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Caribbean hotels sign up
to save-water campaign
Chris Gray.
aiming to get 100 hotels on the islands countries of the world. We need to
VIRGIN Holidays and The Travel Foundation have to sign up. Industry programmes work together to educate guests and
launched a campaign to encourage Caribbean manager Julie Middleton has give hotels the information and
hoteliers and tourists to save energy and water. already hosted a series of work- tools to make changes.”
The Switch Off Save Big campaign aims to shops for 37 hoteliers in Barbados, Project manager Charmaine
remind people the islands face water shortages. 27 in St Lucia, 15 in Antigua and 20 Sealey, who previously worked for
It is repeating a programme run by The Travel in Grenada. Virgin Holidays in Barbados, has
Foundation and Thomas Cook in Cyprus last year, The campaign will offer hoteliers been appointed to co-ordinate the
which resulted in hoteliers cutting their water a water and energy audit, a savings project and train hotel staff.
use by 15%. plan, data recording systems to monitor Virgin Holidays responsible business
One hotel in Cyprus said it was saving ¤50,000 progress and training tips for staff. manager Rachel McCaffery said many hoteliers
a year as a result of measures introduced after “There is a big lack of awareness among were already taking energy-saving steps, but
advice from the scheme. tourists that islands in Caribbean suffer from the campaign would add many more.
The foundation, Virgin Holidays and the water shortages,” said Middleton.
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association are “Barbados is listed in the top 15 water-scarce ■ Bahamas supports USA Flights Guide, p48
Haven to host
green weekend
HAVEN’S 35 holiday parks will be promoting
eco-friendly holidays next month during its Big
Green Weekend.
The event, taking place over June 19-22, will
see young holidaymakers learn about nature and
conservation. It will also feature talks by famous
conservationist David Bellamy, who is Haven’s
environmental ambassador.
The Co-operative Travel's spokes-persons: Jane Atkins, Neil Braithwaite, Paul Carpenter and Shaun Hinds He will make appearances at Riviere Sands
and Perran Sands on June 20, then at Rockley
Co-op cyclists plot
They decided to add two extra legs to the Park, Weymouth Bay and Seaview on June 21,
journey so they could be joined by commercial and at Church Farm on June 22.
Paris charity ride
director Shaun Hinds, Freedom Travel Group Allan Lambert, head of retail sales at Haven
head Jane Atkins, head of business development parent Bourne Leisure, said: “We have imple-
Paul Carpenter and online marketing co-ordina- mented effective strategies to reduce impact on
CO-OPERATIVE Travel executives Jane Atkins, tor Chris Pattinson. the environment,
Neil Braithwaite, Paul Carpenter and Shaun The team will leave Burslem at 8.30am on including reducing
Hinds are blazing a trail by staging the first June 24 and cycle 60 miles to the Co-op branch our energy con-
Burslem-to-Paris cycle ride next month, to in Hinckley near Leicester for the first leg, then sumption by more
raise money for the Royal National Institute for another 60 miles from Milton Keynes to London than 10%.
Deaf People. the next day, before starting the main race. “The Big Green
The idea for the ride, from the Co-op’s head Hinds said: “We would like to say a big thank Weekend will help
office in Stoke-on-Trent to the French capital, you to all our industry colleagues who have educate our guests
came about after specialist retail managing di- supported us, particularly Avis and Superbreak, as well as provid-
rector Braithwaite and his partner Susie booked who have provided accommodation and a ing a fun break for
the last two places on a London-Paris ride. support vehicle for the ride.” the entire family.”
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