Latest Posts
Featured
Most Popular
Contribute
Become a Facebook Fan
Follow on Twitter
Network on LinkedInAll Posts Tagged With: "restaurants"
How can restaurants in the U.S. get greener?
A new program by the National Restaurant Association is aiming to promote and recognize dining establishments’ environmental sustainability efforts.
Keep Reading Tweet
How can restaurants “go green” while cutting costs?
With proven practices and modern trends helping eateries serve up savings and boost consumer appeal, eating establishments across the country are taking a bite out of foodservice costs while helping to save the environment.
Keep Reading Tweet
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.
Keep Reading Tweet
California's Terranea Resort officially opens its doors
After ten years in the making, Destination Hotels & Resorts has officially debuted its newest property: the breathtaking and eco-friendly Pacific-oceanfront Terranea Resort.
Keep Reading Tweet
Lonely Planet travel guides go high-tech
Popular travel content provider Lonely Planet has partnered with NAVTEQ to provide a new, interactive travel guide for both Australia and New Zealand, with additional Asian cities to follow.
Keep Reading Tweet
Travel socially with your iPhone and Facebook
TourSpot is making travel social by combining an iPhone travel and city guide with Facebook, combining rich content and live mapping with location-based search capabilities updating features, making it the ultimate e-travel guide.
Keep Reading Tweet
America's 'Greenest Hotel' makes every day Earth Day
Every day is Earth Day at the Napa Valley wine country’s spanking new Bardessono, five-acre farm-turned-small, design-centric hotel believed by many to be America’s greenest hotel, spa and restaurant.
Keep Reading Tweet
Australia's Accor Hotels commit to Earth Hour 2009
Over 100 Accor Hotels across Australia will ‘switch off’ in support of Earth Hour on March 28th, in an effort to build awareness for climate change and the need to reduce global warming.
Keep Reading Tweet
New 'agritourism' webisode series shows the best local getaways for New Yorkers
EscapeMaker.com debuts New York State AgriTourism Webisode Series: Wine tasting, cheese making, maple sugaring, apple picking, wind mill farms Local food and local getaways make for the best in Agri-tourism inthe state.
Keep Reading Tweet
Hotel Indigo coming to San Diego, featuring all kinds of green
In keeping with the brand’s commitment to the environment, Hotel Indigo San Diego is striving to achieve LEED certification. In addition to responsible site management, the adoption of green building practices and soil rehabilitation, the hotel will feature a ‘green roof’ with native species of grasses and shrubbery that will reduce heating and cooling and better manage stormwater runoff.
Keep Reading Tweet
UN energy program put to the test by International Hotels and Restaurants Association
With climate change a growing concern and the economic crisis affecting their bottom line, European hoteliers are about to take part in a United Nations-backed program designed to reduce energy consumption and lead to significant savings in operating costs with a goal to achieve a 20 percent increase in energy efficiency and a 10 percent increase in using renewable, energy-new technologies.
Keep Reading Tweet
Eco-friendly culinary creations at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes
Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the 582-room Terranea, opening in June 2009, will bring its eco-friendly orientation into all aspects of its Southern California fine dining options with an emphasis on local and organic foods.
Keep Reading Tweet
Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
Standing together for a better world 
Travel inspiration 2.0 
Why stronger regulations are crucial to combating climate change 
