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Hotels and resorts have come a long way in improving their green quotient. Look carefully though - some accommodations suppliers are still greener than others are. Use these steps to separate the blossoms from the weeds.
- Choose hotel and meeting venues that are connected to the airport by mass transit, and within walking distance of one another.
- Ask potential accommodations suppliers for their in-house environmental policies and a description of programs.
- Have hotels complete a checklist to detail their environmental performance and give preference to those that score well. Click here to download the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) ‘Green Hotel’ Best Practices Survey (PDF file). (Download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.)
- Perform a site visit to verify that your environmental service requirements can be met.
- Include a BlueGreen Preference clause in your accommodations Request for Proposals. Click here for a sample (DOC file).
- Choose a hotel that is interested in doing more to become green. A willingness to cooperate will make your task so much easier.
- If the hotel will also be the venue for your meetings and meals, be sure to read the BlueGreen pages on Meeting/Event Venues and Food & Beverage.
- To email some BlueGreen tips to your accommodation supplier, click here.
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As part of a larger greening initiative, the Sheraton Rittenhouse Square Hotel in Philadelphia has implemented several measures to ensure its indoor air is of the utmost in freshness. Guest suites include 100% organic, dye-free cotton linens and mattresses and chemical-free carpeting and paints. Fresh, filtered air is pumped into rooms 24 hours per day. And 25-foot tall Adonidia Palm trees grace the Atrium Ballroom, specifically chosen for their 38 percent oxygenation rate. Hotel management believes the greening measures have paid off in higher employee productivity, guest loyalty and positive PR. |
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