotel” portoflio by 10-times its current size by introducing a “green hotel prototype” that will be LEED pre-certified.
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How to shop the ‘Eco Green Hotel’ way
A new online store is aiming to transform how the hotel industry finds and buys eco-amenities for environmentally-conscious travelers.
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A new green hotels program comes to the South
The State of South Carolina has just launched a new certification program for the hospitality industry called the South Carolina Green Hospitality Alliance.
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Does living “green” at home really effect how people travel?
A new study suggests that there is a significant difference in how people’s attitudes toward “green” lifestyles effect their actual travel purchases and behavior.
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Bike tours through New Orleans go green and motorless in the Crescent City
The Maison St. Charles Quality Inn & Suites, located in the city’s historic Garden District, has just unveiled the new bike tour package that lets travelers tour the city in fun, eco-friendly way.
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Hotel prices are dropping: Good for travelers, bad for hotels?
According to online-booking website Hotels.com, world hotel prices have dropped significantly, with an average of a 17% decrease since last year.
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New green key cards open a world a possibilities for hotels looking to promote environmental stewardship
The hospitality industry is opening doors to a new, green future with a little help from Pineapple Hospitality’s new “Green Earth Green-Key” cards, key packets and key sleeves – biodegradable products that are both durable and affordable.
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Canadian green hotel program expands into the U.S.
Canadian-born green hotel certification program, Green Key Eco-Rating Program (Green Key), has officially expanded its operations into its southern cousin, the United States.
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New York launches green hotel certification program
As part of a large initiative to support sustainable tourism in New York, a new program to officially certify hotels and other types of travel-lodging as being “green” throughout the state has finally gone into practice.
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Book reuse program begins at Destination Hotels & Resorts in time for National Book Month
Destination Hotels & Resorts, popular for their eco-minded mentality toward hospitality, has just launched a new company-wide campaign called “Read & Reuse” – designed by the brand’s “Green Teams” to address the thousands of pounds of books travelers leave at hotels and resorts each year by collecting books to be donated to local libraries, schools and non-profits.
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Eco-friendly hotel amenities now come in bulk sizes, too
Green hotel-pampering agent Pineapple Hospitality is now offering the Sonoma Soap Company’s eco-friendly amenities in daily and bulk gallon-sizes in an effort to further promote its own sustainability standards in a big, big way.
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Taking it slow with sustainable dining in Napa Valley
Napa Valley’s Silverado Resort takes its culinary delights “slow and steady” while emphasizing environmental and agricultural sustainability.
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Good to know: Report shows hotel guests prefer green
A recently released report by those studious folks over at J.D. Power and Associates contained a big shot in the arm for eco hoteliers: green hotels made great strides in awareness, guest satisfaction and participation in sustainable programs since the previous reporting period in 2008.
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Earth-friendly towels wrap the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa in good green comfort
Cypress Bath, Bed & Spa has just announced that the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa, the world’s first LEED Gold hotel, has chosen their environmentally-friendly Green Earth towel for use throughout their property to reduce energy consumption as well as water usage.
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Fairmont’s new Green IT strategy: Evolving responsibly
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts has made many headlines for its efforts in environmental lodging, and is well known in the industry for being environmentally progressive. Now, the company is taking its commitment to green responsibility even further with a new IT strategy to limit waste, purchase responsibly, conserve energy and reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint.
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Charlottesville, VA kicks green tourism into high gear
Local tourism is getting a big, green push in Charlottesville, Virginia, with the launch of new tourism campaign “Green Goes First!”, challenging the local hospitality and tourism industry to join the state’s initiative to become certified Virginia Green businesses.
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Arista becomes the first LEED-Certified hotel in Illinois
After a long evaluation process, Naperville, Illinois’ Hotel Arista has finally earned an official LEED certification almost a full year since its opening, becoming the state’s first hotel to ever achieve LEED status.
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Keeping it simple: eco-friendly hotel bath products
Luxury meets eco-consciousness with a new line of earth-friendly amenities. Spanning a range of benefits and budgets, Earth Simple and Earth Perfect products allow hotel guests to pamper themselves in a whole new, green way.
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Marriott in Downtown Portland aims for LEED Gold
Give Portland, Oregon yet another green travel nod: on May 27, the city’s downtown area got a new boost of green lodging vitality with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott—Portland City Center. Inspired by the region’s natural settings, the hotel is striving to achieve LEED Gold status – a first for the Marriott Courtyard family.
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Vegas nightclubs go green
Popular nightclubs in Las Vegas are implementing a new “green” ticket option and renewable energy credits to help reduce the hot spots’ carbon footprints. Now, you can party in Sin City with only slightly less guilt.
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