The 23rd Annual Educational Travel Conference 2009 will be held at the
Marriott New Orleans Hotel fronting the French Quarter
February 18-21, 2009
Hotel Information
New Orleans Marriott
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 USA
Phone: 1-504-581-1000
Fax: 1-504-523-6755
Toll-free: 1-888-364-1200
To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in the USA and Canada.
Even though the room block deadline has passed, please register under the TLC group number to ensure you receive the best possible room rate available.
Some real airfare deals are available, too! For an overview of nonstop flights into MSY airport, please refer to www.travelearning.com/content/airlines. Attendees have advised us that they have purchased fares on American Airlines from San Francisco to New Orleans for about $400 and from New York City to New Orleans for $250.
Questions? Call 406-745-4800 or e-mail conference@travelearning.com.
To Make Your Hotel Reservation Online at The New Orleans Marriott,
(the main Conference hotel), follow the links below, using the following codes— Travel Planner Code <TLCTLCA> and Destinations, Operators, and Suppliers Code <TDOTDOA>:
To Make Your Hotel Reservation Online at The JW New Orleans Marriott,
(the overflow hotel for the night of February 17, 2009), follow the links below:
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The Marriott's Green Policies
Marriott International is a partner of Clean Up the World, a leading global environmental organization with 35 million volunteers in 120 countries.
“We have a long standing commitment to the environment, and Clean Up the World is another great way for us to expand our green efforts at the community level,” said J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International. “It is a perfect fit with our green volunteerism, recycling, energy and water conservation.”
Marriott International and its associates support Clean Up the World in the group’s effort to bring together individuals, businesses, schools, community groups and governments that are focused on improving local environments.
Marriott also has a senior-level Green Council to ensure Marriott maintains the highest standards of environmental stewardship and continues to set a leadership example for the hospitality industry and related businesses.
Marriott was the first hospitality management company to join the EPA's Climate Leaders program and is on track to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one-fifth over the ten year period from 2000 to 2010—approaching one million tons of climate warming gases.
Marriott has also been recognized twice as the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Excellence in Energy Management.
Additional environmentally friendly company initiatives include:
• Group “Re-Lamp” campaign, which replaced 450,000 light bulbs with fluorescent lighting in 2006 and saved 65 percent on overall lighting costs and energy usage in guest rooms;
• Linen Reuse Program, a global effort to encourage guests to reuse linens and towels during their hotel stay which saved 11 to 17 percent on hot water and sewer bills involved in laundering operations at each hotel;
• Marriott’s smoke-free policy in all U.S. hotels announced last year, improves indoor air quality and will result in a 30 percent reduction in energy use for air treatment systems;
• Marriott’s “Ozone Activated Laundry” and “Formula One Systems” can save up to 25 percent in energy used in laundry systems;
• Replacement of 4,500 outdoor signs with LED and fiber optic technology yielding a 40 percent reduction in outdoor advertising energy use in its first year;
• Installation of 400,000 new shower heads which reduce hot water usage by 10 percent each year;
• Three newly appointed Regional Directors of Energy and an architect certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) – to help oversee a variety of programs including Marriott’s first LEED-certified hotel, The Inn & Conference Center by Marriott in Adelphi, Md;
• New waste-management pilot program to streamline efforts and identify the most environmentally friendly, yet cost-efficient methods for Marriott’s 2,800 hotels around the world to continue to adhere to the company’s recycling guidelines for trash, cardboard, newspaper and glass; and
• Marriott’s Environmentally Conscious Hospitality Operations (ECHO) program, launched in 1994, is an award-winning program that focuses on water and energy conservation, clean air, “reduce-reuse-recycle” waste management, wildlife preservation and neighborhood cleanups.
Marriott International is a sponsor of Green Hotelier magazine, and a founding member of the Tourism Partnership, a UK-based global industry group promoting responsible and environmentally conscious tourism. For more “green” news and Marriott’s ongoing commitment to conserve and preserve, visit the Environmental Initiatives page on Marriott.com. For information on Clean Up the World, visit www.cleanuptheworld.org.
