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The Radisson Blu hotel<\/a> chain has launched\u00a0a Blu Planet, a new towel reuse initiative where the company will donate to the Just a Drop<\/span> water charity for every time a guest chooses not to have their towel laundered.<\/p>\n

Grab the essentials<\/h3>\n

1:\u00a0<\/strong>Through the\u00a0partnership with\u00a0Just a Drop, Radisson Blu hopes to ensure 12,000 children have access to fresh drinking water each year.<\/p>\n

2:\u00a0<\/strong>Between 2007 and 2012, Radisson Blu reduced water use\u00a0in its\u00a0hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa by 27 per cent.<\/p>\n

3: <\/strong>In research conducted by the partnership, just six per cent of hotel guests said they would like fresh towels supplied daily. 24 per cent said they would be happy to use towels for four days between laundering.<\/p>\n

Dig Deeper<\/h3>\n

1: Read<\/span> the original article on Sustainable Hotel News<\/p>\n

2: Follow<\/a>\u00a0Just a Drop on twitter<\/p>\n

3: Sign up<\/a>\u00a0to Whole World Water, a tourism industry campaign to fight water poverty.<\/p>\n

Stay Informed of whatever’s essential for you<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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