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California Hotel & Lodging Association Receives Energy Leadership Award.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2002

The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W).  Hotel & Lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a  Association (CH&LA) received a 2002 Flex A development system for Flash-based applications from Adobe. Introduced in 2004 as a J2EE application, Flex compiles ActionScript code and XML-based user interface descriptions (MXML) into binary Flash files (SWF files).  Your Power Energy Conservation Award from the Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency of the State of California. CH&LA received this award for its demonstration of early leadership and motivation of its members and the entire lodging industry to take action and achieve results in addressing California's energy crisis.

In an award ceremony at the State of California's new energy-efficient showcase Department of Education building, Lon Hatamiya, Secretary of Technology, Trade and Commerce for the State of California presented the California Hotel & Lodging Association with the award. In his comments, Secretary Hatamiya commended CH&LA for its advocacy and educational programs, including its series of energy seminars across California, the resource manual entitled en·ti·tle  
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.

2. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
 Innkeepers Guide for Dealing with the Energy Crisis, as well as its $1.85 million grant program with the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through  that put energy saving devices in many lodging properties throughout the state. Through the efforts of CH&LA, it is estimated the lodging industry reduced energy consumption during peak demand by more than 10%, significantly higher than expected.

"We're proud of our efforts to 'keep the lights on' in California, and grateful to Secretary Hatamiya for recognizing our leadership," said Jim Abrams, executive vice president of CH&LA. "This award really belongs to our members and the entire California lodging industry for their considerably efforts to conserve energy in a great time of need."

The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) is the largest state lodging industry trade association in the country. Its 1,650 member properties, which comprise more than 210,000 guest rooms, consist of hotels, motels Motels may refer to any of the following:
  • Motel, a type of temporary commercial accommodation;
  • The Motels, an American new-wave band.
, bed and breakfast inns, guest ranches, resorts, spas, condominium condominium

In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common.
 rentals, timeshares, and vacation home Vacation Home

A home separate from an individual's primary residence that is used for recreational purposes and may also be rented out at unused times.

Notes:
For tax purposes, those who rent their vacation homes may result in a lower amount of allowable expense
 rentals located throughout California. CH&LA's mission is to "be the indispensable resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry, for providing educational training and cost-saving programs for all segments of the industry, and for supporting strategic alliances to promote the value of California tourism and travel." Sacramento-based CH&LA has been representing California's lodging industry for more than a century.
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