From tom.rhodes at ncmail.net Tue May 1 09:45:34 2007 From: tom.rhodes at ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Tue May 1 08:45:40 2007 Subject: [ncgreenhotels] Green hotels and eco-tourism Message-ID: <8D15541F2E16C84B8BE05C60FF5F038901075CD2@exchange.sys.p2pays.org> Illustrious Colleagues, Here is an interesting story from TripAdvisor, regarding green hotel stays. TripAdvisor Survey: 34 Percent of Travelers Would Pay Green Hotel Premium 04/23/2007 NEEDHAM, MASS.-TripAdvisor announced the results of its ecotourism survey of more than 1,000 travelers worldwide. Eleven percent of respondents have taken and one-quarter are considering going on an ecotourism trip. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said that environmentally-friendly tourism is a consideration when traveling. Thirty-eight percent of travelers surveyed have stayed at an environmentally-friendly hotel, and 9 percent specifically seek out environmentally-friendly hotels. When asked what qualities are most important to making a hotel eco-friendly, conserving energy ranked number one, followed by conserving water and using recycled paper. Seventy-eight percent of travelers said they decline to have their sheets and towels changed, when provided the option by hoteliers. Sixty-six percent believe environmentally-friendly measures in travel are making a difference. Thirty-four percent of travelers surveyed would pay more to stay at an environmentally-friendly hotel. Twenty-five percent would be willing to pay a 5 to 10 percent premium, and 12 percent would pay a 10 to 20 percent premium. Twenty-four percent of respondents believe that air travel should be avoided, when possible, to help preserve the environment. Thirty-eight percent of travelers surveyed would pay more to take an eco-friendly flight and 26 percent would pay a 5 to 10 percent premium. Only 3 percent of travelers surveyed have purchased carbon credits. "A significant number of TripAdvisor survey respondents are environmentally-conscious, which sends a message to the travel industry to ratchet up eco-friendly offerings," says Michele Perry, director of communications for TripAdvisor. "Travelers are willing to pay more to be green." Visit us on the Web at: www.p2pays.org Tom Rhodes Environmental Specialist NC WasteTrader.com NC Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 (919) 715-6516 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://kirk.p2pays.org/pipermail/ncgreenhotels/attachments/20070501/6c9da902/attachment.htm From tom.rhodes at ncmail.net Thu May 17 10:22:47 2007 From: tom.rhodes at ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Thu May 17 09:22:54 2007 Subject: [ncgreenhotels] Passing the word Message-ID: <8D15541F2E16C84B8BE05C60FF5F0389010BDE7A@exchange.sys.p2pays.org> Good day Illustrious GreenHotels Listserv members! Just a word to remind you to pass the good word about our listserv. As you know, the NC GreenHotels Listserv is a dynamic tool designed for sharing thoughts, ideas, problems and solutions for developing better green hotel programs across our state. The more members we have, the better the listserv will become. Here is the signup link for NC Green Hotels Listserv: http://kirk.p2pays.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncgreenhotels Please forward this link to any hotels, motels, B&Bs and other lodging facilities! Thanks. Best always, Tom Visit us on the Web at: www.p2pays.org Tom Rhodes Environmental Specialist NC WasteTrader.com NC Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 (919) 715-6516 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://kirk.p2pays.org/pipermail/ncgreenhotels/attachments/20070517/2abd4fd9/attachment.htm From tom.rhodes at ncmail.net Thu May 17 16:36:05 2007 From: tom.rhodes at ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Thu May 17 15:38:52 2007 Subject: [ncgreenhotels] Green Hotels Fact sheets Message-ID: <8D15541F2E16C84B8BE05C60FF5F0389010BDF2E@exchange.sys.p2pays.org> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Facilities Management.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 280467 bytes Desc: Facilities Management.pdf Url : http://kirk.p2pays.org/pipermail/ncgreenhotels/attachments/20070517/530b2df0/FacilitiesManagement.obj