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Best Green Hotels in USA: W San Francisco

Best Green Hotels in USA: W San Francisco

The W San Francisco makes history by earning the first LEED certification for an existing building belonging to a major hotel chain, and only the  seventh hotel in the United States to earn the LEED Silver rating.  The W San Francisco is also certified by the state of California as a green business.  This is
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Baltimore Gets LEED Certified Green Hotel

Baltimore Gets LEED Certified Green Hotel

Baltimore’s first LEED certified green hotel is the moderately priced Fairfield Inn and Suites is in the heart of downtown Baltimore. It is close to the city’s famous Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Heritage Walk, a three mile walking trail through four centuries of American history, making it an ideal choice for eco-travelers looking for a moderately priced hotel
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Budget Hotel Chain goes Green with Biodegradable Guest Amenities

Budget Hotel Chain goes Green with Biodegradable Guest Amenities

Nearly 900 Americas Best Value Inn and Canadas Best Value Inn hotels in North America will be putting soap, shampoo, body lotion and other guest amenities in biodegradable packaging.  It’s a first for a hotel chain of this size, which is approximately 50,000 rooms total. Each year, more than 3.5 billion bottles and caps go into
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Top Green Rating for No. Carolina Hotel

Top Green Rating for No. Carolina Hotel

How appropriate — the hotel with the world’s top green rating is in the city of Greensboro. It’s the Proximity Hotel, one of the few hotels anywhere to achieve the LEED Platinum rating.  Don’t think you have to give up luxury to travel green — this hotel has an AAA Four Diamond rating. Platinum and diamond —
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First LEED Certified Silver Hotel in Colorado is in Beaver Creek

First LEED Certified Silver Hotel in Colorado is in Beaver Creek

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Beaver Creek is the first hotel in Colorado to earn the important Silver status of LEED Certification.  How difficult is it to get this green travel award?  Only nine hotels in the U.S. have earned it, including the Westin Riverfront, which opened early in 2009. To celebrate this
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Kimpton Hotels Partners with Nature Conservancy to Plant One Billion Trees

Kimpton Hotels Partners with Nature Conservancy to Plant One Billion Trees

Stay at any of the Kimpton Hotels and help The Nature Conservancy save the rainforest, one tree at a time. That’s the goal of a new partnership between the eco-friendly hotel chain and the environmental group, which has an ambitious Plant a Billion Trees campaign to re-forest and protect 30 million acres of forest in
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