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Ah, spring! The time when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love – and ozone laundry systems, solid waste management and HEPA air filters…?

Yes… if that young man (or woman) happens to be a green hospitality professional!

At EcoGreenHotel, we’re here to encourage people like you – people who care about the planet, the industry, and their property’s bottom line. By keeping you up-to-date on the latest sustainable hotel news, products, vendors and opportunities, we’re helping you to support all three.

Inside this month’s EcoGreenHotel newsletter, you will:

·      Learn about an exciting, innovative partnership between EcoGreenHotel and Atlantic Energy Services, a leader in developing and financing energy efficiency projects in buildings across the country. (Note: This revolutionary new program is already helping properties like yours implement sustainability initiatives with positive cash flows!)

·      Hear one thing that EcoGreenHotel President Scott Parisi learned at the 2009 Global Renewable Energy Networking Summit last month. (Heads up: It will impact your lodging facility!)

·      Meet a cutting edge hospitality marketing team that knows how to sell your green hotel without breaking the bank OR harming the environment. (Hint: They’ve got a marketing technique that will have eco-sensitive brides beating a path to your door!)

·      Check out a new hospitality technology product that would make George Jetson green with envy! (Beware: You’re going to want one of these gizmos in every guestroom!)

·      Join us in a round of applause for a special resort company that has taken green certification to a whole new level. (Warning: Their story may inspire your Green Team to reach higher than you ever have before!)

Would you like to see your property or green team featured in our newsletter, which is distributed monthly to thousands of subscribers worldwide? Drop us a line at info@EcoGreenHotel.com and tell us about your green lodge’s sustainability plan, and we may highlight it in an upcoming issue!

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This month’s EcoFeature Green Hotel:

            Great Wolf Resorts – America’s First National Hotel Chain to Have All U.S. Properties Earn Green Seal Certification!

 If you’ve ever been part of the certification process for a green lodge, you know that it takes a lot of dedication and teamwork.  Now, can you imagine what it would take to get twelve properties certified?  That’s no small accomplishment! 

 That’s why EcoGreenHotel salutes Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. for the distinction of being the first national hotel chain to earn Green Seal certification for all its U.S. properties.  The Madison, Wisconsin company is North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts.  Great Wolf spent a year auditing and upgrading all twelve of its facilities to meet Green Seal’s rigorous requirements. 

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Firms Partner to Offer Free On-Site Environmental Audits to Hotels

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. – EcoGreenHotel President Scott Parisi today announced that his company has partnered with Atlantic Energy Services (OTC:AESO) of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to offer environmental assessments to U.S. hotels at no cost from now through May 2009.

 “Atlantic Energy has earned a stellar reputation for helping government entities and corporations evaluate, fund and implement their conservation initiatives, often with positive cash flows,” Parisi said. “Our new partnership will extend their expertise into hospitality – an industry that has a major impact on our planet’s well being. By providing the free audits, we hope to encourage a greater number of properties to take that first step toward a more sustainable operation and a healthier planet.”

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Global Summit an Eye Opener for Green Hotel Professionals 

At EcoGreenHotel, we eat, sleep and breathe green lodging.  Environmentally-friendly hospitality is all we do – and it’s all we’ve done for years. We spend every waking moment reading up on the latest information, studying trends, products and technology, and talking to hoteliers, staff, vendors, guests – heck, anybody associated with lodging – about what’s happening in the industry.  It’s a complex specialty, and we know our stuff inside out. 

But we can always know more.  

That simple truth was brought home to us earlier this month when we participated in the 1^st Annual Global Renewable Energy Networking Summit at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Macungie, PA.   Although EcoGreenHotel President Scott Parisi delivered a keynote address at the Summit, he also took time to listen to a host of presentations. One that caught his attention was delivered by Jason Kliwinski, Director of Sustainable Design at Spiezle Architectural Group of Trenton, N.J.  Spiezle is an award-winning firm that has designed spaces for companies such as Merrill Lynch, Sirius Satellite Radio and Westin.

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Hospitality v-Marketing™ – an eco-friendly marketing company!

As a green hospitality professional, you’ve no doubt put a lot of time and effort into your property’s mechanical processes like HVAC, laundry and electrical systems.  But there’s one part of your operation that you might not have considered as you work toward a sustainable lodge – marketing. 

EcoGreenHotel would like to introduce you to our newest partner, Hospitality v-Marketing™.  Hospitality v-Marketing™ (the ‘v’ stands for ‘virtual’) offers an array of imaginative, state-of-the-art services, products and solutions that not only reduce paper use, but also give your property a competitive edge.

“We help capture sales that would not be otherwise possible,” said David Cro, executive officer of Hospitality v-Marketing™.  “We accomplish this by enhancing the experience of the internet viewer. It is our goal to engage the viewer so they become captivated and emotionally bonded to the property. The bottom line is the viewer makes an emotional decision based on their virtual connection and that experience is what converts into a sale. This connection is not possible without the virtual technologies we create for our clients.”

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This Month’s EcoGreenHotel EcoFeature: 

Intelity’s ICE – the world’s most advanced in-room virtual concierge and back end monitoring system! 

Want to offer your guests an impressive and easy way to check out, access valet and room service, and make spa or restaurant reservations, all from a sleek touch screen installed in their guest rooms?   

Would you like to be able to track and measure all of your hotel’s activities, modify prices at a moment’s notice, earn some advertising revenue and send real time, property-wide messages to guests and staff – all with the push of a button? 

Meet the Interactive Customer Experience Solution, also known as ICE.  ICE was developed by Intelity, an interactive hospitality technology company based in Orlando, Florida.  Since its launch in late 2008, the system has garnered a lot of attention for its cutting edge tech and ease of use.  ICE’s components are provided by Dell, Adobe, Microsoft and standard open-source providers, making it possible for in-house IT staff to handle the system.

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EcoGreenHotel Consulting is a total solution offering a wide range of services to the green hospitality industry including, environmental support, green hotel consulting, green certification processing and green hotel marketing.

·                               Green Hotel Consulting

·                               Environmental Support Program

·                               Our Green Hotel Team

For more information on EcoGreenHotel Consulting send us an inquiry.

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