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July 29, 2009

Accor North America Joins the EPA National Partnership for Environmental Priorities

Accor North America has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP). The program, which aims to reduce the use of potentially hazardous chemicals that can result from products and processes, is the latest of many environmental initiatives taken by the company to help minimize the environmental impact of its more than 1,000 hotels in the U.S. and Canada. In fact, Accor North America’s economy brand, Motel 6, is a leader in the hospitality industry by being the first to implement a fluorescent light bulb and battery recycling program at its properties nationwide.

Accor North America

July 22, 2009

Element Hotels Partners with Carbon Day Automotive to Install Networked Electric Car Charging Station at Element Lexington

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and its eco-chic Element Hotels brand today announced a partnership with Carbon Day Automotive to install a ChargePoint™ Networked Charging Station at Element Lexington, Starwood’s first Element property which opened in July, 2008. The ChargePoint Networked Charging Station was developed by Coulomb Technologies and is distributed by Green Power Technologies.

Lexington, United States

July 17, 2009

Fairmont Says “Grease Is The Word” With Innovative Recycling Initiative

As the search for alternative fuel sets some of the world's largest companies on new business paths, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a leader in responsible travel and longstanding environmental steward, is proud to provide its own take on the topic: recycling kitchen oils, rather than discarding them. Expert food preparation requires the use of oils, creating waste, which is unavoidable in the hotel industry – so what to do with all that leftover cooking oil?

June 25, 2009

Fairmont Announces Green IT Strategy

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, an environmentally progressive hotel group known for its responsible business practices, today announced a comprehensive sustainability plan to address its technology infrastructure and information technology (IT) operations. Green IT becomes the latest component of the Fairmont Green Partnership program, the company's award-winning environmental platform.

June 24, 2009

Marriott Hotels of Greater Washington, DC Encourage Kids to Grow Up Green

This summer, the Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland Marriott hotels are helping families to be eco-with Marriott’s Growing up Green package. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama’s White House Kitchen Garden planted with the students from DC elementary schools; families who book the Growing up Green package will receive a packet of seeds to take home and grow their own organic vegetable garden.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

June 18, 2009

Jim Abrams Leads Rollout of Hotels that Help Fundraising Program for Charity

Hotels that Help, a unique fundraising system that brings hotel staff and guests together in support of local community charities, launched its drive to enroll 1,000 hotels raising $10 million annually by 2010. Jim Abrams, the recently-retired CEO of the California Hotel & Lodging Association () will lead the rollout of this new, nonprofit, guest-giving system for hoteliers.

Hotels that Help

California, United States

June 17, 2009

New Publication Provides Energy Efficiency Guidance for Hotels

When visiting your next hotel this summer, check to see if energy efficiency is on the amenities list. If it’s not, it should be. Recommendations on achieving 30 percent energy savings over minimum code requirements are contained in the newly published Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging. The energy savings guidance for design of new hotels provides a first step toward achieving a net-zero-energy building.

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June 11, 2009

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Flips Switch On SunPower Solar Power System

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick today flipped the switch to dedicate its newly installed SunPower solar power system, marking the hotel's initial step towards generating clean, renewable solar power. The hotel partnered with SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWRA) (NASDAQ: SPWRB) , a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, panels and systems, to design and install the 32,000-square-foot, 421-kilowatt system over the top floor of the hotel's garage.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

May 28, 2009

Embassy Suites® San Diego – La Jolla Celebrates Two Top Honors

The City of San Diego has named Embassy Suites San Diego – La Jolla 2009 Recycler of the Year in the 17th Annual Waste Reduction and Recycling Awards sponsored by the City’s Environmental Services Department. This is the hotel’s first win of the prestigious award. The hotel was recognized for the significant strides they have made, thanks to the guidance of General Manager Michael McGilligan, who recently received the Embassy Suites General Manager of the Year award for outstanding leadership for 2008. Some of the 2009 Recycler of the Year recipients include Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego International Airport, Sea World, and PETCO Park -San Diego Padres. The hotel received the award and congratulations from Mayor Jerry Sanders during a ceremony.

San Diego, California, United States

May 26, 2009

Holiday Inn Express To Open In 2010 As Quebec’s First Leed-certified Hotel

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that the company’s first LEED-certified hotel in Canada will host a groundbreaking ceremony on May 26, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The Holiday Inn Express® and Suites Saint-Hyacinthe will be the first hotel in Quebec built to meet the criteria of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System for its sustainable practices.

