Glenn Hasek
Clean the World Responds to Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
ORLANDO, FLA.—Clean the World was in the right place at the right time during the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti. Shawn Seipler, executive director...
InterContinental Bora Bora Resort Earns EarthCheck Silver
BORA BORA, FRENCH POLYNESIA—InterContinental Resorts French Polynesia recently announced that InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa has successfully achieved “EarthCheck Silver Certification.” This...
Mobile Application Helps Calculate Cost of HVAC Filters
ROSWELL, GA.—Facility and HVAC engineers can now obtain critical operating cost data for HVAC air filters anywhere, any time, thanks to a new mobile...
If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Hotel!
Hotels and motels face substantial threats from bedbug infestations in terms of unhappy customers, lost revenues, damaged reputations and even lawsuits. A report from...
New, 132-room Element Omaha to Open This Week
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—Omaha’s dynamic Midtown Crossing district will be the site of a new Element hotel. Element is a Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,...
Important Lessons in Toronto’s New Planet Traveler Hostel
I spoke with Tom Rand for an article on his new Toronto-based Planet Traveler hostel this past week and am convinced our industry needs...
Choice Hotels Participates in Room to Rebuild Project
SILVER SPRING, MD.—Employees from Choice Hotels International recently joined signature cause partner, Rebuilding Together, for the second annual “Room to Rebuild” project, revitalizing two...
Minneapolis Convention Center On Its Way to 2,613-Panel Solar Installation
MINNEAPOLIS—The solar array at the Minneapolis Convention Center now has 403 of its 2,613 solar panels installed. The Minneapolis Convention Center’s solar array will...
Knowland Publishes White Paper Cataloging Oil Spill Fallout
MCLEAN, VA.—The Knowland Group, the world’s largest data firm in the global meetings and conventions industry, published a white paper cataloging the timeline and...
Israel Ministry of Tourism Partners with ASTA Green Program
NEW YORK—The Israel Ministry of Tourism entered into a new partnership last month with ASTA, the American Society of Travel Agents, as the exclusive...
