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January 25, 2008

Marriott, Hilton,Other Hotels Going Green

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A 2007 survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and KDS revealed that only one-third of corporate travel policies promote sustainable tourism. And while many travelers say they would prefer a green hotel, other factors such as price win out when they're booking, according to this expose in Hotel magazine via Environmental News Bits.

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A 2007 survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and KDS revealed that only one-third of corporate travel policies promote sustainable tourism. And while many travelers say they would prefer a green hotel, other factors such as price win out when they’re booking, according to this expose in Hotel magazine via Environmental News Bits.

Wen-I Chang, head of Atman Hospitality Group and visionary behind GAIA Napa Valley, the U.S.’s first Gold LEED certified hotel, says that business directly attributable to the green travel market is probably in the single digits, even….

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Reader Comments

Hi there, there is some voice on the practices on the green issues are being implemented. Such as changing the light bulbs into LED lighting bulbs within the hotel industry. Is this issue being practiced indeed? As some of the voice from the hotel businesses are saying this issue would cost a lot of money. Is this truth? Would this give certain impact to the budget of the hotels?

helen | October 20th, 2010

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