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Green Meetings Options Available at Omni San Diego Hotel
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (November 12, 2009) – Increasingly, meeting planners are incorporating environmentally friendly travel into their existing corporate travel programs. To assist these meetings planners, Omni San Diego Hotel offers green options that minimize the negative impact an event has on the environment. Upon scheduling a meeting on-property, meeting planners receive a list of green offerings that they can have executed. These items include:
- Airport transfers via hybrid cars
- Waive valet charge fee for meeting attendees driving hybrid vehicles
- An organic menu utilizing seasonal fare sourced from local purveyors including Fresh Origins and Connelly Gardens & Farms created by Omni San Diego Hotel’s Executive Chef
- Recycle bins for plastic, paper, glass and aluminum materials
- Energy efficient lighting for all meetings
Omni San Diego Hotel’s green options are a perfect addition to Omni’s Sensational Meetings program , which centers on truly customizing the environment surrounding a particular meeting to match its customer goals. Whether an organization is conducting a brainstorming session, a complex negotiation or recognizing excellence in the organization, Omni’s Sensational Meetings program is designed to shape the sensory elements to maximize the meeting experience. From the lobbies to the guest rooms and now to the boardroom, breakout or ballroom – Omni’s Sensational Meetings customize meeting environments to enhance the attendees’ experience through activating the sensory in unique and dynamic ways.
At Omni San Diego Hotel, meeting planners can choose from more than 27,000 square feet of function space including the 9,266-square-foot Grand Ballroom divisible into five smaller ballrooms, thirteen state-of-the-art meeting rooms including art gallery space, two stately boardrooms, and one executive boardroom on the 19th floor. Taking advantage of San Diego’s mild year-round climate, the hotel features an outdoor terrace with bay views able to accommodate up to 500 guests. Meeting rooms feature floor to ceiling windows and are equipped with T-1 high-speed Internet access, built-in audio/visual equipment, banquettes and ergonomically correct seating and individual climate and lighting controls. Meeting planners can book accommodations by visiting www.omnihotels.com , or by calling 1-800-THE-OMNI.
ABOUT THE OMNI SAN DIEGO HOTEL
The Omni San Diego Hotel is one more reason to visit this fabulous seaside city. Nestled in the heart of the historic Gaslamp Quarter, the Omni San Diego Hotel is within walking distance from more than 90 restaurants, 20 nightclubs and 40 boutique shops and close to the city's top sites and attractions including San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, shopping at Horton Plaza and much more. Since opening in April 2004, the Omni San Diego Hotel offers an ideal destination for leisure travelers in downtown San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. The 21-story luxury hotel features 511 guestrooms and suites with scenic views of San Diego Bay, the ballpark and the San Diego skyline. Omni San Diego Hotel is also distinguished as the first US hotel attached to a ballpark, the San Diego Padre’s PETCO Park.