Author: Ray Burger

Beekman 1802

Beekman 1802

Guestroom Amenities Made in the USA To say that Beekman 1802 is a dynamic brand would be the understatement of the year. When I first received samples of Beekman’s products I knew little to...

Zero Waste Amenity Programs – It’s Time

Zero Waste Amenity Programs – It’s Time

Sometimes it’s great to feel like a zero. OK, maybe only when it concerns your hotel’s amenity waste program. But more often this is becoming a smart strategy for hotel management to significantly reduce...

Keep it Simple & Sustainable

Keep it Simple & Sustainable

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...

Green Fatigue

Green Fatigue

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...

Green Hotels In Unlikely Places

Green Hotels In Unlikely Places

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...