A Big Data look at 2,200 U.S. lodging establishments also shows a decrease in total electric consumption in this sector of 6 percent decrease during peak demand.
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North America
| Surreal Nights In Malaysia’s Capital | Circling high above Kuala Lumpur, I’m in a free-fall. It’s about the weirdness of what waits in that vast metropolis below. I’m about to witness an outrageous Hindu festival that promises to make San Francisco’s fetish parades preposterously tame by comparison. But I’ll also be shacking up in […]
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| Welcome aboard! | Considering a cruise this year? Let’s face it, it’s hard to resist the allure of waking up to a new destination every morning, and the opportunity of exploring a different city or port location every day. No wonder cruise options are more plentiful than ever. But how to choose? There are […]
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| A Green Oasis | Lisbon isn’t a city you can pin down. In terms of both time and space, the Portuguese capital is at once so many different things. A simple decision to turn left or right, or perhaps just a trick of the light, will have you feeling comfortably Mediterranean, or richly Iberian, or even […]
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| Urban Fruits & Veggies | Over the past three decades, the metropolitan community of Montreal has lost more than 30,000 hectares of farmland, according to the Coalition pour la protection du territoire agricole. That’s more than 74,000 acres. Pretty much like any other urban area in the world, Montreal’s food supply comes mostly from […]
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| Greening in Sonoma & Napa | Sometimes you have to get away, even if for a day. For us this is one of those times—so we’re delighted to feel the rejuvenation mojo workin’ even as we drive toward Sonoma, in Northern California. The skies are a vast blue interrupted only by distant, solitary caravans […]
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How can frequent travelers earn free stays at cool green hotels that aren’t with big chains? Enter the U.S.’s largest point-based loyalty program for indie lodging.
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The cruise line industry is making significant investment to become more protective of the ocean environment.
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So many huge wins for the environment in the lodging industry that we may look back on 2013 as the year interest in sustainability exploded.
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| Mendocino Green Wine | In northern California you’re never far from wine country. And while name brand-name mainstays like Napa and Sonoma seem to steal most of the attention, we tend to favor smaller, more remote appellations that offer quality vintages, artisan pleasures and a nice, slow pace of life. One of our favorites lies […]
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