Article: Carlson Hotels Worldwide goldpoints plus Loyalty Program Members Donate 709,000 Gold Points for Carbon Offset

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.

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