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Small independents and large chains of hotels alike throughout the world have come to the realisation that they must strive to be environmentally friendly. It is a responsibility they owe to their employees and investors and the multitude of guests choose their accommodation every day.
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Environmental awareness has evolved from politically correct to a necessary action in order to ensure our safety and survival. More and more hotels around the world are embracing this concept and making it work to their advantage.
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Each child is given a certificate for participating and also receives gifts. The activities are developed for children from 6 to 14 and take place on the hotel grounds. Instilling environmental awareness into our children is ensuring environmental friendly world leadership for our future. This is one example of how a huge hotel chain can do its part to not only conserve energy, but to teach a new generation the importance of continued care for the environment.
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