Glenn Hasek
Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Publishes List of Green Globe 21...
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO—The Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST) has published a list of properties in the region that have obtained the demanding...
IFMA Teams with Alliance to Move Sustainability Practices Forward
HOUSTON—Sustainability practices just got easier for the facility management profession as the International Facility Management Assn. (IFMA) has announced a collaborative agreement with the...
Green Products Prevalent at 88th Annual National Restaurant Assn. Show
CHICAGO—Among the more than 2,000 exhibitors at the 88th Annual National Restaurant Assn. Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show here in late May were many selling highly...
Plymouth Hilton Garden Inn to be Smoke Free
PLYMOUTH, MASS.—Linchris Hotel Corp. announced that the company’s newest property, the Hilton Garden Inn, located at Exit 5 on Route 3 in Plymouth, Mass.,...
Nonsmoking Hotel Trend Picks Up Steam
HOUSTON—Many years ago hotels began introducing nonsmoking rooms for their guests—maybe a few rooms, then adding 10 more, then a section of one floor,...
Online Smoke-Free Hotel Directory—FreshStay.com—Builds on Industry Trend
SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Hot on the heels of Starwood Hotels & Resort’s announcement that its Westin Hotels would go smoke free, entrepreneur Ray Burger has...
Fairmont Hotels & Resort’s Front Desk Computers Powered by the Wind
TORONTO—Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has introduced a new way for hotels to go green. Guests arriving at the brand’s destinations across North America will...
As Natural Gas Prices go Through the Roof, So Does a...
NATIONAL REPORT—By now, everybody is aware of the soaring price of automobile gasoline and natural gas used in homes and hotels. Natural gas prices...
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina Adds Fuel Cell Power Plant
SAN DIEGO—FuelCell Energy Inc., a manufacturer of ultra-clean power generation plants for commercial and industrial customers, announced an additional 500-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power...
Portland’s Kimpton Hotels Offer 50 Percent Discount to Guests Driving Hybrid...
PORTLAND, ORE.—The Hotel Vintage Plaza and 5th Avenue Suites Hotel, supporters of Eco Friendly practices, are recognizing guests who drive hybrid vehicles by cutting...
