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publisher's point of view

Your Assistance Needed for Upcoming Amenity Dispensers Article This past week I reported on a few of the environmental initiatives recently rolled out at the St. Louis-based Drury Hotels Company. Be sure to read the article. One of the most compelling things Drury is doing is installing amenity dispensers in all of its 123 Drury branded properties. The move is expected to save the purchase and disposal of at least 1.8 million amenity bottles a year. (Drury will still offer a facial bar soap at the bathroom sink.) Congratulations to Drury for taking this environmentally responsible step. I will be writing an article about amenity dispensers in the coming weeks, offering vendors the opportunity to chat about their latest products and trying to get input from those who have used dispensers at their properties and those who have not for whatever the reason may be. Read More » News Blog »

guest column

Making The Case for Bicycle-Lending Programs—Part One Innovation is what today’s destination shoppers need to form an allegiance with a brand. The hospitality industry’s bag of enticements to create guest loyalty must continue to evolve as the priorities of its guests change over time. Health and wellness and eco-friendly initiatives continue to influence marketplaces across disciplines and drive consumer’s buying habits. Specifically, adventure tourism, which focuses on “staying lean and green…and engaging in adventure activities,” is one of the hottest trends for 2011 and beyond. The popularity of green vacations, in all their incantations, is well documented and on the rise. More interesting is that travelers have begun and will continue to select hotels specifically for their green or environmentally conscious credentials. Cycling offers a perfect opportunity to attract hotel guests. Read More »

green hotel focus

Mashpi Lodge Readies for April Opening Near Quito, Ecuador QUITO, ECUADOR—There is a new destination for experiencing natural beauty, biodiversity and eco-adventure in the Ecuadorian Andes: the Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve. Located two-and-a-half hours west of historic Quito, this 3,000-acre reserve protects a small slice of the Tumbez-Chocó-Magdalena biodiversity “hotspot,” and will be home to a new retreat called Mashpi Lodge, new on the heels of its sister property Casa Gangotena that opened in Quito Old Town in October. This lodge has been designed as a springboard for exploring the biodiverse world of its reserve. A private getaway only accessible to its guests and located on a high plateau, Mashpi Lodge offers views of the forest and valleys at nearly every angle and offers the highest level of service. Read More »

personnel profile

Bennett Thomas Weaves Sustainability into Hersha Hospitality Group's Growth Strategy PHILADELPHIA—As initiator and overseer of Hersha Hospitality’s EarthView program, Bennett Thomas makes sure that his company’s environmental and conservation programs positively impact the company’s bottom line while simultaneously improving the environment, well-being of its guests, employees, and communities. For the Hersha Group, with more than 80 hotels and almost 11,000 rooms across many brands and its own independent hotels known as the Independent Collection, EarthView is part of a larger strategy to deliver a positive internal rate of return on the company’s investments—a strategy not only good for Hersha but for its stakeholders as well. Hersha piloted EarthView from 2009 to 2010. “We launched it in late 2010, early 2011 in corporate offices and at the property level,” Thomas says. EarthView is focused on reducing energy and water consumption as well as waste. An important component of EarthView is also community—helping to enrich the communities in which its hotels are located. Read More »