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Savoy hotel employees abandon cars in green initiative

Tha Savoy, LondonEmployees at the Savoy did not use their cars to get to work today as part of a green initiative.
Posted: 22 June 2007 | 07:00

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

We don’t like strangers ‘round here! Apparently radical Cornish activists (no I’m not making this up) have threatened to get chefs Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver who through their damn success are making Cornwall too expensive for locals.
Posted: 15 June 2007 | 14:43

London chefs switch off their lights

Richard Corrigan is taking part in the Lights Out London campaignSome of London’s best known chefs are backing a climate change campaign and are switching off their restaurant lights.
Posted: 13 June 2007 | 17:00

Eco-tourism site seeks hotel and spa investors

John Topliss, spokesman for the Weardale Task ForceHotel and spa operators have been invited by a consortium of developers to invest in an eco-tourism site, Eastgate Renewable Energy Village, in County Durham.
Posted: 05 June 2007 | 11:20

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Hoteliers are use to customers pinching things from their rooms – slippers, dressing gowns, gold baths – gold baths! Yes this most unusual fate has befallen a Japanese hotel, which has had a £500,000, 80kg tub go walkies – no doubt leaving hotel staff to face a shower of abuse from the manager.
Posted: 01 June 2007 | 19:12

Gordon Ramsay to take Bluefin off the menu

Gordon Ramsay is to take bluefin tuna off his restaurant’s menus after criticism from conservationists and the government.
Posted: 30 May 2007 | 12:11

Von Essen ordered to pay fines for polluting a stream

Von Essen logoLuxury hotel operator Von Essen has been ordered to pay £63,864 in fines and costs for allowing poor quality sewage effluent to pollute a stream at its Mount Somerset Hotel in Taunton.
Posted: 23 May 2007 | 11:00

Pierre Gagnaire warns of environmental impact of restaurants

Pierre GagnaireFrench chef Pierre Gagnaire has warned that environmental degradation and a worldwide explosion in fine dining restaurants will have a dramatic effect on food trade.
Posted: 22 May 2007 | 11:20

Leading Hotels of the World launches carbon offsetting partnership scheme

global warmingLeading Hotels of the World (LHW) has launched a carbon offsetting programme for guests staying at the marketing consortium’s member hotels.
Posted: 21 May 2007 | 08:30

Go green or lose trade, warn experts

global warmingThe travel and tourism sector must manage its environmental impact better or face a consumer backlash, industry leaders have admitted.
Posted: 17 May 2007 | 15:15

Lindbald Expedition wins Global Tourism Business Award

Blue footed Booby, Galapagos IslandsGalapagos and Antarctic tour operator, Lindblad Expeditions, scooped the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Tourism Business Award last week.
Posted: 14 May 2007 | 11:30

JD Wetherspoon to run delivery vehicle on bio-diesel

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to run a delivery vehicle on fish and chip oil from June and plans to convert others to reduce its carbon footprint.
Posted: 08 May 2007 | 11:27

New green guidance launched to help hospitality mitigate environmental impact

global warmingFairmont Hotels & Resorts and green advisory body Hospitable Climates have launched new green guidance for hospitality companies looking to become more environmentally friendly.
Posted: 03 May 2007 | 10:30

Marriott managers muck in to clean up London’s River Thames

Marriott managers and staff joined forces with environmental charity Thames 21 last week to clear litter from the River Thames as part of the hotel group’s environmental awareness month.
Posted: 25 April 2007 | 16:09

Travellers will pay more to stay at green hotels

Post Ranch Inn, California USAMore than a third of travellers are prepared to pay more to stay at an environmentally friendly hotel or resort, according to research from TripAdvisor.
Posted: 19 April 2007 | 15:15

Ethical route needs guidance

Supermarkets have wooed customers for years now by pushing sustainable policies, and now an organisation has been set up to help restaurants do the same. Kerstin Kühn looks at how Ethical Eats will get its message across
Posted: 19 April 2007 | 00:00

Acorn House looks for new backers for training

Acorn House, LondonAcorn House, London's first environmentally sustainable restaurant, has launched a campaign to attract backers to fund its restaurant training facility.
Posted: 06 April 2007 | 11:00

Marriott to take part in Environmental Awareness Month

Marriott Grosvenor Square, London All of Marriott's 2,800 hotels across the globe are taking part in activities to mark Environmental Awareness Month during April, the company has announced.
Posted: 05 April 2007 | 10:04

World Travel & Tourism Council calls for debate on climate change

global warmingThe World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched an international campaign to encourage debate on climate change, ahead of its tourism summit next month.
Posted: 03 April 2007 | 12:00

A minute on the clock: Joe Levin

Joe Levin, managing director of the Capital Group of hotels and restaurants, is setting off on a charity trek to the North Pole next week.
Posted: 30 March 2007 | 00:00

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