Sustainability Supplier News

February 25, 2009

Cambean Hospitality Partners With Everglades Foundation as Part of Cambean Earth Environmental Initiative

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. -- Cambean Hospitality, a Miami Beach-based hospitality group that owns and manages four boutique hotel properties in the historic South Beach area, has entered into a partnership with the Everglades Foundation. The partnership was formed to support Cambean Hospitality’s Cambean Earth environmental initiative, which was recently created to help promote sustainability in the hospitality industry worldwide.

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February 19, 2009

NaturCert launches 'Certify at Zero Cost' global campaign for Hotels & Resorts

NaturCert launches the campaign with the aim of supporting hotel and resort companies during the crisis for becoming certified with NaturCert and simultaneously assist them in gaining from visibility actions while building brand awareness.

NaturCert

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February 13, 2009

Starting Fresh | EcoRooms & EcoSuites (www.EcoRooms.com) rings in the New Year with new Web site, logo, properties and advisors.

EcoRooms & EcoSuites, the premier certification and marketing resource for green hotels in the U.S. and abroad, has unveiled a newly-redesigned logo and Web site. The new look highlights the growing role of sustainability in the hospitality industry while also offering travelers a more user-friendly online experience, helping them more quickly and easily locate the greenest hotels on the planet. “We expect 2009 to be a huge year for EcoRooms & EcoSuites, and in the growth of consumer awareness regarding green lodging options,” says Ray Burger, president of Pineapple Hospitality and founder of EcoRooms & EcoSuites. “As consumers continue to become more knowledgeable about green travel, we’ve changed the look and feel of our logo and Web site. We’ve added new properties to our directory, streamlined our rigorous ’Significant 7’ criteria to becoming a member, and we recently added a new member to our Board of Advisors. ”

Pineapple Hospitality

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February 13, 2009

Onity Launches New Wireless innPULSE® Software for the SensorStat® Energy Management System

Onity has announced the launch of Wireless innPULSE®, an innovative new radio- frequency (RF) network that wirelessly connects SensorStat® guestroom thermostats to Onity’s innPULSE® energy management software. This enables hotel properties to network Onity’s proprietary in-room SensorStat products together to form a comprehensive Energy Management System (EMS) without the need for hardwiring from each guestroom thermostat. Since their introduction in 2003, Onity’s Wireless SensorStat EMS products have been successfully installed in thousands of guestrooms at properties around the world. Onity, one of the world’s leading providers of electronic locking solutions, is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

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December 15, 2008

Booking.com donates to The Perl Foundation

Booking.com, Europe's largest and fastest growing online hotel reservation service, donated 50,000 US$ to The Perl Foundation (), to aid in the further development and maintenance of the Perl programming language in general, and Perl 5.10 in particular.

Booking.com

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November 6, 2008

CTC Names INNCOM Among Six Fastest Growing Connecticut Companies in Energy/Environmental Technologies

INNCOM International Inc., the global leader in Room Automation and Energy-Management Systems and products for the lodging industry, has made the Connecticut Technology Council UHY LLP “Tech Top 40.” This honor is a celebration of the 40 fastest growing Software, IT, New Media, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy/Telecom/Green Tech and Life Sciences companies in Connecticut. INNCOM was recognized in the Energy/Environmental Technology category as being one of six fastest growing companies in Connecticut from 2004–2007.

Honeywell

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October 29, 2008

Recap: The 46th Annual Congress of IH&RA International Hotel & Restaurant Association

Monterrey-Mexico | During three days, the world's best hospitality leaders gathered in Monterrey, Mexico, where was held the IH&RA's 46th General Assembly, from 20-22 October 2008, where 250 delegates & hospitality leaders from 40 nations did attend the congress that was held in Mexico with its main theme LEADING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE.

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October 29, 2008

PSAV Leverages its Broad Footprint to Make ‘Green’ Meetings, Environment Greener

The move towards “Going Green” is in the air – literally. According to PSAV® Presentation Services, the leading supplier of audiovisual and event technology to hotels, associations, producers, and meeting planners worldwide, one of the best ways to avoid negative environmental impact is to eliminate shipping imposed on event technology companies to bring in equipment. Working with a local company – or being a “locavore” -- dramatically reduces the carbon emissions footprint.

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September 10, 2008

Onity Employees Lend a Helping Hand to Gwinnett County Habitat for Humanity

Many of Onity’s world headquarters employees donated personal vacation time to help with the construction of a four bedroom, two bathroom home for a Habitat for Humanity project in Gwinnett County, Ga. Onity, one of the world’s leading providers of electronic locking solutions, is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

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September 3, 2008

Hasek Communications Announces Launch of Green Lodging News Blog

Hasek Communications L.L.C., a Cleveland, Ohio-based publishing and consulting company, announces the launch of its Green Lodging News blog at http://greenlodgingnews.blogspot.com. The news blog can also be accessed via several links at . The News Blog will include breaking news items, summaries of articles that otherwise would not appear on the Green Lodging News website, analysis of news and trends, surveys, as well as satire and humor. News items will highlight green hotel developments, cutting-edge products, and include photos and links related to those items.

greenlodgingnews.com

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August 7, 2008

Hotels Receive Paperless Distribution Contracts in Six Languages from Tourico Holidays

Hotel suppliers across the globe are now granted access to secure online distribution contracts in six languages from global wholesale brokerage company, Tourico Holidays, Inc. This second phase of the company’s paperless ‘Go Green’ program, launched in February 2008, aims to expand efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly waste reduction practices to hoteliers in key regions worldwide.

