Reductions equal to taking 572,000 cars off the road for a day...

TORONTO, ON—Canada’s largest hotel, The Delta Chelsea in downtown Toronto, has offset an impressive 109 per cent of their annual carbon footprint as recognized by the LivClean Eco-Stay Program.

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Victoria inn now carbon neutral

VICTORIA, BC—Inn at Laurel Point has announced a partnership that makes it the only BC hotel to offer carbon neutral facilities to its guests.

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How to calculate your hotel’s carbon footprint

VANCOUVER—Just how does a hotel go about calculating its carbon footprint?  According to Michelle Bonner of Climate Smart, you need one person at the hotel end with an Excel spreadsheet, and at the other end, you need a knowledgeable consultant, like Climate Smart. 

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STR’s forecasts, Select Canadian Markets for Dec 09

HENDERSONVILLE, TN—The U.S. hotel industry is projected to end 2010 with decreases in two of the three key performance measurements, according to STR’s monthly forecast update. Read the latest STR forecast for the next two years, and get Canadian hotel market information for December 2009.

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From PMS to POS—the 20 year evolution of hotel computers

Twenty years ago, the value of a PMS was in its computerized capabilities as properties began to switch over from manual systems. Ten years ago, the more valid comparison was between a DOS and a Windows-based system. Today, the frontier is on-site vs. online systems, says Jim Mockford, general manager of Vancouver’s The Listel Hotel, which uses Maestro, a product of Northwinds.

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