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Ozone laundry systems are a well-known option for hotel operators seeking to reduce costs and/or implement a stronger environmental program. Ozone laundry is a key component of both efforts. An additional attraction of these cost saving programs is that ozone laundry can be installed in an on premise laundry with no disruption to either the operation’s outputs or its workers.

Lodging Interactive’s Top 5 Budget Items for 2013 Dec 19, 2012: The interactive, social media marketing agency identifies digital marketing programs that hotels need to budget for in 2013 in order to remain competitive

Three Tips for Choosing a Green Commercial Cleaning Service Nov 16, 2012: Going green is the future. Guest columnist Brianna Davis offers insights on choosing service partners.

Sustainability Hospitality Reporting Showing Positive Trends Nov 8, 2012

Several of the major hospitality brands have recently released reports detailing results of strategies implemented over the past few years to support hospitality sustainability. Overall the results are very positive......It is refreshing that we are seeing both results and transparency from the major franchise brands.

Relief for Allergy Sufferers Sep 26, 2012: PURE Global announced that PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms has been awarded the PTPA (Parent Tested Parent Approved) Winner’s Seal of Approval. PTPA Media has North America’s largest volunteer parent testing community, with more than 40,000 parents and was rated the Most Trusted Seal by 22,000 parents.

Best Practices in Sustainability Sep 6, 2012: From small, limited-service properties to deluxe accommodations, a range of properties have found innovative means to make going green work for their bottom line. The following highlight success in Energy, Operations, Certifications, and Water conservation strategies from properties and organizations nationwide to give you ideas for implementing strategies that your guests, employees, and your profit margin will appreciate.

Are You Wasting Money and Losing Guests with Your HDTV Sep 2, 2012: Consider the average in-room TV fifty years ago. The TV was black and white and very fuzzy (Color TV was not available yet), and a guest often had to slide a 25 cent coin in a slot at intervals or the TV would shut off. Both the coin requests and the average TV quality would have been annoying to any guest.

Fast forward to the present day-. Very little has changed. The hotelier now pays for the TV and the content, the TV is much flatter, but the quality, in many cases, has gotten worse.

Green Practices Winning Corporate Travelers Aug 31, 2012: You may know your top suppliers but do you know what their environmental policy is for 2013? I would hate to see green hotels loose a large percentage of revenue because they don’t know how to answer the environmental questionnaire that is becoming mandatory from many corpo-rate traveler buyers

What Hotels Should Know About Repair & Maintenance Studies Jul 1, 2012: Recent tax courts cases have paved the way for R&M studies,which are generating
significant tax benefits for many business owner

Green Innovation in Tourism Can Trigger Major Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits Jun 26, 2012: Tourism experts from international organizations, United Nations agencies and the tourism public and private sector have outlined how green innovation in tourism can drive sustainable development by reducing costs, boosting revenue, creating jobs and improving resource efficiency

Energy Efficiency Opportunities: The Lodging Industry Jun 14, 2012: Most of us don’t associate the lodging industry with high energy usage. But when you consider the “24/7” nature of hotels, the variety of services they provide, and the transient and often wasteful energy-use habits of guests, energy efficiency opportunities abound. Any savings derived from a hotel property’s energy budget can be reinvested elsewhere.

In 2000, the Alliance to Save Energy reported that the lodging industry was the fourth most intensive user of energy in the U.S. commercial sector. In the United States and Mexico, energy costs in the lodging industry average nearly $2 per square foot. The hotel industry spends about $500 per room per year for fuel and electricity.

In this report, we’ll show you how to plan and implement energy efficiency improvements, and provide examples of hotel operators who have successfully executed similar programs. If you would like help pursuing such improvements, please email one of the authors.

Green Suites’ Top Ten Ways for Hotels to Celebrate Earth Day Everyday Apr 20, 2012: Hoteliers across the globe are in a unique position to positively impact the environment, their bottom lines, experiences, outlooks and loyalty of their guests. Here’s a “Honey do” short list of environmental initiatives that cost little in the way of time and monies, yet have immediate significant positive impact for participating properties and our precious planet.