Singapore Hotels Association Recognises Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay's as the Greenest

Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, a business hotel in Singapore, is one of the pioneers of the green hotel movement in the island state. The hotel has been awarded as the “Green Hotel of the year” by the Singapore Hotel Association. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) October 30, 2009 - Novotel Clarke Quay is one of only four Singapore hotels to be Green Globe Sustainable Tourism Certified by the EC3 group and the first hotel in Singapore to gain accreditation status. The hotel has published an environmental policy over two years ago, and has made continuous improvements to hotel procedures under this policy.

The award is issued by the Singapore Hotels Association with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board. It was presented to Mr Kripa Shankar (General Manager) and Mr Simon Jones (Resident Manager) by Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

Kripa Shankar, General Manager of Novotel Clarke Quay said “We are delighted that the efforts of team at the hotel have been recognized so publicly. The hotel has been very focused on its impact on the environment and the community, and constantly seeking ways to minimise wastage and consumption. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge our hotel guests, without who’s participation in the environmental programs, improvements would be marginal.”

Recent green initiatives by the hotel include:

Upgrading the hotel's energy efficiency by using excess heat from the air conditioning system to heat the hotel's water, Implementation of recycling facilities for guests and staff, Efficiency oriented upgrades to the hotel's air conditioning, Energy saving light bulbs & energy saving devices in guest rooms.

About Novotel Clarke Quay:
Novotel Clarke Quay, situated in the heart of Singapore and within the vibrant and dynamic Clarke Quay area, is one of Singapore's best located hotels, both for tourists and business travellers. Novotel Clarke Quay features 401 recently renovated rooms each with magnificent and un-obstructed views of the meandering Singapore River. The hotel’s guest rooms have been upgraded to Novotel’s latest design standards offering state of the art amenities such as flat screen televisions with DVD players and versatile pivoting workstations developed with the travelling executive in mind.

Novotel - More than 400 worldwide upper midscale hotels and resorts designed for travelling people to feel naturally good. All information about Novotel hotels is available on the Internet: Novotel.com and Accorhotels.com

Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses:

- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenôtre.

- Services, with 30 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in human resources, marketing services and expense management.

For more information,please contact:
Simon Jones
Resident Manager,
Novotel Clarke Quay
Tel: +65 (0) 6 3383333
email: H5993-GM1 ( @ ) accor dot com
http://www.novotelclarkequay.com.sg

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