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New Green Meeting Standards Available

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Neil Goldman

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA.—A collection of eight new ASTM International standards will provide meeting and event planners and their suppliers with specific guidelines and performance measurements for creating environmentally sustainable or “green” events. The standards have been in development since 2007, … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Meeting Standards

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Neil Goldman

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—The meeting industry is one step closer to the introduction of the very first green meetings and event standards. The Convention Industry Council (CIC) announced that eight of the nine APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting standards are complete. “This is … Continue reading →

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Four Seasons: “Green Meetings”

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Neil Goldman

- TORONTO—Being a good corporate citizen is more than a policy or a program; it’s about putting ideas into action and making the world a better place, one step at a time. Now, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts offers a … Continue reading →

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Embassy Suites Announces first LEED Hotel

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Neil Goldman

Originally posted on Green Lodging News (8/16/2011) MCLEAN, VA.—Embassy Suites Hotels, the upscale, all-suites hotel brand, announced that its Embassy Suites Denver-Downtown/Convention Center location achieved LEED Silver certification, as recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It is the … Continue reading →

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Gen X & Gen Y – Growth in the Meeting Planning Industry

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Neil Goldman

Originally posted on Travel Market Report (Harvey Chipkin 8/11/2011) – The future of meeting planning is in the hands of younger planners who are enthusiastic about their careers and eager to bring change to the industry. They may belong to … Continue reading →

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Emerging Trends in Meetings and Events

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Neil Goldman

Increasingly tech-savvy and eco-conscious clients will drive continued change in meetings and events management in the year ahead, according to a leading meetings management, logistics and event company, Publicis Meetings USA (PMUSA). “Technological advances continue to be increasingly important and … Continue reading →

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Green Hotel Certification Programs

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Neil Goldman

Green lodging certification programs provide numerous benefits for those who run lodging establishments: third-party credibility to demonstrate that what is said is being done is indeed being done; a means for tracking and benchmarking performance; they help to motivate staff … Continue reading →

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Choice Hotels moving their HQ

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Neil Goldman

Originally posted on Green Lodging News (07/14/2011) – SILVER SPRING, MD.—Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced it has executed a lease for a new corporate headquarters in Rockville, Md. The news follows the October 25, 2010, announcement by Governor Martin O’Malley, … Continue reading →

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Earth Guest Research (Accor)

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Neil Goldman

Originally published on 6/28/2011 by Green Lodging News… PARIS—Accor Hotels has announced the launch of Earth Guest Research, a platform for sharing knowledge on social and environmental issues relating to the hotel industry. The goal of sharing the research is … Continue reading →

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Informative Meeting Planning Websites

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Neil Goldman

. For the Crew at Hotels for Hope, and I suspect many other readers, the quest for information can be an extremely rewarding experience. Identifying industry trends, best practices and new hotel opportunities is what drives our staff. As a … Continue reading →