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Green Lodging News, Greenview Prepare to Go ‘Live’ with Planet’s Premier Green Lodging Survey

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This coming week will be a very exciting week for Green Lodging News. On Wednesday, June 8, together with Greenview, we will launch the planet’s premier Green Lodging Survey. Owners and operators of lodging establishments around the globe are being asked to participate. If you fall into that category, please complete the survey. If you are part of a company that owns and/or manages multiple properties, please direct representatives at each property to participate. And, if you are in a position to influence participation through direct contact, publicity, etc., please do that as well. We need as many people as possible to complete the survey!

Subscribers of the Green Lodging News weekly e-newsletter will get a reminder on Wednesday, June 8 to visit the survey site. An article will be posted at the top of the Green Lodging News website directing site visitors to the survey and ongoing promotional ads will also link to it. During the two months the survey is open you will receive reminders.

The inaugural Green Lodging Survey includes a little more than 100 easy-to-answer questions. Questions cover topics ranging from indoor air quality to energy management to community involvement and procurement. The goal of the survey is to gauge the proliferation of green best practices that have become standard and those that are considered innovative. Attention was paid to including questions never asked before in a green lodging survey. If you cannot complete the survey in one sitting, you can go back and do so. A big thanks to Dan Ruben, Executive Director, Boston Green Tourism, for his assistance with the survey questions.

Key Supporters, Sponsors

The Green Lodging Survey is being conducted with the support of Green Key Global, Clean the World, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, and Horwath HTL Asia Pacific. The Green Lodging Survey is sponsored by Aquawing Ozone Laundry Systems (Bronze level), Pineapple Hospitality (Bronze level), The Arbor Day Foundation (Silver level) and reCollect2 Co. (Bronze level). Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can call me at (813) 510-3868 or e-mail editor@greenlodgingnews.com. Sponsorship information is also available here.

The Trends Report: After the close of the survey, a Trends Report will be produced that will analyze the results with general trends and highlight exemplary practices and innovations that stand out, serving as a guidepost for the industry and especially the survey participants.

The Benchmarking Report: Survey participants will receive a compare report confidential to each participant, to serve as a yardstick for a property to understand the status of each specific practice within the general participant universe.

Additional Industry Exposure: Throughout the survey process press releases and e-blasts will be sent to tens of thousands of hoteliers around the globe. Green Lodging News and Greenview will also be reporting on survey results beginning this fall at industry events and via webinars.

If, while completing the survey, you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact me at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at editor@greenlodgingnews.com. For technical assistance, contact Eric Ricaurte, Founder & CEO, Greenview, at (202) 470-1094, or eric@greenview.sg.

I look forward to working with you on this survey and reporting on its results. Thank you in advance for your assistance and participation!

GLN, Greenview Add Aquawing as Green Lodging Survey Sponsor

Green Lodging News and Greenview, a leader in advancing hotel sustainability, welcome Aquawing Ozone Laundry Systems as a Green Lodging Survey sponsor. Aquawing is a global leader in ozone laundry technology with more systems using the Aquawing process installed and operating than all other manufacturers combined (8,000+). Aquawing offers as much as 90 percent savings on hot water, up to 40 percent total water savings, and is clinically validated to kill superbugs like MRSA & C. diff. Aquawing is the only system properly clinically validated. Aquawing’s patented variable ozone system automatically delivers custom amounts of ozone as determined by each wash load. The patented validated ozone (VO3) validates ozone in the wash wheel certifying that products are clean and safe for clients on every wash. Call (888) 296-4777, e-mail info@AquawingOzone.com, or go to www.aquawingozone.com for more information.

Who is Your Sustainability Champion?

Green Lodging News is always looking to profile sustainability champions in our Personnel Profile section. If you would like to nominate someone for this section of Green Lodging News, contact me at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at editor@greenlodgingnews.com.

Looking for Guest Columnists

Every two weeks Green Lodging News posts a new guest column on its website. (Click here for examples.) The guest column also appears in the weekly e-newsletter. Green Lodging News is currently in need of industry experts to contribute occasional guest columns. Experts may include consultants, architects, designers, suppliers and those who own or operate green lodging establishments. Columns may be articles that take a stance on a particular subject or be strictly educational in nature. Columnists benefit by having their photo included along with a one paragraph description of their company. Interested in writing a column? Contact Glenn Hasek, publisher and editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at editor@greenlodgingnews.com.

Planning Advertising for 2016?

Green Lodging News is accepting reservations for advertising spots for 2016. Many excellent spots are available on the website, in the weekly e-mail newsletter, and just-announced Green Lodging Survey. Many Green Supplier Spotlight dates are also available. Interested in receiving a 2016 media kit? Be sure to contact me as soon as possible at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at editor@greenlodgingnews.com. Media kits can also be accessed by clicking here. Thank you to all of those companies that consistently support Green Lodging News.

Newsletter & Green Supplier Spotlight Circulation

The circulation of our weekly e-newsletter and Green Supplier Spotlight currently stands at 4,911. Thank you to our new subscribers for signing up. Be sure to encourage your colleagues to do the same. There is a “subscribe” form in the upper left area of the Green Lodging News home page.

Green Lodging News & Social Media

Green Lodging News now has 1,683 Twitter followers. Thank you to all of those who follow our tweets. In addition to following us on Twitter, be sure to bookmark the Green Lodging News Blog in your browser. More importantly, participate with your comments. Green Lodging News is also on Facebook. Be sure to “Like” us there. Green Lodging News now has 756 Facebook followers.

As always, I can be reached at editor@greenlodgingnews.com.

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