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• Cornell Hospitality Quarterly Study Examines Attitudes Toward Green Restaurants
• BLLA Ponders Sustainability’s Role in ‘Boutique’
• New Arkansas Website Dedicated to Green Travel Includes Lodging Section
• New Orleans Restaurateur Testifies About BP Oil Spill
• Courtyard Charleston/Summerville in South Carolina to be First New Hotel Build Using Marriott’s Green Hotel Prototype
• Hampton Hotels Announces Brand’s First LEED Certified Hotel

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• Green Lodging News Adds DECONGREEN INC. as Directory Partner
• Ridgeline Introduces Green Program At Investors Summit
• NOVI Industries Introduces Prefabricated Modular Bathrooms
• Kimpton’s Vero Beach Hotel & Spa Earns Green Seal Certification
• Expedia Division Launches New TravelRelief.org Charity Program
• HOMER Energy Designates STI an Exclusive Partner
• Hobart Launches Advansys, an Advanced Warewashing System
• Falcon Waterfree Urinal Identified as ‘Money-Saving Product’
• Solatube System Named a Top 10 Green Building Product
• INNCOM Debuts Wireless RF Touchscreen Bedside Controls
• Demand Response Curtailment Programs Help Hyatt Hotels

publisher's point of view

It’s Time to Renew Your Subscription to Green Lodging News Periodically, print trade publications go through the process of asking their subscribers to renew their subscriptions (the reason no e-mail newsletter was delivered to subscribers this week). I suspect you have encountered this before. It is an important step for them to take. There are all kinds of reasons addresses change: businesses move offices, people change jobs, some people go to that great zip code in the sky. Green Lodging News just turned four years old. In the four years that I have been publishing Green Lodging News, I have not asked my readers to renew their subscriptions to the weekly Green Lodging News e-mail newsletter (Mondays) and weekly Green Supplier Spotlight (Wednesdays). Read More » News Blog »

guest column

How to Use Public Relations to Organize Your Green Message Your hotel will achieve its green marketing goals more easily when your team uses public relations (PR) as an organizing principle. Our company does this through an easy approach prioritized around content, search, and social media. An added benefit of this method is that it will help members of your marketing team stay fresh and be effective. This simple focus will enable you to leverage the pressure of daily deliverables instead of being swamped by them. By far, content is the most important part of your PR program. To create your high-value message, first ask the team questions like: What is our marketing objective? What are our business goals? What is our key value proposition? Read More »

green hotel focus

Motel 6 Becomes Nation’s First LEED Certified Economy Lodging Property DALLAS—Motel 6’s newest property in Northlake, Texas, is the first economy hotel in the nation to attain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the first hotel for parent company Accor to gain the distinction. “With the brand’s ‘Phoenix’ prototype, we are setting the pace for the future of Motel 6, which, in line with our values, must be as energy-efficient as possible,” said Olivier Poirot, CEO of Accor North America, Motel 6 and Studio 6. Read More »

personnel profile

Future Generations Keep Beth Pratt Focused on Preserving Yellowstone YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK—During the busy summer season, when 3 million people visit Yellowstone National Park, Xanterra Parks & Resorts’ Beth Pratt oversees the environment-related training of approximately 3,000 employees. During the winter season, that number drops to 300. No matter the time of the year, however, the director, environmental affairs has her work cut out for her. She also oversees the other green initiatives at the national park that has nine hotels, 17 foodservice facilities, three stables, a marina, 13 retail stores and a fleet of hundreds of vehicles. Read More »