Get a feel of being green with this StayGreen accommodation offer from the Land of Lincoln. Launched by the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA), the StayGreen program recognizes hotels that proactively use eco-friendly products and services to help protect the environment. With 16,175 StayGreen rooms available across the state, IHLA is confident the StayGreen designation will help visitors better understand their choices in green lodging in Illinois.

For the first year of the program, IHLA is focusing on two areas in which hotels must meet specific criteria in order to be awarded StayGreen designations: saving energy and recycling. IHLA will re-evaluate and refine the standards it sets for StayGreen programs each year, and is already considering adding more green programs. Hotels must submit proof each year that they continue to meet StayGreen standards.

“Green accommodations are becoming more important to travelers and meeting planners,” said Jan Kostner, Deputy Director Illinois Bureau of Tourism. “The StayGreen program is excellent way to make our state stand out to green travelers.”

(Source) Press

Rate This Post