November 7, 2007

Green Reservations Made Simple

Green Vacation Hub partners with Eco Crown

Hospitality

Going green just gets better and better — and easier.

Green Vacation Hub and Eco Crown Hospitality have partnered to strengthen the power of green travel, while boosting the hospitality industry with certified green standards.

In an age of eco-awareness, green standards vary wildly from hotel to hotel. In response, Green Vacation Hub (GreenVacationHub.com) and Eco Crown Hospitality (EcoCrown.com) have partnered to offer a reliable, universal system of measurement for green accommodations. Properties listed on these websites participate in established and approved ‘green’ programs — with many of the properties exceeding the required standards.

Green Vacation Hub is a global guide that links travelers with accommodations that emphasize good health and green practices. At GreenVacationHub.com, travelers can conduct detailed searches to find accommodations to fit specific needs -- from luxury smoke-free hotels, to remote eco-tourist destinations. 

Eco Crown Hospitality is known for its superior online booking system at www.ecoreservation.com, and also offers leading edge eco-certification, including environmental policies, operating procedures, and tracking systems as well as training and education for staff and guests.

As part of the new partnership, consumers now have easy access to comprehensive details on reputable green properties. In addition, travelers can now book an eco-reservation directly from the Hub and Eco Reservation websites.

And hoteliers benefit, too. Eco Crown members who join Green Vacation Hub will receive a free membership, including a full page listing on GreenVacationHub.com. In turn, Hub members who register with Eco Crown Hospitality will receive a link on their Hub listing that allows travelers to book online with Eco Reservation.

"It’s critical that hoteliers walk their talk when it comes to making claims about their hotels being green,” notes Glenn Hasek, editor/publisher of Green Lodging News. “Travelers today are eco-smart and will quickly notice exaggerated claims.”

“We're very excited to be partnering with a company that offers such a top-notch green lodging certification program.  We are hoping that all of our members will look into getting certified in order to offer that higher level of green guarantee to their visitors,” says Lisa Gray, founder/owner of Green Vacation Hub.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Consumers emerging demands for an environmentally

friendly lodging industry require Eco Hospitality

Canmore-based Eco Crown Hospitality is leading the way to a new green hospitality industry by aligning itself in an exclusive partnership with the Hotel Association of Canada and it‘s “Green Key Eco-Rating” program. Hotels and chains who want to be recognized as a certified environmentally responsible property are offered  membership services including a 24/7 reservation system, GDS, 1-800 reservation system, products, education and training specifically designed for the environmentally friendly lodging industry.

“Going green is no longer a request, but rather a demand” says Andrea Spiess CEO of Eco Crown Hospitality. From David Suzuki, to industry leaders, we are now all measured by the footprints we leave behind. It is time for the hospitality industry to practice an environmentally sustainable future. “Eco is not just a trend any longer, it is a lifestyle and the hospitality industry needs to be at the forefront of this emerging green demand” says Eco Crown Founder and President Andrea Spiess.