green hotel initiative
Hyatt Launches Three Global Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | November 12, 2019
CHICAGO - November 12, 2019 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is announcing a series of initiatives to reduce waste at Hyatt hotels globally, including introducing large-format bathroom amenities and reducing single-use water bottles by June 2021. The following initiatives will be introduced as soon as possible in properties around the world, and no later than June 2021: Transitioning to large-format bathroom amenities to replace traditional small bottles of shower gel, shampoo, conditioner and lotion. Increasing the number of water stations in key public spaces at hotels for guests who wish to refill reusable water bottles. S...
Incorporating Sustainability Through Gradual Change
Larry Mogelonsky | September 25, 2019
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) Climate change activism is no longer niche. Youth around the world are taking to the streets and, moving beyond blanket demands for more action from governments, they are starting to target and boycott corporations that are failing to act. If you think it’s going to stop at paper straws and replacing mini shampoo bottles with dispensers, you are gravely wrong. This is just the start with the end goal being total transparency of waste practices and carbon neutrality. To avoid getting your hotel in the crosshairs and to ensure you have a future – as younger travelers will be more ...
Hilton Brands to Recycle 1 Million Bars of Soap by Global Handwashing Day
Hilton | March 18, 2019
Partnering with Clean the World, Hilton's participating brands will recycle soap and donate to communities in need around the world MCLEAN, Va. – March 18, 2019 – Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and All Suites brands are launching the Clean the World Challenge in partnership with Clean the World, a global health leader dedicated to sustainability and water, sanitization and health. Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton will challenge hotel owners and Team Members to collect bars of soap left behind by guests to be recycl...
Green Is the New Black
Katie Scheer | March 7, 2018
By Katie Scheer Hotels- this one's for you! In 2017, we asked >2,500 hotels what they are doing to "go green." So we have good info for you... If your hotel isn't already pursuing green rankings and certifications, you are behind the "go green" trend. It's time for you to step up to the plate and make some changes to become better friends with our planet. It's a fact that hotel guests of today want to stay at hotels that are eco-conscious. This means more gained business for you from those guests ($ ca-ching, ca-ching $). Also, by going green, you also reap these two benefits (there's several m...
White Lodging Combines Guest Comfort and Energy Savings with INNCOM
White Lodging | May 5, 2015
What is the Bottom Line from a Greener Footprint and Pampered Guests? White Lodging Records Superior Guest Experience with Double-Digit Energy Savings May 5, 2015 - Travelers become guests for life when a hotel offers them an experience tailored to their needs. This is why guest comfort tops the list of reasons why White Lodging chose leading-edge energy management systems (EMS) from INNCOM®by Honeywell. "Ensuring a high level of guest comfort and satisfaction is always our first priority at White Lodging. The INNCOM thermostats help us meet this goal while we also realize excellent energy savings," says Thomas D. Riegelman, CFM, White...
Top Designers Partner with INNCOM by Honeywell to Win Guest Room Design Awards at HI Connect®
April 14, 2015
INNCOM's Integrated Room Automation Systems Using Evora and Modeva Switches Lift Hotel Designers into Winner's Circle at Hospitality Design Event Nashville, TN - April 14, 2015 - Leading interior design firms from across the US teamed with INNCOM by Honeywell to showcase their best creations for guest rooms and public spaces at the HI Connect design event in Nashville held March 25-27, 2015. Award winners, designONE studio, VOA Associates, and Chipman Design Architecture featured INNCOM's Integrated Room Automation Systems (IRAS) with Evora and Modeva switches for hotel lighting and comfort controls in their displays. INNCOM partnered w...
Park Hyatt New York Opens with INNCOM Integrated Room Automation and Energy Management
Park Hyatt New York | March 17, 2015
Intelligent INNCOM IRAS Combines Significant Energy Cost Reduction with Guest Security from Day One New York, NY - March 17, 2015 - The luxury Park Hyatt New York wowed guests at its grand opening with an advanced Integrated Room Automation and Energy Management System from INNCOM by Honeywell. The system automates guest comfort with intuitive temperature and drapery controls and communicates with door locks to enhance guest security. INNCOM is the leader in integrated room hotel automation with energy-saving solutions used in more than 1.5 million guest rooms worldwide. For more information click on INNCOM by Honeywell. "The INNCOM net...
Westin Buckhead Atlanta Implements INNCOM to Meet its Starwood 30/20 by 20 Environmental Initiatives
Westin Buckhead Atlanta | January 7, 2015
Westin Buckhead Manages Guestroom Energy Use; Reduces Room Cooling Cost by 35%, Winter Energy Use by 55% with INNCOM System ATLANTA, January 7, 2015 - The Westin Buckhead Atlanta implemented an INNCOM Energy Management System as part of a comprehensive strategy to support its Starwood Hotels & Resorts' "30/20 by 20" environmental initiatives. The 358-room property installed e4 Smart Digital Thermostats with the patented ecoMODE® feature, INNcontrol 3 Central Room Management software, and a full INNCOM property management system interface. Westin Buckhead taps advanced system to achieve energy conservation standards "The goal of Sta...
