Turning over a new LEAF, Holiday Inn Dubai – Al Barsha participates by going green

AL BARSHA, UAE - March 11, 2014 - PRLog -- The UAE Green Festival is scheduled to take place from March 16 to April 16, 2014, offering daily activities to include “Green Stay”, “Green Shopping”, “Green Tours, “Eco Art and Green Menus.”

The Holiday Inn Dubai - Al Barsha will be participating in the upcoming UAE Green Festival by providing guests with valuable tips on environment protection and giving a personal feel of the hotel’s energy saving practices.

Guests will benefit from a tour of the hotel showcasing energy and resource saving practices in different areas: like laundry, air quality, recycling and gardening. Presentations, tips and advice on how to preserve the environment, as well as a recycling arts and crafts exhibition will be a learning exercise for all.

The main highlight of the hotel’s participation in the festival is converting a meeting room terrace into a herb garden. A must visit for all.

Utilities make up a major expense in hotels and consistent efforts are needed to control power consumption and cost and is where a strong emphasis is given. Mr. Mukhtar Hussain - Director of Engineering commented; “Our hotel decided to launch an environment-friendly initiative. Careful and clear-cut measures were executed to replace Neon lights in the building with LED lights. We use the latest technology and also keep abreast of the newest trends in energy saving.”

The green initiatives helped the hotel reap major benefits in the form of improved performance liability, longevity of lights, huge savings on monthly maintenance, installation and electrical costs.

Holiday Inn Dubai – Al Barsha is well known for its corporate social activities as it regularly takes part in programmes like beach clean-ups, blood donations and employing physically challenged citizens.

“We are truly excited and proud to be a hotel participant of the UAE Green Festival 2014. Staff’s motivation is upheld as they feel good to do something beneficial for the community,” added Mr. Mukhtar.

Set in the heart of New Dubai, Holiday Inn Dubai – Al Barsha is a perfect blend of contemporary design and classic elegance. The hotel has 310 rooms including 54 suites. Each room is equipped with the latest facilities, tastefully decorated to meet every guest’s needs and comfort. Business houses have access to a wide variety of conference venues equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Completing the Holiday Inn experience are the award winning restaurants “The Royal Budha”(Thai), “Gharana” (Indian) and “Xennya Terrace” (Arabic) as well as bars, banquet facilities and impeccable service.

For more information please visit: http://www.hialbarshadubai.com or  www.holidayinn.com