Roughly one in five hotels plans to apply this year for a coveted green stamp of approval – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification. Many companies, however, are already ahead of the game, because environmentally-conscious (and often affluent) guests are eager to lessen their guilt by reducing their carbon footprint. According to Newsweek, more than...
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October 2008
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) just released international air traffic numbers for August, and the results were not good. Growth is slowing significantly, and this is all happening during the busy northern summer season. Overall, traffic (as measured by revenue passenger kilometers) grew by 1.3% in August. That’s down from 1.9% in July and a much stronger 5.4% for...
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