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Transformed Long Beach Airport Terminal to Open in December

Airports Food and Drink Sustainable Tourism October 23, 2012

Long Beach Airport is set to open a new, much modernized and roomier passenger concourse in early December as it nears completion of a $145 million program to improve its car parking, terminal and aircraft ramp facilities.

Alaska Airlines Opens Its New LAX Home in Terminal 6

Airlines Airports Travel Technology March 27, 2012

Alaska Airlines has unveiled its new ‘Airport of the Future’ location at Los Angeles International Airport in the newly remodeled Terminal 6, where the carrier has replaced traditional ticket counters with customer-friendly check-in kiosks and bag-check stations.

Shore Hotel Opens as Santa Monica’s First LEED Silver New-Build Hotel

Hotels Sustainable Tourism October 31, 2011

Shore Hotel has opened as the first new-build hotel in Los Angeles beachfront town Santa Monica in the past 10 years. Owned by the Farzam family, the boutique-style property is the first newly constructed hotel in Santa Monica to win Silver LEED sustainability certification.

Lake Tahoe Property Is First Ritz-Carlton Resort to Win LEED Certification

Hotels Sustainable Tourism December 8, 2010

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe on the Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort near North Lake Tahoe has officially been awarded LEED certification from the U.S. Green Business Council, becoming the first-ever LEED-certified Ritz-Carlton resort.

Sustainable Design of SFO’s New Terminal 2 Is Unveiled

Airports Travel Technology November 19, 2010

Slated for completion in spring 2011, the $383 million, 640,000-square foot T2 will serve as Virgin America’s home base and will be the first LEED Gold-certified airport terminal in the U.S.

First Element Hotel in U.S. Midwest Opens in Omaha’s Midtown District

Hotels November 5, 2010

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has opened the Element Omaha Midtown Crossing, the first hotel in Omaha’s new Midtown Crossing neighborhood built around Turner Park in Omaha’s revitalized Midtown district.

First LEED-Designed Courtyard by Marriott Opens

Hotels Sustainable Tourism September 27, 2010

Located in Settlers Ridge in west suburban Pittsburgh, the state-of-the-art property design – created by Concord Hospitality Enterprises with support from Marriott – will be the prototype for all future LEED-compliant Courtyard by Marriott hotels.

Hotel Felix Chicago is Awarded LEED Silver Environmental Certification

Hotels Sustainable Tourism August 3, 2010

Hotel Felix Chicago has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification for commercial interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council, making this the first hotel in Chicago to earn this environmental status.

Courtyard Charleston/Summerville to Be First Hotel Built Using Green Prototype

Hotels Sustainable Tourism July 24, 2010

The Courtyard Charleston/Summerville in South Carolina will be the first hotel built using Marriott International’s green-hotel prototype, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council.

Marriott to Volume-Build Green Hotels Using Standardized Prototypes

Hotels Sustainable Tourism November 11, 2009

Marriott International, Inc. plans to expand its green-hotel portfolio ten-fold over the next five years by introducing a green-hotel prototype that will be pre-certified as meeting LEED standards.