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Up Close to the Proximity Hotel

Posted by it on April 9, 2008
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“Travelling Without Footprints,” is a video series exploring carbon-friendly travel experiences. In this first installment, former Traveler researcher Ali Ogden takes us to the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, where owner Dennis Quaintance shows us what it takes to make a hotel green as he works toward achieving LEED Platinum status. His notion is that you don’t have to sacrifice comfort for conscience. Watch as he shows Ali the hotel’s solar panels (look out for hot pipes!), waterless urinals, and more…

Travelling Without Footprints is produced by Ali Ogden and Chris Keener.

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  1. Ceyda Torun
    April 10, 2008, 12:58 pm

    Makes me want to take a trip out to North Carolina just to stay at this hotel! What a brilliant idea, if only all hotels would be so conscientious. Thank you Ali and Chris for informing us – looking forward to your next review!

  2. Jeff Hardin
    April 11, 2008, 8:54 am

    Ali -
    Nicely done! Congratulations to Quantaince-Weaver for a job well done!
    I look forward to future segments!
    Jeff
    Greensboro, NC

  3. Kango Suz
    April 14, 2008, 12:32 pm

    Not only a brilliant idea as far as the impact on the world that the hotel is creating, but also a BRILLIANT marketing idea that seems to be perfectly timed with the current obsession with green travel. Thanks for the video!

  4. Reneena Davidson
    April 22, 2008, 11:22 pm

    That’s what we need right now – hotels that make the world to make us feel that there is a better place to live in, not just for a vacation trip.

  5. Kudzu Fire
    June 24, 2008, 8:31 pm

    green travel. love it.

  6. Aaron Dalton
    July 29, 2008, 10:02 am

    I just reviewed the Proximity Hotel and three other eco-travel destinations on my site, 1GreenProduct.com.
    Here’s the link – http://1greenproduct.com/2008/07/travel-conrad-chicago-ireland-greenbox.html
    Hope you and your readers find it interesting!
    - Aaron Dalton, 1GreenProduct.com