AAA's Guide to What's Green, Organic, and Eco All Over
The Nines Portland makes it easy to be green
When you're readying to book a hotel, you probably have a memorized list of criteria you mentally check off: location, star-rating, workout facilities, in-room amenities, and so on. Considering how hot—and we don't mean in the global warming sense—green hotels are these days, you might also question how "eco" your next hotel is. Are those low or no VOC paints on the wall? Are the toilets built to conserve water? Are the toiletries you might stuff in your suitcase 100 percent organic?
Investigating these questions while you're planning your trip is enough to drive even Al Gore crazy. To make the task less stressful, AAA, your roadside savior and glove compartment travel buddy, has launched an Eco-Friendly guide to the nation's hotels. Now all you have to do to locate green lodgings is look for an easy-to-spot "ECO" symbol in the AAA TourBook listings.
For the uber-eco aware out there, note that "AAA does not evaluate any property's environmental practices" themselves, but defers to the "expertise of widely accepted organizations in this field." We suggest using the guide as a jumping off point, then looking on the hotel's website or giving them a call to find out exactly how green they are. Any place claiming to be eco through-and-through should practice transparency, too.
Also keep an eye on AAA's website later this year, when the ECO icon can be seen in their online listings, and you can conveniently sort search results so they pop up first. No need to be green with envy when your friend tells you they just had an amazing stay at The Nines; that could very well be you next.
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