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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1322" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/07/30/Holiday-Inn-hotels-to-ditch-travel-sized-amenities-to-help-environment/4141564508507/" target="_blank">Holiday Inn hotels to ditch travel-sized amenities to help environment - UPI</a>The hospitality company that owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel chains announced Tuesday it&#039;s ditching travel-sized bathroom amenities to cut down on plastic waste.Instead of smaller-sized tubes of shampoo, conditioner and soap, InterContinental Hotels Group said it plans to install <a href="https://www.ihgplc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2019/end-of-the-road-for-bathroom-miniatures-as-ihg-opts-for-bulk-size--amenities-to-reduce-plastic-waste" target="_blank">bulk containers</a> in nearly 843,000 guest rooms at more than 5,600 hotels globally. IHG said the transition will be completed by 2021.&quot;We&#039;ve already made great strides in this area, with almost a third of our estate already adopting the change and we&#039;re proud to lead our industry by making this a brand standard for every single IHG hotel,&quot; IHG CEO Keith Barr said. &quot;We&#039;re passionate about sustainability and we&#039;ll continue to explore ways to make a positive difference to the environment and our local communities.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1322, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/07/30/Holiday-Inn-hotels-to-ditch-travel-sized-amenities-to-help-environment/4141564508507/'][B]Holiday Inn hotels to ditch travel-sized amenities to help environment - UPI[/B][/URL] The hospitality company that owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel chains announced Tuesday it's ditching travel-sized bathroom amenities to cut down on plastic waste. Instead of smaller-sized tubes of shampoo, conditioner and soap, InterContinental Hotels Group said it plans to install [URL='https://www.ihgplc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2019/end-of-the-road-for-bathroom-miniatures-as-ihg-opts-for-bulk-size--amenities-to-reduce-plastic-waste']bulk containers[/URL] in nearly 843,000 guest rooms at more than 5,600 hotels globally. IHG said the transition will be completed by 2021. "We've already made great strides in this area, with almost a third of our estate already adopting the change and we're proud to lead our industry by making this a brand standard for every single IHG hotel," IHG CEO Keith Barr said. "We're passionate about sustainability and we'll continue to explore ways to make a positive difference to the environment and our local communities." [/QUOTE]

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