The News Blog gives Glenn Hasek, publisher and editor of Green Lodging News, an opportunity to comment, in just a few paragraphs, on industry news and trends. A more condensed version of Publisher’s Point of View, the News Blog is updated on either Wednesday or Thursday each week. Want to step in as a guest blogger? Or, have some news to share for the News Blog? To contact Glenn Hasek, call (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: 
The Drought in the Southwest: The Worst in 1,200 Years
Eighteen years ago, I wrote about the dropping water levels of Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Both lakes are fed and connected by the...
International Housekeepers Week This Month Puts Digital Tipping in the Spotlight
Our guest blogger this week is Doron Dreyer, Co-Founder and CEO, GratifID
International Housekeepers Week, taking place September 13 through 19, 2026, gives the hotel industry...
Growth Not Currently the Goal of Audubon International’s Green Lodging/Green Hospitality Program
For as long as I have been publishing Green Lodging News, I have been following the growth of Audubon International’s Green Lodging/Green Hospitality program....
Soul Community Planet Opens First SCP Wildfree Hotel
Soul Community Planet (SCP) Hotels, the Holistic Hospitality company founded on the values of wellness, kindness, and sustainability, announced the official debut of SCP WildFree...
OUTRIGGER Marked World Ocean Month with Global Conservation Impact and 10th Annual OUTRIGGER Zone Day
OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels capped off a month of worldwide ocean conservation efforts with its 10th Annual OUTRIGGER Zone Day earlier this summer at...
Sargassum, a Type of Seaweed, is Back in the Caribbean in a Big Way
Sargassum, a type of floating macroalgae (seaweed) that emits a rotten-egg smell as it decomposes, is once again plaguing the Caribbean Coast. According to...
California Law Makes It Easier to Spot PFAS in Kitchen Products
For years, the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS were used in many products that touch food, including popcorn bags, pizza boxes, pans and other...
A Dallas Indoor Air Quality Success Story: Thanks to Vaping Ordinance, Sensor Technology
One of the first topics I tackled in the early days of Green Lodging News was smoking in hotels, its impact on the bottom...
A Bit of Polystyrene, a Bit of Plastic to Go with My Hotel Breakfast
My family and I traveled to the Miami area this past weekend. We were there for the fan fest to watch Argentina’s World Cup...
From Truck Trash to Treasure: The Uniqueness of Stephen Pikus Design’s Lighting Sculpture
I have reported on quite a few “Trash to Treasure” stories over the years—the most recent being Poly-Wood, LLC because of its use of...
Scandic To Open Underground Hotel Beneath Stockholm City Center
Scandic Hotels, with above ground locations in cities including Berlin, Helsinke and Copenhagen, are partnering with Axfast to build an underground 135-room Scandic Go...
From Shipwreck to Living Reef: Siyam World Launches Wreck to Reef, an Annual Ocean Conservation Initiative
Siyam World Maldives has unveiled one of the newest and most exciting wreck dives in the Maldives. Created from a former Maldivian tuna freighter, the...
Bob W Reports 69 Percent Lower Carbon Emissions Per Guest Night Than European Hotel Average
Bob W, Europe’s fastest-growing tech-powered hospitality operator, has reported that a typical guest night across its aparthotel portfolio generates 69 percent lower carbon emissions...
GLN Adds Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island to Its Renewable Energy All Stars
Green Lodging News just added Necker Island to its Renewable Energy All Stars list in the Wind Powered and Solar Powered categories. Necker Island...
Taking the CO2 Pulse of the Planet
Back in 1980, when Jimmy Carter was president and when I graduated from high school, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our outdoor...
Essendi Cuts Emissions by 20 Percent as It Completes First Sustainability Roadmap
Essendi recently published its 2025 Sustainability Report, marking the completion of its first five-year sustainability roadmap and highlighting measurable progress delivered through hotel-level execution,...
In Our News Blog Spotlight: Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Search “Kimpton” on Green Lodging News—for Kimpton Hotels—and you will find a long list of articles highlighting the brand’s environmental efforts going all the...
How Some are Celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week
We are a little more than halfway through National Travel and Tourism Week (May 3 to 9). According to the U.S. Travel Association, National...
Wellness, Sustainability Sessions at HD Expo
As posted on Green Lodging News, more than 10,000 hospitality design professionals are expected to convene at HD Expo at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on May 5 to...
Disney Lakeshore Lodge to Celebrate the Beauty & Magic of Nature
Yesterday, Disney Vacation Club shared more details about the proposed Disney Lakeshore Lodge, a new resort projected to open at Walt Disney World Resort...
