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• BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy officially welcomes Marriott Hotels to its portfolio of immersive getaways.
• With nearly 600 hotels and resorts, Marriott Hotels has already made an indelible mark on both the modern business and leisure traveler.
• "Understanding the importance of family connections, Marriott Hotels All-Inclusive concept is designed to meet and exceed the evolving needs of multigenerational travelers," said Drew Iddings, Vice President, Premium Classic Brands, Marriott Hotels.
• Additional Marriott Hotels All-Inclusive Resorts are set to debut throughout 2024 and 2025 including Marriott Puerto Vallarta, An All-Inclusive Resort and Marriott Djerba, An All-Inclusive Resort – Tunisia.

• It’s now more of a marketing term, used to give mass adventure-tourism packages a more “responsible” sheen.
• A recent case on the eviction of 16 villages on Rempang Island, Indonesia to build a solar panel factory and “eco-city” illustrates this.
• Our motivation was to explore the relationship between business schools and the behaviour of multinational corporations toward indigenous peoples and their land rights.

Maraey: a “sustainable” hotel complex in a biological reserve

• The project is being led by the Spanish firm Cetya, commercialised locally as IDB do Brasil.
• While billed as “development with an environmental conscience”, the project would include three luxury hotels with a total of 1,100 rooms.
• The site being targeted is a narrow strip of coastal wetlands in a biological reserve, established in 1984, 41 kilometres south of Rio de Janeiro.

Divide and conquer?

• Corruption is a frequent problem and legal battles pit municipalities, state governments against national courts, and even divide indigenous families.
• Izquierdo claimed that as part of the agreement, the municipality agreed that it would “look for a public area that would guarantee the permanent establishment of the village”.
• Members discovered the extent of the local government’s involvement and the advanced state of the project only when the bulldozers arrived to clear the land.

Virtue signalling through collective messaging

• However, there will also be mall and an 18-hole golf course, and 150,000 to 300,000 tourists are projected to visit annually.
• Bolstered by the work of a sophisticated PR and marketing firm, Maraey has mobilised a rallying message and woven its story to garner collective support – or at least create the illusion of it.
• Using the hashtags such as #JuntosPorMaraey, #VivaMaraey and #TogetherForMaraey, the project has promoted, with increasing intensity, its supposed local support and commitment to sustainability.
• Maraey’s promoters even proclaim that the project, despite its size and density, will help preserve fauna and flora.
• Coverage in Spain’s El País, on France 24 and other international sources has laid bare the tensions behind the Maraey project.

Native lands are not just a habitat

• The significance of the Amazon rainforest and Atlantic coastal forest for indigenous peoples such as the Guarani Mbyá goes far beyond a simple habitat.
• The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has recently called for greater scrutiny on non-climate-related reporting, in particular societal and social issues.
• For multinationals, however, the temptation will always be there to find ways to minimise risks and continue business as usual.

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• TurnOnGreen, Inc. (“TurnOnGreen” or the “Company”), previously announced the expansion of electric vehicle (“EV”) charging infrastructure across multiple hotel properties in the United States and Canada.
• Today, the Company revealed that it has initiated projects at an additional 19 hotels and successfully activated 80 EV charging stations at 32 hotels across North America, thereby bolstering the Company's EV charging infrastructure in response to the expanding Electric Vehicle market.
• Users can activate these chargers via the TurnOnGreen App, RFID cards, or by scanning a unique QR code displayed on each EV charger.
• “TurnOnGreen continues to build strategic partnerships across a variety of industries that enable the Company to build EV charging infrastructure in regions where it is needed most,” said Amos Kohn, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

• Formerly the Marriott Hotel East at 525 Lexington Avenue, the newly renovated property offers students, interns, and academic program participants 1,355 beds of housing and luxury amenities across 34 stories.
• Built in 1923, 525 Lexington is a New York City Landmark, designed by Empire State Building architect Arthur Loomis Harmon.
• 100 years later, the property has opened its doors to students and interns as FOUND Study Turtle Bay.
• Residents at FOUND Study Turtle Bay will also have access to regular community events, exclusive discounts to FOUND partners, and perks at FOUND Hotels across the country.