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Article: Carlson Hotels Worldwide goldpoints plus Loyalty Program Members Donate 709,000 Gold Points for Carbon Offset
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- November 6, 2008
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To: TRAVEL EDITORS
Contact: Joan Cronson, Carlson Hotels Worldwide Public Relations,
+1-763-212-1418, jcronson@carlson.com
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly tabulated results from
a carbon-offset campaign conducted earlier this year by Carlson
Hotels Worldwide report the initiative generated sufficient
donations from members of Carlson's goldpoints plus(SM) frequent-
guest program to offset 340,436 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
To date, members have converted 709,000 Gold Points(R) into
contributions for carbon-reduction projects operated by The
CarbonNeutral Company (http://www.carbonneutral.com). Carlson has
matched the donations, doubling the overall value.
goldpoints plus ...