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Kimpton's Hotel Solamar in San Diego is Green Seal certified San Diego’s Hotel Solamar is the city’s first downtown hotel to become Green Seal™ certified, and one of just 20 in all of California to earn this top rating for social and environmental responsibility. The Hotel Solamar is operated by Kimpton, which is [...]  In the spirit of the holiday season, it’s time to acknowledge airlines and hotels for how they support the underprivileged and give back to the community. American Airlines brought more than 1,300 children and spouses of fallen military personnel to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on December 9th, four four days of all-expense-paid holiday activities, [...] Beatles history is year-round in their hometown Liverpool There were worldwide tributes to John Lennon marking the 30th anniversary of his murder. In Liverpool, where The Beatles grew up and wrote about in the songs that changed the sound of music forever, Beatles history is a year-round affair. Liverpool is a great place [...]  Bucuti Tara Beach Resort, Aruba, one of top green hotels in Caribbean Go green with one touch at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba’s top resort for couples and one of the most eco-friendly in the Caribbean. The resort has added what it calls a Green Button by the bed that allows guests to opt-in to the resort’s energy conservation program. The Green Button activates motion sensors that control the lights, thermostat and humidity of guestrooms. The sensors identify when the room is occupied or not, and adjusts energy settings accordingly for energy conservation. So, when you leave the room for the beach or dinner, lights are turned off automatically and the temperature is set to pre-determined conservation levels. The system also identifies check-in and check-out status so that the energy management status remains intact, even when housekeeping staff is moving about the room to prepare for the next guests. Many Caribbean resorts have an automatic energy-saving feature that cuts off air conditioning when you open the terrace door, to prevent heat from being pumped out onto the terrace. And, many hotels in the Caribbean, Europe and a growing number in the United States, have an energy-saving system that requires you to place your key card in a device by the door to activate lights and air conditioning.
Bucuti President Ewald Biemans says there is always more that can be done to support conservation efforts and make the carbon footprint of the resort and its guests is as small as possible. Important, since the resort sits along the white-powder sands of Eagle Beach, which is rated as one of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the world. “Bucuti already has the lowest per-occupied-room electricity usage of all hotels in Aruba, and this new technology will help us save even more,” says Bucuti Biemans, who also acts as the resort’s chief environmental officer. Since energy is usually a top expense for a resort, saving energy means saving money. So, going green saves green. There are many more green features at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, which has been certified as a green hotel by Green Globe 21 and ISO 14001. These initiatives include solar panels that heat water for the laundry, a grey water recycling system for irrigating the lush plantings on the resort grounds, and using bio-degradable detergents and cleaning products. And equally important, the resort sponsors monthly beach clean-ups and supports the Turtugaraba Sea Turtle Protection Group and the Aruba Donkey Sanctuary. The resort is TAG approved as a gay friendly hotel, and top-rated as a romantic hotel by TripAdvisor.
Green is good. See a brief video of what to see and do in Aruba on the next page……. Wheego LiFe is an electric car you can buy now, $32,995 before tax credits Wheego has been under the radar while all the attention and headlines about electric cars has focused on Tesla, Fisker and the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt, even though the Volt isn’t an EV at all, but a [...] Hotels offer hypo-allergenic rooms for allergy sufferers There are 50 million allergy sufferers in the United States who have problems going on vacation because of the allergy aggravators in hotels, from the cleaning supplies used to the feathers inside the bed pillows. Hotel chains have taken notice, and are offering allergy-free rooms for [...] There’s still time to book special eco-friendly getaways for the holidays. These travel adventures are great gifts to give yourself. Zion National Park is one of my favorite places in the world to hike and inhale the beauty of the rugged scenery and the clear air – that photo of me is atop the [...] Fall means harvest, which means there’s a bounty of food festivals and wine fairs to travel to and enjoy. Here’s what’s on the menu, including hotels offering discount packages for a nearby festival or fair: Newport, Rhode Island — The 5th annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival takes place the weekend of Sept. [...] |
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