Here's one for fans of the recent film "It Might Get Loud" featuring Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2 wizard ‘The Edge' and White Stripes Jack White. Leading name Gibson have launched a line of Les Paul exotic wood...

This week we have a piece by Duane Lennie of Mango Nation who shares how the Istana Phuket luxury villa project is going green: A breed of more sophisticated luxury homebuyers are extending their personal principles...

While we all, or at least should understand the benefits of more green areas to help save the planet a project in the US is now looking at vertical gardens on a city high-rise. The façade of a Government building in...

Reading an industry report on Seattle and the current LEED Evolution by HVS's Kaoru Chikushi there were 5 key areas of cost savings for hotels that were pinpointed in actually quantifying the financial benefits of going...

Thailand's Government through the Commerce Ministry is working with countries in the Mekong region and Australia to create an export alliance for organic products. Along with produce the plan taps seafood, dairy, rice...

Emerging Starwood hotel brand Element has reinforced its initiative to obtain the environmental certification LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for its expanding network of properties. Under the program...

For those not in the know Spatburgunder is the German word for the increasingly popular Pinot Noir wine variety. While most of the effects of global warming appear to an apocalyptic one of the noticeable offshoots is the...

I read with interest the First Person column in this week's Phuket Gazette by Suwit Kingkaew, Senior VP of the CP Group who manage and franchise the 7-Eleven brand in Thailand. Mr. Kingkaew expressed the view that the...

On the lead up to the upcoming mid February launch of the Phuket wide plastic bag surcharge by island retailers two of the largest volume organizations have yet to come to the table. As reported 7-Eleven and Tesco Lotus...

Reading a recent Fortune Magazine article about a unique model currently being looked at by Detroit, which has seen a shrinking population and resulting increase in urban land in what could be described as...

America is finally catching up with the rest of the world with the Washington D. C (District of Columbia) imposing a 5 cent surcharge on plastic and paper bags. Back of the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act...

Imagine rolling down the Las Vegas Strip in a convertible, with Elvis blaring Vivaish theme song thundering out and the only thoughts of green you might have are the endless rows of felt lined gambling tables. Enter this...