Apparently, the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers is installing two exercise bikes hooked up to generators. Guests are encouraged to hop aboard and pedal and if they produce enough electricity for the hotel, you get a free meal!
The idea is that you will "race" against the hotel's solar panel system to see who/what can produce the most electricity. The magic amount of watt hours you need to reach? 10 or more, then you earn your meal! And this meal isn't to be scoffed at my friends! The meal is locally produced with fresh ingredients! Double Green bonus in my book! The meal is any one of the main courses at the hotel restaurant and is about $44 dollars. The hotel says this way, "the meal encourages guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon footprint and save electricity and money."
There is a catch though. The free meal offer is only good if you're a paying guest at the hotel. But still, pretty cool, right?! I love hearing about this kind of thing and I send a big thanks to Reuters.com for shedding light on a really excellent concept!
According to Reuters, the hotel's cycle for your supper will be ready to go on April 19 and the plan is to test the idea for a year with the notion that they might expand to more Crowne Plaza hotels, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group.
So what are you waiting for cyclists and Green supporters?! Book your flight today!
I give this story two big green thumbs up!
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