'Growth of Green Hotels' draws top speakers.Byline: Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c.
(Category: Travel, Tourism & Leisure ) (Image: equip e·quip tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips 1. a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. .gif ) Expert speakers from around the world including hospitality and green building pioneers, top consultants and senior managers from the IT and building sector are among the confirmed speakers at 'The Growth of Green Hotels Conference'. The summit will take place on December December: see month. 14, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The conference will be held on the opening day of Equip'Hotel Middle East, the capital's first hospitality trade show, being organised by Reed Exhibitions Middle East, from December 14 to 16. "The concept of a 'green hotel' is completely new in this region but our studies have shown there is a very real need for the hospitality sector here to pay urgent attention to 'going green'" said Naji El Haddad Haddad (Arabic: حدّاد) is an Arab and Persian word meaning "blacksmith", commonly beared in the Middle East, and also beared by an African people. , deputy show manager of Equip'Hotel Middle East. "The excellent line-up line-up Noun 1. people or things assembled for a particular purpose: Christmas TV line-up 2. of speakers and range of topics at next month's Green Hotels Conference will provide delegates with a solid understanding of the issues, trends, solutions and opportunities that are on offer," he added. Wen I Chang Chang (chăng) or Yangtze (yăng`sē`, yäng`dzŭ`), Mandarin Chang Jiang, longest river of China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising in the Tibetan highlands, SW Qinghai prov. , one of the world's leading personalities in the 'green hotels' industry and President of the Atman atman (Sanskrit: “breath” or “self”) Basic concept in Hindu philosophy, describing that eternal core of the personality that survives death and transmigrates to a new life or is released from the bonds of existence. Hospitality Group, will present a case study on Gaia Hotels and Spas, a worldwide chain of green hotels that he has pioneered. "The green hotels industry is making steady progress. Whereas the construction costs to make the first of my hotels 'green', was 12-15 per cent more, the second one cost an additional 6 per cent to build while the third was only 3-5 per cent more. There are more and more suppliers available today while developers are also getting smarter in evaluating items necessary to make their project truly green," Chang said. Mario Seneviratne, director -- Green Technologies FZCO FZCO Free Zone Company , founder & secretary to the Board -- Emirates Green Building Council will address the topic "LEED Hotels". Mario, who has spent over three decades in Dubai, has been actively involved in the design and construction of many industrial and commercial buildings which have energy conservation and / or sustainable features. The financial pay-back of going green will be handled during a panel discussion 'Greener Hotels, Greater Profits'. Equip'Hotel Middle East is being organised with the support of Abu Dhabi National Hotels and the National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2008 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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