NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Highgate, a leader in global real estate investment and hotel management, is announcing an upgrade to 100% renewable electricity, beginning with a majority of its select service properties as well as seventeen full-service hotels. The initiative will be certified by Green-e® Energy, the nation's leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy.
Electric vehicles are taking over the road. More than 1 million battery powered electric vehicles have been sold in the U.S. since 2010, but they remain underserved with only 99,325 public charging ports available at 41,145 stations across the country. Very few businesses have the capability to fill this need the way hotels can. Today, every major carmaker already offers EVs or plans to introduce them and with electric cars forecasted to surge to 10% of the United States’ new car market by 2025, there is no better opportunity than right now for hotels to have a leg up on their competition. By providing EV charging, hotels can attract more guests, appeal to desirable customers who spend more, establish their brand as a sustainability leader and improve their bottom line.
Bruce Becker has spent nearly his entire adult life designing buildings -- 33 years to be exact.For the 62-year-old architect and developer, one building in particular has consumed his time for the past few years. In 2019, Becker's firm, Becker + Becker, bought a local landmark and registered Historic Place in New Haven, Connecticut, for $1.2 million to realize his vision of a net-zero hotel -- believed to be the first of its kind in the US."You have to reuse, recycle and reinvent existing buildings to be truly sustainable," Becker says.
One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime and this October, Red Roof® will donate 5% of proceeds from its Room in Your Heart program to the American Cancer Society®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the world from cancer.* From October 1 – October 31, 2021, Americans can "travel for good" and help support the American Cancer Society during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and enjoy a 15% discount at participating properties.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), a global leader in the battle against climate change, today launched its 100-megawatt solar array, the hospitality industry’s largest directly sourced renewable electricity project worldwide. The array’s clean energy now produces up to 90% of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas daytime power needs, spanning 65 million square feet of buildings across 13 properties and more than 36,000 rooms on the Las Vegas Strip, including Bellagio, ARIA, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand and The Mirage, among others.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced it will contribute $163,000 through Sands Cares to close out phase one of The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada’s $400,000 capital campaign to expand the Arlene Cooper Community Health Center in Downtown Las Vegas. Funding enables The Center to move forward with plans to provide full onsite health and wellness care for LGBTQIA+ and low-income downtown residents and supports the organization’s long-term goal of generating recurring revenue through the clinic to sustain its LGBTQIA+ programming in Southern Nevada.
United Airlines Inc. (United Airlines) has entered into an agreement with Boom Supersonic to buy its first supersonic commercial jet ‘Overture’. United Airlines is the first American airline company to go for commercial supersonic jet, which will be based on sustainable air-fuel and will be operational by 2029. Against this backdrop, the company witnessed more than 200% jump in influencer conversations in Twitter during the first week of June 2021 over the previous week, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The California Cannabis Tourism Association (CCTA) founded in 2017 is changing its name– as well as its geographic focus– to the newly branded Cannabis Travel Association International (CTAI). The new web site www.CannabisTravelAssociation.org launched this week.
Just over one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we are still reminded on a daily basis of the heroism of our health care workers. From continuing to care for those sick with COVID-19 to administering life saving vaccines, health care workers are the keystone of our communities, putting their own wellbeing at risk to serve others.
As part of an ambitious Plastic Free 2022 strategy to remove and avoid all virgin plastic materials from its hotel and spa operations, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is the first hospitality brand to collaborate with the United States Coalition on Sustainability and SustainChain™. This follows a partnership with the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative signed in 2020 to work with suppliers to seek safer alternatives and address the root causes of plastic pollution.
Jenny Radick was 25-years-old and living in her father's basement. During the day, she would look after her 2-year-old. At night, she would put her toddler to bed and head to the local restaurant in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania where she would bartend until the early morning hours while her dad babysat. For three years, Jenny lived under her dad's roof, going from paycheck to paycheck, struggling to make ends meet when she knew something had to give.
As we close 2020 and look to 2021, Red Roof®, the leader in upscale economy lodging, is continuing to support some of the pandemic's most affected communities: students, first responders, healthcare workers and remote workers with programs tailored just for them, available at participating, select properties. In a challenging year for many, Red Roof is a hospitality industry leader, one of the first brands to offer pioneering programs to fill a pressing need; helping a range of audiences with significantly reduced rates, complimentary rooms and ongoing promotions to ease financial burdens, conform to restricted budgets or just offer peace-of-mind to those who have to forcibly quarantine away from family and friends.
United Airlines said on Thursday it had committed to a multimillion-dollar investment in a project to remove carbon dioxide from the air through air direct-capture technology as part of a plan to be 100% "green" by 2050.
For the 21st consecutive year, Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC will proudly host its annual Thanksgiving on the Mayflower event for the city's first responders working on Thanksgiving Day. The event thanks and gives back to those that loyally serve the local community.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is partnering with the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education to provide free virtual tutoring for children of active MGM Resorts employees for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. This partnership centers on both small group tutoring as well as family engagement sessions aimed at supporting MGM employees and their families.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) announced today that members of its award-winning Choice Privileges loyalty program with Barclays US Consumer Bank have provided more than $330,000 in support of the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts. Through the generosity of loyalty program members and matching from Barclays, the American Red Cross is able to support the immediate needs of individuals, families and communities affected by the pandemic as well as record-breaking natural disasters.
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) is excited to announce it has chosen Junior Achievement USA (JA) as a national partner in its corporate social responsibility program - HGV Serves.
As we collectively come together and adapt to this year's challenges, it's more important than ever to continue to support Terry Fox's vision of a world without cancer, and the work he began 40 years ago.
IHG® Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announced further updates in its efforts to advance equality for all, through key partnerships and programs with the National Urban League, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and Jobs for America's Graduates.
This year has been a whirlwind for the travel industry. A year marked by a global pandemic and social activism has shifted the hospitality industry as we know it, and with it, consumer demands. As travelers slowly begin to get back on the road, they're prioritizing new places and experiences while putting a greater emphasis on brands that focus on things like sustainability.