Randal Savage, corporate director, rooms, at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, White Plains, N.Y., has seen and heard it all. Empty hotel rooms with the lights on, the television blaring, and on some occasions, the shower running...
Concern about the environment and a realization that going green makes good business sense are driving a robust trend toward green meetings. These points resonated at Financial & Insurance Conference Planners webinar — “Green Meetings: Call to...
Concern about the environment, and a realization that going green makes business sense, are driving the robust trend toward green meetings. That was one of the points that came across during a recent Financial and Insurance Conference Planners...
Amy Spatrisano of Meeting Strategies Worldwide, Portland, Ore., negotiates environmental requirements for each General Assembly partner prior to contracting with them. Here is part of what she developed for the Unitarian Universalist Association's...
There's no question that 2007 is the year of the green meeting. To lead the charge, the Green Meeting Industry Council has released The Future Is Green: Charting a Sustainable Future for Meetings, a report that highlights best practices in...
The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives is planning its first green International Conference in Monterey, Calif., December 6-9. Among the steps the planning committee is taking: They are selecting locally grown organic food; choosing speakers...
WYNDHAM NASSAU RESORT & CRYSTAL PALACE CASINO, Bahamas, has 850 guest rooms and suites, all with private balconies. A recent renovation added flat-screen TVs to all guest rooms and an Asian restaurant, Moso. The Crystal Ballroom, which is...
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is leading the way in reducing carbon emissions among travel industry associations. It is partnering with British Airways to offset emissions from its two 2007 conferences, in Miami and Munich...
