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Tortola Resort Hosts Dow Live Earth Run For Water
PRESS RELEASE, March 19, 2010Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas will participate in Tortola's first ever "Dow Live Earth Run For Water" - the largest solutions-based initiative aimed at solving the global water crisis in history. More -
Singapore's IHG Hotels Offer F&B Discounts For Earth Hour
PRESS RELEASE, March 17, 2010All four IHG hotels in Singapore will be participating in this year's Earth Hour "blackout" on March 27 for the second year. More -
RockResorts To Eliminate Nearly All Plastic Water Bottles
PRESS RELEASE, March 15, 2010RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality are tapping into a new program, "Water on the Rocks," to eliminate nearly all plastic water bottles in guest operations. More -
Carlson Asia Pacific Establishes Certification Program
PRESS RELEASE, March 12, 2010Carlson Hotels and EC3 Global, a certifier of sustainable travel and tourism operators, have announced a partnership through which Carlson Hotels will establish EarthCheck Program certification for the majority of Carlson hotels in Asia Pacific this year. More -
Waikiki Beach Marriott Reduces Energy Cost With Solar Lighting
PRESS RELEASE, March 12, 2010The 1,310-room Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa has installed a new gridsmart solar panel lighting system in its outdoor parking lot, reducing its power consumption from 30,000 watts to 12,000 watts a day. More -
LEED-Certified Ritz-Carlton Charlotte Introduces 'Mother Nature' Mascot
PRESS RELEASE, March 10, 2010CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — Following a search among potential super-nannies, story-tellers and lovers of Planet Earth, The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, has selected its new, costumed Mother Nature. More -
Greece's Aldemar Green Leader Since 2000
PRESS RELEASE, March 9, 2010The corporate social responsibility program ‘Mare Verde' is part of total quality management. The private owned first class and luxury hotel group invest every year in new solar panels, water cleaning, recycling systems and organic food. More -
Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa Promotes Eco-Friendly Dining Ware
PRESS RELEASE, March 8, 2010Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Kota Kinabalu recently implemented the use of eco-friendly rice husk children's dining ware in all of its restaurants to reduce the use of plastic and to help conserve the environment. More -
California's Miyako Hybrid Hotel Earns LEED Silver Certification
PRESS RELEASE, March 1, 2010The Miyako Hybrid Hotel has achieved Silver LEED certification. Working in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council, the Miyako Hybrid Hotel becomes the 10th certified hotel/resort and just the second Silver LEED-certified travel property in the state of California. More
News from the Web
Las Vegas Sands Launches Big Eco Programme
Source: www.travelmole.com
Date: 1 hours 10 minutes 23 seconds ago.Sri Lanka to develop Kalpitiya region into ecotourism destination.
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Date: 23 hours 27 minutes 4 seconds ago.Canada: Learn a few French phrases
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Hoteliers on the Move
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Buenaventura Grand Hotel & Spa names Ronald Vega general manager. Vega previously served as resident manager of Occidental Allegro Cozumel.
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Villa Premiere Hotel & Spa appoints Abel Villa as general manager. Villa joins the hotel after participating in the Hilton Elevator Program, a management development program at the Hilton Buenos Aires and Caribe Hilton, San Juan.
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Boutique Hoi An Resort appoints Theo Schuurhuis to general manager. Schuurhuis most recently was club manager of the Old Chengdu Club in China.
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