Rates At Beijing Star-grade Hotels Decrease By 6%

www.chinahospitalitynews.com | Aug 5, 2008

Xiong Yumei, vice director of Beijing Tourism Bureau, said in a press conference held in the Beijing International Media Center that the booking volume of star-grade hotels in Beijing increased by 1% but rates went down six percentage points from the end of May 2008.

http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/2008/08/06/6923-rates-at-beijing-star-grade-hotels-decrease-by-6/

Green Meeting Inspired Renaissance Boston Waterfront to Tackle Waste

www.greenlodgingnews.com | Aug 5, 2008

BOSTON—When you host the annual conference of a national environmental organization, there is a good chance you will make some changes to your operations—whether to impress or to meet the demands of the group you are hosting. That is what happened at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel earlier

http://www.greenlodgingnews.com/content.aspx?id=2435

Hyatt Regency Aims to Revitalize North America Portfolio with $1.3B Investment

www.commercialpropertynews.com | Jul 29, 2008

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http://www.commercialpropertynews.com/cpn/content_display/property-types/hospitality/e3id41715bb599296b0a1c2be7a181bb2a1

ONTARIO: Government of Canada supports launch of Be Food Safe program to educate consumers about safe food handling practices - (Government of Canada)

www.extension.iastate.edu | Jun 3, 2008

"We all have a role to play in keeping food safe and the Be Food Safe program provides Canadians with helpful information about safe food handling practices," said Secretary of State Paradis.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=26354

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Alternative Refrigerants

We are actively seeking more sustainable refrigerant alternatives to replace the prevailing hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) industry standard. That's because HFCs have a significant impact on climate change—1,000 times greater than the impact of the equivalent amount of CO2.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/values/place/enviroment/alternative_refrigerants.printfriend.html

Cruise Industry Wire

Summer's coming quickly - the busy season for many hotels. And the 'woe is me' crowd is once again awakening from their annual winter hibernation. This time of the year one finds more articles describing difficulties some hotels predict they'll have finding quality seasonal employees.

http://www.travelindustrywire.com/BI-detail-id-2951.html

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Plantar Group: Pulp, Charcoal & Forest Management Hanover Brazil is the North American representative for the Plantar Group (www.plantar.com.br), the largest reforestation company in Brazil since 1967, and one of the largest in the world.

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