2010 shows no retreat from the “green” hotel trend. We’re seeing more projects break ground, more state certification programs, more incentive and rebate initiatives by the Government, and definitely more hotels becoming certified. There’s so much going on and we’ve got so much to share…

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Eco-Efficiency, also generally termed “green,” is based on the concept of creating more goods and services while using fewer resources and creating less waste and pollution. In other words, it means doing more with less. So what does this have to do with your bottom line? It helps hotels provide better service while using fewer resources. Thereby, reducing the materials and energy intensity of goods and services lowers the hotel’s ecological impact AND improves the bottom line. It’s a key driver for overall business performance.
Triple bottom line, sometimes called the TBL or 3P approach – People, Planet and Profits, requires thinking in three dimensions...

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Triple Bottom Line & Eco-Efficiency: Where to Start?
by Susan Patel

 

Fads come and go and by now we’ve all heard of the concept ‘going green’. Some may overlook this terminology as a short-term marketing fad. However, many global industry leaders recognized the economic advantages of going green and chose to become pioneers in the sustainability movement. They recognized that incorporating sustainable practices into daily operations provide tremendous long-term benefits for their profits, employees, suppliers, vendors, and surrounding communities.

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Pioneers in the
Sustainability
Movement by Jeff Kiec

 

EXTREME FUTURE

As we look towards better days in 2010 I am reminded of a presentation, I attended at the ALIS conference a few years back, by a noted futurist, discussing the business, economic and social trends that we could expect to see in the next 10, 20 even 50 years. It was an eye-opener, very thought provoking and certainly relevant to a room full of hoteliers.

 

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EcoGreenHotel recognizes Caroma as a leader in smart technology for water conservation in the hospitality industry. If you are in the midst of planning a hospitality development or in preparation stage of a renovation you must consider Caroma dual flush toilets and high efficiency urinals to bring easy maintenance and easy water savings to your project.

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Caroma’s High Efficiency Dual Flush Toilets and Urinals

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. opened its first Element hotel in New Jersey and the seventh Element hotel globally, Element Ewing-Hopewell in Ewing, New Jersey, just 10 minutes outside Princeton. The hotel is owned through a joint venture between American Properties Realty, Inc. and Hersha Hospitality Management, L.P., which is also the manager of the hotel…

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Element, Starwood’s Trailblazing Eco-Chic Boutique Brand, Debuts in New Jersey