React Mobile

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August 6, 2008

Wyndham Hotels to Offer Allergy-Friendly Rooms and Meeting Spaces

Health-conscious travelers – especially those suffering from allergies and asthma – may breathe easier at Wyndham® hotels thanks to the upscale chain’s new Wyndham ClearAir(sm) initiative to offer allergy-friendly guest accommodations. While eight Wyndham hotels offer the rooms today, all will be required to convert 10 percent of their room inventory or a minimum of 25 rooms into allergy-friendly environments by the end of 2009. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is the first national upscale lodging chain to mandate allergy-friendly rooms systemwide.

Wyndham

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July 2, 2008

Green As We Grow

Lately, the green initiative has been acknowledged as the latest “buzz” for hotel renovations and new construction. Hotel Managers Group (HMG) currently has seven new hotels under development in the Western United States. HMG has also completed over eight million in hotel renovations in the last twelve months. HMG’s investment partners and clients have all asked the question “How do we go green as we grow?”

HMG

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June 17, 2008

Telkonet Launches Next Generation Networked Energy Management Solution at HITEC

Telkonet, Inc. (AMEX:TKO), the leading provider of innovative, centrally managed solutions for integrated energy management, networking, building automation and proactive support services, is dynamically evolving energy management efficiency, with the launch of the advanced Networked Telkonet Smart Energy (NTSE) platform. Building on the proven capabilities of the Telkonet SmartEnergy system, incorporating Telkonet's unique patented Recovery Time™ technology, NTSE advances intelligent HVAC building control with a flexible, resilient and low-cost energy management platform. NTSE gives property owners the tools to identify and implement energy savings, providing total visibility and detailed data about a property's HVAC system and its energy consumption, together with real-time, instant remote management capabilities.

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April 2, 2008

InterContinental Hotels Group and American Hotel Development Partners Dedicate First White Oak in Honor of Upcoming Hotelier Lost to Cancer

On April 14, Clyde J. Harris, III, and his company, American Hotel Development Partners (AHDP), will commemorate the first White Oak tree which is to be planted at the company's new Candlewood Suites hotel in Columbia, S.C., in honor of his son, Clyde J. Harris, IV, who in 2006 at the age of 35, passed away after a three year battle with tongue and neck cancer.

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February 26, 2008

Days Inns - Canada Fundraiser Results Exceed Goal

Days Inns Canada recently unveiled the results of its 2007 fundraising campaign with the announcement of a $43,000 donation to the Childhood Cancer Foundation - Candlelighters Canada (CCFCC) at the Days Inns Canada Annual Conference held in Vancouver. Hotel owners donated a portion of their revenue for one week in September and collected donations from staff and guests to help fund research to find a cure for all forms of childhood cancer.

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February 18, 2008

PSAV’s LED Lighting ‘Wows’ Meeting Goers, Dresses Hotels, and Reduces Energy Costs

LED Lighting is quickly replacing incandescent lighting at hotels, resorts and conference centers as a more cost effective way to provide scenic illumination throughout the hotel, according to PSAV® Presentation Services. Whether dressing up a General Session or adding “pop” to empty rooms during site visits, LED lighting not only sets the scene, but its low power consumption helps facilities to conserve energy.

PSAV

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January 22, 2008

Lexington Collection Vows to Keep Hope Alive for World’s Neediest Children

The Lexington Collection of fine hotels, plaza hotels, and resorts worldwide is pleased to announce it has joined forces with Plan USA, one of the oldest and largest children’s charities in the world, in an effort to Keep Hope Alive for the world’s neediest children. The Lexington Collection will serve as the Premier Corporate Sponsor for Plan USA.

Vantage

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November 4, 2007

New MicroCotton® Green Earth™ Towels by Cypress Allow Hoteliers to Help Save the Planet, Save Costs and Pamper Guests

Cypress Hotel & Spa, the leading designer and manufacturer of luxurious bathrobes, towels, slippers, and sheets for the hospitality and spa industry for over twenty-five years, today announced the introduction of MicroCotton® Green Earth™ towels, the newest innovation in eco-friendly towels for the hotel and spa market.

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October 22, 2007

INNCOM Creates New Opportunity for Hotels to Reach Environmentally Aware Guests

NIANTIC, CT – This month INNCOM international inc. officially changed the name of its Green Button option – featured on the e4 Smart Digital Thermostat – from ENVIRO-MODE to ecoMODE. The new name was selected to better reflect the feature’s eco-friendly functionality and makes it more recognizable as “green” to those seeking environmentally friendly solutions.

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Stefan Gössling

Imagine climate change as a cost. Currently, this cost is about $200 per ton of CO2. As we know, the cost is not internalised - as society, we subsidise the polluters; and the more you pollute, the more you free ride on society.

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