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Green by Design Awards Celebrates Eco-Friendly Business Practices
Local companies acknowledged by the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau for their dedication to green practices

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 3, 2009) - The Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau revealed the winners of the Green by Design Awards at its Quarterly Update Meeting on Nov. 3 as part of its sustainability initiatives. Orange Tree Golf Resort, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch, Desert Botanical Garden and O’Neil Printing were recognized for exhibiting outstanding sustainability practices.

The Scottsdale bureau acknowledged participants in three categories: Green, Greener and Greenest. The Green category recognizes businesses that created green projects, programs or campaigns; while the Greener designation is awarded for improvements on pre-existing efforts. The Greenest category is for companies that practice both green initiatives and offer green products or services.

GREEN AWARD WINNER
Orange Tree Golf Resort won in the Green category for installing a solar water heating system, which dramatically reduces natural gas emissions, for use in their on-site laundry and housekeeping area as well as for 20 guest rooms. It is estimated that the resort will decrease their associated natural gas bill by 50 percent and eliminate approximately 100 tons of carbon emissions annually. In six months, the company hopes to expand this green practice to all guest rooms.

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HeBS is proud to announce the launch of Shell Vacations Hospitality’s Black Friday mini site and campaign: http://www.shellhospitality.com/Black_Friday/. This holiday-themed mini site, designed and marketed by HeBS, offers incredible travel savings at “Black Friday” discounts, all leading up to the final reveal on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Each feature of the site is interactive and provides teasers, current travel specials, facts about the 26 Shell Vacations Hospitality hotels and resorts, and more. Users can also click to follow @SVHResorts on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, track the countdown to Black Friday, and sign up for Mobile Alerts to receive updates, news and “Sneak Peek” specials before the upcoming sale.

Shell Vacations Hospitality Black Friday Mini Site by HeBS

In addition to driving traffic to the website, this campaign will increase Twitter followers and Facebook fans, respectively; will add to Shell’s M-list for Mobile marketing; and will generate revenues thanks to adept traditional online and Web 2.0/Social Media marketing as well as incredible holiday travel special offers and packages.

Shell Vacations Hospitality offers a collection of 26 resorts, hotels and lodges ideal for family vacations, romantic getaways, retreats, reunions and business trips. Visitors may stay at hotels and resorts in popular destinations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and enjoy San Francisco’s arts district, lodge living in Whistler, Southwest-style casitas along the fairways of Arizona’s top-rated golf courses, lanais overlooking Hawaii’s pounding surf, and more. Shell Vacations Hospitality is a subsidiary of Shell Vacations LLC, a premier developer of upscale vacation ownership resorts.

The Black Friday mini site launched in early November and all deals and specials will be revealed on Black Friday, November 27, 2009.

To take part in the festivities and to be eligible for all sales, click here to sign up for Black Friday alerts!

Congratulations to The Legacy Golf Resort for being ranked at number 50 for top large US mainland resorts!

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