9 Dec 2014

Is re-using your towel at a hotel helpting the planet - or profits?

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

Many hotels use green energy marketing strategies which are designed to save the environment. Most hotel guests are not interested in the strategies that are used, such as reusing towels. Starwood Hotels has implemented a program that guests find useful which offers discount vouchers to customers who refuse room cleaning, which saves water and energy.

It is a win for the hotel - as they can profit by reduced employee costs. It could be said that it is a win for the environment. But - is it a win for the housekeepers, who have less hours (due to reduced need to clean rooms) with more work (due to more work per room, since the rooms haven't been cleaned for days)?

Who is looking back at you as you stare across the ocean?

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

There is something beyond that ocean you are staring at - other nations. Who might be staring back at you from across the watery way?

16 Aug 2015

On a road trip? Make rest stops part of the trip!

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

On a road trip? It is important to stop at least every 2 hours when you are driving. And - the best place for that stop is our states' rest stops.

15 Aug 2015

Honeymoon hotel perks - without springing for the honeymoon suite

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

Don't want to pay for that expensive honeymoon hotel suite? That's fine. But - tell the hotel front desk about your newly-married status, and you might still get some honeymoon perks.