Lighting Retrofits Help Hotels and Data Centers Cut Energy Costs
from the Environmental Leader
 Lighting and compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) retrofits are some of the easiest ways businesses including luxury hotels and data centers can cut their energy costs. Hotel lighting, for example, can account for up to 35 percent of a hotel’s energy bill, reports Hotel Interactive. Energy-efficient lighting by itself can reduce electricity use by up to 75 percent, according to the California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA). More
Seven Hotels in Santa Barbara Have Now Been Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating
from PRWeb
Ten Santa Barbara Hotels are listed as environmentally friendly and seven have recently been awarded the Green Eco-Leaf Rating by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org – the online social network of environmentally friendly travel. More
Update to the HVS Employment-Hotel Growth Index
from the Hotel News Resource
The research has been updated on the correlation between a metropolitan market's employment levels, office space absorption, and hotel performance with some context from the recession. The market has changed substantially since the research was first published via the HVS Employment-Hotel Growth Index in August of 2008. More
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Been There, Done That
from the Hotel Realty Resource
As the hotel investment world in 2009 painfully deals with a slumping market and problem loans, the author recalls that in 1993, Bruce Baltin, Senior Vice President and Consulting Practice leader in Los Angeles, wrote about solutions for his clients then and that they are still appropriate today. More
Hotel Common Sense – Using Business Networks Productively or Recovering Lost Customers After a Renovation
from the Hotel News Resource
Both a certain financial amount and government regulations relating to depreciation tables define most major capital projects. These ventures usually have some sort of potential risk. The return on investment is usually justified by an expected improvement in the profit potential, by complying with brand standards/requirements or by introducing significant physical additions or improvements, such as adding a new wing, spa, meeting space, retail, etc. that should increase revenues and the overall value of the hotel. More
California Luxury Hotel Linens Laundered with Botanical Products
from the Environment News Service
Royal Laundry of South San Francisco washes one million pounds of laundry a week for more than 150 hotels throughout Northern California. Now, the company has become the first major commercial laundry plant in the United States to use green, botanically based laundry care products. More
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Ownership Turned Over to Citigroup
from The Orange County Business Journal
Ownership of Dana Point’s St. Regis Monarch Beach resort has been turned over to New York-based Citigroup Inc., officials said. St. Regis, a unit of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., will continue to manage the five-star resort, officials said. The hotel's operations are not expected to be affected. The change in ownership for the 400-room hotel, one of Orange County’s most posh resorts, is the most notable example of an Orange County property going back to the bank during a downturn that has battered the hospitality industry over the past year. More
Luxury Hotel Chains Make a Play for Business Travelers
from the Los Angeles Times
The drop in business and group travel because of the recession has dealt a body blow to airlines and hotels. Part of that drop came after critics, including President Obama, lashed out at companies that rewarded executives with expensive junkets after accepting government bailout money. More
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