Eco Friendly Hotel Accommodation Tips

Green your Hotel Stays:

Consume less while staying overnight and be more eco friendly

Staying away in a hotel can consume a lot more waste than you might think. You might be thinking that you just sleep in the bed and leave, but there's more to the process. When you arrive in the hotel, you check in and enter your room. Once in the room, the temperature might be adjusted, the lights are turned on in every corner, the TV is left going, and all the free toiletries are scoffed up.

What can you do to lighten your load on your hotel stay?

To make your hotel stay a little greener, try out the following:

• Reuse your towels. If you're staying in a hotel more than one night, hanging your towel back on the rack universally means "I'll use it again." That way, you'll be conserving extra water and energy from washing an extra towel.


• Conserve extra water by limiting your shower time.


• Opt out of receiving a newspaper if possible. Save a tree.
  
  


• Get paperless billing for your hotel stay. You can often avoid getting a bill if you use express checkout.


• Take the stairs. If you're able, spare some electricity and walk the stairs. It's good for you!


• Don't take all of the toiletries in the room unless you really need them. Besides, the quality of the hotel toiletries isn't something that you'll want to remember when you get home!


• Bring your own food. Vending machine snacks are full of excessive packaging, not to mention they're notoriously unhealthy. Pack up snacks in reusable containers of various sizes and you'll be eating better, saving money, and doing a good green deed by avoiding all of that packaging.


• Turn down the AC or heat in your room. Crack a window if possible and get some fresh air! Turn down thermostat just a few degrees in the cold weather and you'll sleep more comfortably and save energy.


• Don't have the bedding changed unless necessary. One room's hotel bedding can often take up one normal sized washing machine!


• Instead of using disposable styrofoam coffee or water cups, bring your own reusable mug or plastic cup. It tastes better that way anyway.

Wicked! - The Broadway Musical at Burswood Theatre Perth

WICKED tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

When WICKED opened on Broadway, it worked its magic on critics and audiences alike. Winner of 35 major awards including a Grammy®, three Tony Awards® and six Helpmann Awards® including Best Musical, WICKED has been http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifdescribed as the "Best Musical of the Decade." (Entertainment Weekly).

After its success on Broadway, in North America, London, Germany, Japan, Melbourne and Sydney, WICKED is coming to Perth from 19 June!

Tickets are on sale through Ticketek.

http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au

Find Great Quality Accommodation at Metro Hotel Perth

The Numbers Are Up For Overseas Tourists

New figures show the WA tourism industry has bounced back with an increase in the number of overseas visitors in the last year.

The international overnight visitor results show an overall increase of 2.6 per cent, to 706,600 visitors in the 12 months to March.

The result comes off the back of a 0.7 per cent fall in international visitors in the previous 12 months.

The survey shows the biggest increases in tourist numbers have come from China, Indonesia and the US.

The Tourism Minister Kim Hames says visitors from the United States rose by 53 per cent in the March quarter.

A total of 45,400 Americans visited WA over the last year.

Dr Hames attributed some of the growth to the tour by the Oprah Winfrey Show in November last year.

There were 28,900 tourists from Indonesia while 15,200 visitors came from China.

In a statement, the Minister said he hoped to tap further into the enormous potential of the Chinese market, particularly once direct flights to Perth were established.

The tourists spent $1.9 million while staying.

What's on in Perth this weekend?

From comedy to classical to Australian pub-rock, there is something on for everyone this weekend in Perth.

Everyone knows her face after playing "Stifler's Mom" in the American Pie movie series, and now Perth audiences have the chance to see Jennifer Coolidge in the flesh.


Comedian Jennifer Coolidge will always be known as the sultry parent Stifler's Mom

Her stand-up show Yours for the Night will be in Perth on Friday June 24 only at the Astor Theatre with tickets still available from Bocs Ticketing.

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra's esteemed Conductor Laureate Vladimir Verbitsky will return to the Perth stage to conduct the work of romantic greats over three nights.

Audiences will be treated to works such as Glinka's Valse Fantaisie and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 from June 23 to 25 at the Perth Concert Hall.

Tickets for Verbitsky conducts Tchaikovsky are still available through Bocs Ticketing.

Ex-frontman for Australian pub-rock favourites Hunters and Collectors Mark Seymour will perform at the Charles Hotel on Saturday June 25.

This will follow Seymour's show at The Icon in Karratha tonight. Tickets are available through Bocs Ticketing.

Also about town this weekend is the Boobalicious Ball at the Burswood Grand Ballroom hosted by adultshop.com and raising money for Breast Cancer Care WA, father and daughter duo Dick and Christa Hughes will perform their show 21st Century Blues at His Majesty's Theatre until Sunday June 25 and Wicked continues at the Burswood Theatre..

Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/about-town/whats-on-in-perth-this-weekend-20110623-1gg8f.html#ixzz1Q9gcD8Or

Shows Australia: Cuban Ballet - Ballet Revolution

Shows Australia: Cuban Ballet - Ballet Revolution

Shows Australia: Cuban Ballet - Ballet Revolution

Shows Australia: Cuban Ballet - Ballet Revolution

Brisbane CBD hotels & Brisbane Tourism News: BTN Spotlight: Andrew McEvoy, Managing Director, Tourism Australia

Brisbane CBD hotels & Brisbane Tourism News: BTN Spotlight: Andrew McEvoy, Managing Director, Tourism Australia

Melbourne CBD Hotels & Serviced Apartments: Big Spending China Tourists Splash Out

Melbourne CBD Hotels & Serviced Apartments: Big Spending China Tourists Splash Out

Tourism WA to Triple Chinese Visitation

THE boss of Tourism WA wants to more than triple WA's share of the lucrative Chinese visitor market with a five-pronged strategy.
Delivering an overview of the agency’s strategic agenda last week, TWA chief executive Stephanie Buckland said the key to growing the State’s share of the burgeoning Chinese market hinged on securing a deal with China Southern Airlines.

As previously reported by The Sunday Times, Asia’s biggest airline is currently finalising an agreement with the State Government which would see direct flights commence between Perth and Guangzhou.

“The objective will be to significantly increase our share,” Ms Buckland said.

“Right now we’ve got about 3 per cent of all Chinese visitors to Australia.

“The aim is to grow that to about 10 per cent.”

In 2010, 12,000 Chinese visitors came to WA, an increase of 32.1 per cent on 2009, and they spent $80 million last year, an increase of 135.3 per cent from $34 million spent in 2009.

Ms Buckland said TWA representatives will travel to China this week to “make sure Western Australia is promoted as one of their key feature destinations”.

Beyond enhancing trade and consumer marketing efforts and working closely with the local tourism industry, she said strategic partnerships with other non-tourism related sectors, such as producers of premium products like Margaret River wines, South Sea Pearls and pink argyle diamonds, would be invaluable.

“One of the things we will be leveraging with consumers is some of the very premium products we have in Western Australia that can’t be found elsewhere,” she said.

“All those types of luxury and premium products do appeal to Chinese consumers who are very brand conscious.”


GOLDEN TOUCH: Vicki Tang has presided over a jump in Chinese tourist numbers in her role as north Queensland tourism manager. Now WA hopes to increase its share of the lucrative market. Picture: Tom Lee

WA Tourism Events and Information: WA's Business Tourism Boom from China

WA Tourism Events and Information: WA's Business Tourism Boom from China

2012 Perth Event Show Taking Shape

Organisers of the inaugural Perth Event Show say improving buyer attendance for the 2012 event will be a priority.

Acknowledging a shortfall in expected 2011 show numbers, managing director of CMS Events Richard Campbell said pre-show buyer registrations were strong at 1293 but almost 400 failed to turn out for either of the two show days.

Cambell told a meeting of exhibitors attending a debrief on the event that next year's show would be run mid-week. He also said several ideas for encouraging buyer attendance (some suggested during the debrief) would be incorporated into the marketing plan.

Of those buyers attending in 2011, the majority - 48 per cent - registered as event planners; with corporate planners 13 per cent; association planners three per cent; conference organisers 12 per cent and others 24 per cent.

He said the show’s target of 78 exhibitors fell short by 10, but this would not be a problem in 2012 as most of this year's exhibitors had already signed on for 2012 and several who missed out this year said they would definitely be participating next year.

"During the show I was told by some major companies including airlines, transport companies and five-star hotels that they had to miss this year because budgets had been locked in but they intend a strong showing in 2012," said Campbell.

Cambell said he was satisfied with the media mix used to promote the inaugural show but was disappointed the consumer media did not give more support. Next year CMS Events will use social and electronic media more for the 2012 event.

The dates for 2012 have been confirmed as 16 May with an official opening lunch and keynote address followed by an afternoon exhibition session and a 17 May exhibition day.

CMS Events is targeting 90 exhibitors in 2012 and 1500 visitors. Suggestions that came from the debrief and which have been adopted include: Marketing to the personal assistant and Association market; increased entertainment options; badges for better identification of buyers/sellers; more structured familiarisations in and around the show and greater collaboration between CMS Events, Perth Convention Bureau and Associations to focus events around the Perth Events Show.