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

May 18, 2009

National Restaurant Association Joins with EPA's ENERGY STAR(R) Program in Launching Campaign to Reduce Energy and Water Use in Restaurants

The National Restaurant Association today launched a new campaign - the National Restaurant Association Conserve/EPA ENERGY STAR Challenge - and is encouraging the nation's nearly one million restaurants, their 13 million employees, as well as their suppliers and guests to reduce energy and water use in establishments. Attendees and exhibitors at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show (May 16-19 in Chicago) can learn more by stopping by booth #6300. More information on how to participate is also available at Conserve.Restaurant.org.

National Restaurant Association

May 14, 2009

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Presents $50,000 Donation to Asian American Hotel Owners Association

In recognition of Asian American hoteliers and their contribution to the growth of the U.S. hotel industry, Carlson Hotels Worldwide presented a $50,000 donation to the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) at the organization’s annual convention held last month in Washington, D.C.

April 27, 2009

The Prototype Guestroom for Home2 Suites by Hilton Utilizes a 70% Recycled Modular Carpet Tile Flooring

Home2 Suites by Hilton™, the new mid-tier extended-stay hotel concept targeting savvy and value-wise extended-stay guests, is utilizing state-of-the-art post-consumer recycled content carpeting by InterfaceFLOR™, the largest modular carpet tile manufacturer in the world, to outfit its model prototype at the Memphis, Tenn. headquarters. The “Hip and Humble” brand intends to outfit each new location with a variety of eco-friendly design elements and flooring is one spotlighted area. “Home2 Suites is a brand that focuses on marrying style and value while remaining conscious of our environmental impact,” said Bill Duncan, Global Head, Brand Management. “InterfaceFLOR shares our commitment and has an excellent reputation for providing a quality product that is consistent with the overall feel and comfort of our suites.”

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April 23, 2009

The Future of Sustainable Tourism... Presentation By Dr Rachel Dodds, Ryerson University

I had the pleasure of listening to Dr Rachel Dodds of Ryerson University, Canada give a presentation on the Future of Sustainable Tourism as part of Victoria University’s Tourism Future Makers or Future Takers series. Rachel is one of the leading experts on the subject and provided an insight of what is happening now and what is to come.

Tomorrows Tourist

April 23, 2009

AH&LA Launches Green Guidelines Challenge For Hotels

Starting today, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) is challenging hoteliers across the country to track and improve their green business operations by taking the AH&LA Green Guidelines Challenge. Participants completing the challenge will be able to identify themselves as eco-friendly establishments based on benchmarking their operation procedures against AH&LA’s 11 minimum green guidelines, released in November 2008 by the association’s Green Task Force. The winner of the six-month challenge will also receive a green prize package from an allied AH&LA member.

April 8, 2009

Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) Joins the Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria

The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) is pleased to announce that it has been confirmed as a network member of the United Nations backed Partnership for the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC Partnership). The GSTC are a set of 37 criteria organized around the four pillars of sustainable tourism: effective sustainability planning; maximizing social and economic benefits to the local community; reduction of negative impacts to cultural heritage; and reduction of negative impacts to environmental heritage.

March 25, 2009

Iconic 'New Yorker' Sign On The New Yorker Hotel To Go Dark For Earth Hour, March 28, 2009 At 8:30 PM

The New Yorker Hotel will turn off its iconic, six-story, bright red "New Yorker" sign in support of Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 P.M., demonstrating its commitment to changing the climate. The New Yorker Hotel is a leader in environment initiatives having replaced the "New Yorker" sign, which was first lit in the 1950's, with an environmentally safe, cutting-edge technology LED sign in 2005. It was recreated in the same exact size and footprint of the original sign to meet historic qualifications and is energy efficient and remains cool at all times. LED signs are more than twice as efficient as NEON signs, and the red LED The New Yorker Hotel uses is the most efficient color.

The New Yorker Hotel

New York, New York, United States

March 6, 2009

170+ Fairfield Inn General Managers Roll Up Their Sleeves to Help Build New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity Homes

More than 170 Fairfield Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites general managers are gathering today in New Orleans to help the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity build 3 homes at 4809 Reynes Street in the New Orleans East portion of the city's 9th Ward. The general managers, representing cities from across the nation, are in town attending an annual Marriott conference. The Fairfield Inn brand supports Habitat for Humanity with Hospitality at Home®, a program combining cash, in-kind and volunteerism to benefit local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International.

New Orleans, United States