It's time to decide: clean your room or plant a tree

Are luxury and sustainability compatible? The Parq Vancouver complex in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia strives to have it all by balancing two luxury hotels, a casino and eight restaurants with LEED gold standards and a host of environmental initiatives.



One of the Parq’s newer programs is a twist on foregoing housekeeping in favor of an alternative reward – something becoming more popular among hotels. At the Parq, when a guest checks in for more than two nights, they can skip room...