Vacation trips often are the highlight of the summer. Now more than
ever, summer travel can be green. With a little research, it is
possible to find great travel destinations with Eco-friendly amenities.
One such destination is the Hilton New York. Located in Manhattan,
the Hilton New York is Manhattan’s largest hotel. It boasts 1,981 rooms
plus common areas. It has a 16,000 square feet green roof system that
is planted with vegetation from upstate New York. This remarkable
system serves several purposes. The foliage absorbs airborne pollutants
which prevent the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Secondly, it deflects solar radiation, thereby reducing the amount of
energy needed to cool the air. The incorporation of this roof top
garden has resulted in a significant decrease in the high temperatures
in Manhattan from dense cityscapes and lack of vegetation.
The New York Hilton also uses an Eco-friendly natural gas to produce
electricity and hot water. This system is expected to produce more than
half of the hotel’s required electrical power, thereby reducing its
carbon footprint by more than 30 percent. Additionally, visitors to all
Hilton hotels, including the Hilton New York, benefit from LightStay,
which is the chain’s worldwide system for improving its sustainability
program. There is a constant analysis of all functions at Hilton
hotels, including but not limited to housekeeping, waste management and
use of paper products, to measure their impact on the environment and to
make changes necessary to improve the ecosystem, all without cost to
the customers. All eco-conscious visitors are encouraged to participate
in the Global Soap Project which encourages everyone to donate
discarded soap to be reprocessed and given to needy people all over the
world.
The Hilton New York has set the benchmark for providing excellent
service to its visitors while at the same time maintaining green
standards and promoting sustainability and introducing customers to
programs and efforts to help the green movement. This hotel truly
allows you to vacation green, live green and be green.
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