Bed and Breakfast Industry News - Environmental

In the last several years, the number of green lodging certification programs available to U.S. hotels has exploded with programs emerging at the national, state and city level. For the most part, these programs address indoor air quality by encouraging lodging establishments to avoid the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are often found in... - More

Green Key Global, the official green lodging certification program of the Indiana Hotel & Lodging Association, will conduct a panel discussion at the annual Hoosier Hospitality Conference next week. - More

Pineapple Hospitality adds four new partners: CynerGreen, EcoGreenHotel, Advance Laundry Solutions and Cellmor - More

Embassy Suites Jackson-North/Ridgeland in Ridgeland, Miss., and the Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago Southland-Matteson in Matteson, Ill., are the first two hotels certified - More

Experian recently listed its 'Top 20 websites in the 'Travel' online industry for the month of December 2009, based on visits.' Among those sites - which include such well-known stops as Priceline.com and MapQuest-only three attempt to highlight green hotels - More

The 56-suite Treasure Mountain Inn, Park City's only 100 percent wind powered and 100 percent carbon-neutral 'eco-tique' hotel, has taken an additional step towards sustainability by adding solar power to its host of green initiatives. - More

Pineapple Hospitality offers a wide range of economical and environmental solutions to reduce waste in your hotel's amenity program. - More

Pineapple Hospitality has published another e-newsletter for fans of its FreshStay.com portal to 4,800-plus smoke-free hotels. - More

With advancements in controls technology and equipment design, washer-extractors (washers) are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and flexible. This is good news for hoteliers looking to save money in a recovering economy. - More

BITAC embraces the trend toward greener meetings by implementing sustainable solutions and providing eco-education from Pineapple Hospitality. - More