 The SceneDeidre Wengen Online Editor, Lodging The hotel industry is a bustling business, and the people involved have plenty of reasons to cel... |
|
 |
Econo Lodge is Going Green
 These days, it is rare to find a hotel company that doesn't offer some kind of sustainability program. Hotels understand the importance of recycling, saving on energy costs, and reducing waste. And the Econo Lodge brand, franchised by Choice Hotels International, will do its part to help the environment by implementing the Room to be Green (RTBG) program across its entire portfolio in 2013.
The RTBG program is available to all Choice Hotel brands and franchisees and sets out to reduce environmental impact and waste, meet the changing expectations of today's environmentally conscious guests and potentially lower operational expenses at the property level.
Moving forward all Econo Lodge properties will be required to use energy efficient indoor lighting solutions, such as compact fluorescent (CFL) or LED bulbs in all guest fixtures; offer all guests a towel / linen re-use program; and provide a recycling program for staff and guest use.
"The Econo Lodge brand is proud to be rolling out this program – it shows that at the economy level we take sustainability and operational efficiency very seriously. Going Green is important to our guests who range from millennial through to baby boomers -- they are conscious of how we treat the earth. We listened to what they wanted and what our franchisees wanted and we are delivering," stated Craig Mustard, head of domestic brand management for Econo Lodge.
Across the Econo Lodge portfolio, this conservation initiative could potentially reduce annual water usage by six million gallons and energy usage by twelve million kWh. The brand is also making a contribution to plant 817 trees (representing one for each of the Econo Lodge hotels currently open) in tandem with American Forests, an organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of forests around the world.
To date, approximately 100 Econo Lodge hotels have already joined the RTBG program. The compliance deadline for all hotels to be enrolled in the program is December 31.
READER COMMENTS
Monday, June 10, 2013 by free bookmarks
TCdX3g A round of applause for your article.Much thanks again. Cool. http://crork.com/
Friday, June 07, 2013 by social bookmarking service
MZoOrN Major thanks for the blog article.Much thanks again. Really Great.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 by seo service
40TJmU I really like and appreciate your blog post.Really thank you! Really Cool.
Monday, May 27, 2013 by seo service
64VU1H Im grateful for the blog.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 by good seo
XbIxh2 Muchos Gracias for your blog post.Much thanks again. Awesome.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 by good seo
8YDqXH wow, awesome article post.Thanks Again. Really Cool.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by camera buying guide
kHKOVd I appreciate you sharing this blog.Much thanks again.
Monday, March 04, 2013 by viagra online
IszXoC I am so grateful for your blog post.Much thanks again. Fantastic.
|