2012,RFP,Season,Here,You,Know, travel,insurance 2012 RFP Season Is Here! Do You Know Your Green Info?
Torres del Paine is among the biggest of Chiles national parks, occupying almost 600,000 acres (242,000 ha) of land in the south on the border with Argentina. It is also among the most important, receiving a significant proportion of domes Like any American, traveling occasionally is just what I love doing and I bet you share the same stuff with me. But traveling does not mean that you would be safe. Escaping from our job and other stressful activities is just something that w
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0in;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}Its thattime again Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are already hitting the street. Fromcoast to coast and around the world, hotel staff are sharpening their pencilsand filling out select paperwork from a mountain of NBTA forms with the hope of winning business.RFP season is a familiar ritual for veteran hoteliers. Each summer itsthe same old song and dance, answering the same old standard questions aboutroom count, location, ratings, taxes, amenities, ADA compliance, etc.But we at EcoGreenHotel are pleased to see the requests for proposals require evenmore sustainable information from the past year. Hotels must now outlinetheir environmental initiatives, green certifications. Thatsright your Green Hotel Checklist has just become critical ammunition inyour NBTA bidding war arsenal!Knowing the energy and water usage per guest, POR, and PAR is very importantas it will be asked more frequently than ever as companies come out with CSR(corporate social responsibility) statements and policies. NBTAs 2012 RFPswill also include green questions such as:· Top environmental programs employed(such as linen reuse, reusable key cards, energy efficiency efforts)· Environmental certifications your green hotel hasearned, with a preference given to certifications that require on-site audits· Details about hotels recyclingprogram· Use of environmentally responsiblecleaners· Water conservation efforts, such aslinen reuse and/or water saving fixturesObviously,hotels that can demonstrate strong environmental programs stand to rank higherin the competition than those that cant. In fact, its very clear that nothaving a sustainability plan in effect might cost your hotel big business nextyear. If you want to boost your hotel propertys green profile and your chances ofwinning large national accounts in 2012 contactEcoGreenHotel right now. Our team ofseasoned green hospitality specialists can quickly, efficiently and affordablyset the wheels in motion to get your environmental program rolling today. Evenif youre on a tight budget, you still need to answer the RFP usage questions.A useful energy-usage measuring tool is ENERGY STARs benchmarking platform. Our team can quickly get you prepared to answerthose tedious RFP questions.Dont put your green initiative off another minute. The planet and yourhotels bottom line depends upon it.About EcoGreenHotelEcoGreenHotel (Robbinsville, NJ), is a privately held company specializingsolely in the hospitality industry by providing solutions for a broad spectrum ofsustainability issues from energy efficiency to online marketing and greenhotel products on www.EcoGreenHotelStore.com. The company provides information,tools, checklists, current news and trends to the hospitality industry throughits website, www.EcoGreenHotel.com. EcoGreenHotel also provides customized consultingservices tailored to the needs of the hospitality industry in the areas ofenergy efficiency and certifications, including LEED, Green Seal and EnergyStar. For further information, email [email protected] or call 888-229-0213.
2012,RFP,Season,Here,You,Know,