Hampton Inn receives Two Palmetto Certification

Staff Report

Published Oct. 20, 2011

The Hampton Inn & Suites/Summit Pointe Conference & Events Center in Spartanburg received the Two Palmetto Certification from the South Carolina Green Hospitality Alliance.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Green Hospitality Program is a voluntary program designed to help South Carolina’s hospitality industry reduce the environmental impact of its operations and incorporate environmental stewardship and sustainability in its business practices; and promote and recognize hotels, restaurants and other hospitality facilities for their environmentally conscious practices.

DHEC partnered with the S.C. Hospitality Association to form the S.C. Green Hospitality Alliance. Facilities must complete a certification process centered on green practices.

The 126 room Hampton Inn & Suites and attached 19,000 square foot Summit Pointe Conference & Events Center is on the westside of Spartanburg on Spartan Boulevard.

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