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The ‘Nines’ brings eco-luxury to Downtown Portland
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, brings “sophisticated surroundings and exceptional experiences” to downtown Portland, with world-class cuisine, indigenous artwork, a private library, modern steakhouse, 14,000 square feet of eco-friendly function space and an anticipated LEED Silver Certification.
Wyndham launches new Sustainability Program with ‘WyndhamGreen’
Wyndham’s “Global Green Day” events took place in over 35 Wyndham Worldwide offices worldwide and included educational components on the WyndhamGreen program; access to eco-friendly products and vendor booths, and the launch of www.wyndhamworldwide.com/wyndham-green.
IMEX Green Awards 2009 open for entries
The most established award, the Green Meetings Award, increasingly attracts extremely strong entries from corporations and agencies worldwide that have embraced the principles of green meetings and, as a result, can demonstrate detailed environmental improvements and savings.
Green Meetings at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Resort
The eco-friendly Stone Mountain Resort’s professional meeting spaces offering one million Marriott Rewards Points.
iLinc: ‘Dear corporate travelers, stop traveling so much.’
iLinc, a leading provider of web and desktop video conferencing software and online collaboration solutions, wants organizations to forego travel while saving on costs and travel effects on the environment.
World’s largest business travel association goes green with NBTA 08
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the leading business travel industry association, has released details of its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the NBTA International Convention & Exposition, the largest business travel event in the world, being held this July in Los Angeles, California.
Marriott Meetings Go Green
The world-renowned business-hotel chain announces new strides in eco-friendly alternatives to its current meeting products and services.
“Declaration of Fortaleza” highlights sustainable tourism promises for global community
The document, sponsored and endorsed by 19 Brazilian States as well as 13 countries across the Americas and Europe (U.S. included), was complied according to results of the II International Seminar on Sustainable Tourism. The seminar took place from May 12 through May 15 in the city of Fortaleza in Northern Brazil.
First Canada Green Meeting Guide launched by The Innovolve Group
The inaugural Canada Green Meeting Guide (CGMG), is a print and online directory designed to assist the meeting, hotel and conventions industry adopt more environmentally friendly practices. Distribution of the Guide to 13,000 Canadian-based convention and meeting organizing professionals begins immediately.
Can Business Conferences Ever Be Green?
You might be able to conduct a videoconference with key business partners, but when it comes to meeting new contacts and picking up new ideas, real-life business conferences are difficult to beat. But if we are to continue to meet with our corporate peers in giant aircraft hangar scale conference centres, how do we reconcile that with the desire to limit our environmental footprint?
