Savvy Sustainable Solutions
K.I.S.S. – Keep it Simple & Sustainable In April, TripAdvisor, one of the largest online travel sites, launched a “GreenLeaders” program that ranks 2,100 U.S. hotels based on their eco-friendliness, focusing on operations more...
Every so often I experience what I call “green fatigue”. As you may know we have been extolling the virtues of green hotelkeeping since the early 1990’s and exhorting our colleagues in the lodging...
As it is my habit, I often look at upcoming conferences to see if there is an opportunity to push the green agenda. I came across one that had the curious title of “Events...
Greener hotels are popping up in some places you may least expect to find them. We aren’t talking about college towns or left-leaning cities Some of these hotels are in some of the most conservative...
The J.D. Power 2009 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study has just been released and a couple of notable highlights include: Guest awareness of property-initiated “green” programs has increased significantly in 2009, with 66% of...
I don’t think a lot of consumers have given much thought to whether a hotel that markets and/or positions itself as green should also be 100% non smoking, but they may in the future....
During the past couple of decades it has been my privilege to meet some of people that I consider to be Environmental Champions. It has been a pleasure to talk briefly with Ray Anderson, Ed...
Yesterday, I went out to buy myself a birthday present and came back with both the gift and a copy of the September 28th edition of Newsweek. It may prove to be a memorable...
When you have a consistent commitment to the green continuum it makes it easier to communicate – both internally and externally — when opportunities are presented. Fairmont Hotels, inspired by documentarian Ken Burns’ latest PBS...
This fall several opportunities are available for Green Education. I would encourage you to attend one or more as your time and budget permits. In Chronological order please see below: Cornell Sustainability Roundtable Presented by...