Destination makes green standard
Destination Hotels & Resorts has created a new platform for all group and meeting businesses built on green practices to reduce waste, conserve water, and better manage energy output, among other goals.
“A ‘green’ meeting will now be standard throughout all group, meeting and conference center properties in the Destination collection,” said Mark Hickey, senior vice president of operations for the company.
Under the company’s “Destination Earth” environmental sustainability program, different plans are available, according to Hickey.
Meeting planners who have worked with the company provided input and recommendations as Destination developed its green meetings platform.
“We really listened to the meeting planning community,” said Hickey. “We understand how important these offerings can be to a company who practices sustainability, and we kept this in mind as the program offerings evolved.”
Some of the key principles include recycling stations and bins available in all meeting rooms; leftover conference supplies such as pens and paper will be donated or reused until depleted; and condiments such as ketchup, cream and milk will be offered in service vessels instead of individually packaged items, among others.
Destination Hotels & Resorts has more than 30 luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers.
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