In order to attract green meeting planners, Marriott brand hotels in New Orleans have launched a "Meet. Live. Drive. Green." promotion that includes the chance to win a hybrid car and earn a variety of eco-friendly signing bonuses.
Meeting planners who submit an RFP by Dec. 15, 2009, for a qualifying value date at any of 12 participating New Orleans area Marriott hotels will be entered to win a hybrid car, including insurance and maintenance, for a year, valued at up to $16,800.
Bookings and actualized meetings, meanwhile, will earn planners the following signing-bonus perks:
• 100-299 rooms: $150 gift certificate to
www.ecoexpress.com, a Web site offering natural and organic gifts
• 300-499 rooms: Membership to Organic Baked Goodies of the Month Club (valued at $300)
• 500 or more rooms: Membership to Organic Wine of the Month Club (valued at $660)
Once planners' meetings are held, Marriott will donate 5 percent of their groups' guest room costs to Amazonas Sustainable Foundation, a charitable organization that's part of Marriott's "Spirit to Preserve the Rainforest" campaign, which protects 1.4 million acres of endangered rainforest in Brazil.
Hotels participating in the "Meet. Live. Drive. Green." promotion include the New Orleans Marriott, JW Marriott New Orleans, New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, Renaissance Pere Marquette, Renaissance Arts Hotel, Courtyard New Orleans Downtown, Courtyard New Orleans Convention Center, Courtyard New Orleans Metairie, Residence Inn New Orleans Convention Center, Residence Inn New Orleans Metairie, SpringHill Suites New Orleans Convention Center and TownePlace New Orleans Metairie.
For more information, visit
www.meetlivedrivegreen.com.