This weekend the International Pow Wow 2009 will take place in Miami. With 5,000 delegates expected, including 1,000 travel organizations, this is a huge market place for the travel industry. Sponsored by the U.S. Travel Association for the past four decades, this year’s event is set to be the greenest gathering on record.
Recycling trash cans have been added to the conference facilities. Electronic administration has replaced paper where appropriate. And transport around the beaches is operating as part of a negative carbon footprint program. All this has been organized to reflect Miami's recent drive to promote green initiatives, which include the "Green Buildings" program, the "Green Fleet."
The cities hospitality industry has also steadily become greener over the last few years with large numbers of hotels becoming Green Lodging properties through the Florida Green Lodgings Program.
Estimated to generate $3.5 billion in future international travel business, the International Pow Wow is a key event for the travel industry. As a company that has led the forge to sustainability by offering a greener solution to the hospitality industry, we are really pleased to see that our concern for environmental issues is shared. It is refreshing to see these issues are firmly on this year's agenda.
