Insider: Returning the Environment to Green: Putting Green Practices into Action
By Tina Stark, President, Association for Convention Operations Management
Ms. Tina Stark
Learn about increasing your value in my article entitled “Returning the Environment to Green: Putting Green Practices into Action” in the Hotel Business Review.
The travel and meetings industry may perhaps feel more pressure to implement green practices as a business with one of the largest known environmental footprints. But thinking green and doing something to show real results are two very different things. To successfully make an impact on global warming while dually saving their respective organizations money, hotels, event arenas, convention centers and other venues must consider various changes–both behind the scenes of their events and in high-profile, visible ways.
The main consensus among the convention services managers (CSMs), sales managers and meeting planners represented in the Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) is that a combination of innovative “fresh” thinking and a comprehension of a the related monetary savings are important in implementing green meeting programs within venues.
Eco-programs in the meetings industry are clearly no passing fad. The take-away message here is that green meeting services provide a higher level of service to guests, which can be a benefit to hoteliers and everyone in this professional field as a whole. My article, “Returning the Environment to Green: Putting Green Practices into Action” provides ways to educate yourself on green practices.
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Sincerely,
Tina Stark
President
Association for Convention Operations Management
801-534-4900
TinaS@housingregistration.com
