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What is a “Green Hotel?”

Environment friendly properties taking initiative to implement practices that reduce energy and water usage are known as “Green Hotels”.

Various programs that Green Hotels are participating in include:

• Recycling programs,
• Linen changing programs, and
• Energy efficient lighting.

Why should Hotels go green?

As many hotels are appreciating or rather implementing the concept of going Green, it is important that everybody joins the team. Hotels use enormous amount of energy and so it becomes mandatory that hotels go for environmental friendly practices that conserve water and energy and reduce waste reduction.

Making a Difference

Next time when you go for booking your hotel room, look forward to find a green hotel at your place. A Green hotel can be found by checking the list issued by The Green Hotels Association.

Be a Green Hotel Guest

Going Green refers to using the resources in a conservative way. The following steps will help you be a Green Hotel Guest:

• Carry safety pins of different color when starting to pack for a holiday. Also carry reusable mugs and other items.
• Don’t let the staff change the sheets of your room daily.
• Attach a safety pin of different color to know which towel belongs to which family member.
• Turn off lights and equipments like T.V., air conditioner etc when leaving the room.
• Participate in any recycling effort promoted by the hotel.
• Take short showers and keep taps closed while brushing teeth.
• Turn off the exercising machines when done.
• If the hotel embraces green hotel practices, appreciate managers and employees.

Encourage Hotels to go green

The hotel in which you are staying may not be implementing the above mentioned practices. Guests can play a major part in making Hotels implement practices that help hotels go green.

The suggestions from the guest side could be:

1. Implementation of linen reuse program

1. Use of fluorescent lighting

1. Use of low flow showerhead

1. Application of window film to reduce heating and cooling loads

1. Installation of thermostats

1. Use of recycled paper

1. Low flow toilets also help save both energy and water

1. Separation of wastes into degradable and non-degradable wastes

1. Use of refillable products like shampoos, cleaning agents also help you save money when brought in bulk

1. Installation of solar water heating system can save a tremendous amount of electricity

1. Use of bicycles instead of cars, taxis etc inside the hotel can reduce pollution to a great extent

1. Educating staff about the Go Green Campaign by offering brochures to spread awareness for Green Hotels

Guests do make a difference to Hotels as the main motto of Hotels is to customer satisfaction. Guests can help hotels to go green every time they travel. Green practices will help in energy and water conservation and make the Earth a better planet to live. Go Green Campaign should be followed even in Homes and not just in Hotels as it will make your homes more energy efficient. Hotels should implement the Go Green Campaign because satisfied hotel guests help to encourage Tourism.

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What is the orange and green pin that many of the talk show hosts are wearing on their lapels here in the UK?

It looks like and apple or orange or something autumnal but I'm not sure. They've been wearing them for at least a month now and I've also seen a woman on the street wearing one.
Yes, I think it is a poppy? I see it is to commemorate those who have served in the Armed Forces. I am new to the UK. Is everyone wearing them to show support for the troop much like yellow ribbons in the US?

It is the poppy. This tradition started as a commemorative one but is much more these days. The Royal British Legion poppy appeal is an annual fund raising event which helps to support veterans of previous wars and also helps to provide help and support to currently serving Armed Forces personnel injured and/or disabled whilst on active service.

The culmination of the poppy appeal is called the Rememberance Day Service. Also at 11 a.m on the 11th day of the 11th month the U.K. you will find that most people and businesses observe a one minute silence as a mark of respect.

A personal note here is that I would never not make a donation to the poppy appeal. My grandmother would turn in her grave! When I was a young girl I recall that my grandmother spent many hours (unpaid, I might add) making up the poppies to be sold. There is no fixed price, people donate as much as they can afford or choose to pay. Pennies or pounds - all goes toward those folk brave enough to put their lives on the line.

They are actually red poppies, not orange.

Hope this gives you the information you need to understand our annual tradition.

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