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Sept. 30, 2002:  ECOLODGE SHIMANTO in Kochi-Ken, Japan qualifies as a DEVELOPING ECOTEL. 

August 1, 2002:  ECOTEL Pioneer CHAA CREEK wins Condé Nast Traveler Ecotourism Award!!!!

June 21, 2002 - ORCHID-ECOTEL receives Golden Peacock from Dalai Lama


June 1, 2001 - Hotel Rodas Passes Initial Test and Qualifies As Developing Ecotel^®

May 17, 2001 - U.S. Consul Announces HVS-Concept Hospitality Partnership

January 12, 2001 - The Orchid in Mumbai, India, passes ECOTEL® inspection; retains 5-Globe Certification

November 27, 2000 - Hilton Nagoya survives surprise inspection with high scores and confidence.

• Hilton Tokyo Bay Becomes the First ECOTEL® Certified Hotel to Ascend to Five-Globe Status.

• "Eco-Credibility," Conde Nast Traveller, August 2000

• New York's Benjamin Hotel Receives  Environmental Awareness Lodging Leadership award at the 15th annual Hotel Industry Investment Conference - February 6, 2000.

• The Benjamin Hotel Earns First HVS Eco Services' ECOTEL® Certification in New York City -- *Fourth Hotel Worldwide to Obtain All 5 ECOTEL® Globe Awards

• The Benjamin hotel, Washington Post, Sunday, October 24, 1999

• New York's Benjamin Hotel garners ECOTEL® Certification from HVS International's Eco Services division

• "I Want My Hotel Room Clean.  Really Clean," Time Magazine Asia, March 1999.

• HVS International's Eco Services Division Awards Hilton Hotels of Japan As First ECOTEL®-Certified Chain in the World

• "The Future is Green for Hotels and Convention Centers" 

• "Save Big Bucks on Waste Disposal," reprinted from the September/October issue of Southeast Lodging News.

• "Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Instills Conservation In Hotel's Operational Culture," Hotel Business, July 21, 1998.

• "The Keys to Unlocking Successful Hotel Recycling," reprinted from the April 1998 issue of Resource Recycling

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