Hotels Champions
As a hotelier in Arlington, Virginia your hotel can be recognized and rewarded for your dedication to sustainable transportation programs.
Through your partnership with Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP), your company will see immediate benefits, including:
- Enhanced visitor experience
- Competitive advantage and increased marketability
- Operational cost savings
- Improved employee health, well-being, and productivity
- Assistance with innovative rate offerings
- Environmental stewardship
As a Champion, you’ll receive great perks and opportunities to be featured around the County. Every Champion is recognized and rewarded; however, the higher your level, the more benefits your company receives.
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2021 Hotels Champions
Enrollment for Champions 2021 is now closed. Contact us to enroll your company.
After completing BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD Levels, complete three additional actions:
- Provide or subsidize shuttle service or current transit route
- Provide a non-mandated transportation display and/or real-time digital screen
- Provide non-mandated-free, covered, secure bike parking (Class 1)
- Implement a new program or benefit based on survey results and goals
- Complete a comprehensive, research-based case study
- Sponsor an ATP event
- Form a new vanpool or add three riders to existing vanpools via Vanpool Connect
- Promote at least one online rate offering for one of the following transportation options:
- 24-Hour Capital Bikeshare passes
- SmarTrip cards
- Refer a new hotel to Champions and receive credit after their enrollment meeting
- Offer a direct or combination commuter benefit
- Achieve or maintain a Bicycle Friendly Business designation
- Complete four additional Gold or Silver Level items (at least two must be Gold Level)
Recognition at this level:
- All BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD Level rewards
- Exclusive invite to and recognition at annual Arlington County Board Meeting
- Recognition in up to two local or regional publications or websites
- Recognition of business in/on transit and associated locations
- Credit of up to $100 towards an Association for Commuter Transportation event, webinar, or membership
Champions 2021 activities were completed by November 30, 2021.
After completing BRONZE and SILVER Levels, complete three actions:
*Site plan properties must be in compliance with County requirements to achieve Gold Level or higher.
- Conduct an employee commute and benefits survey, discuss recommendations
- Offer a pre-tax commuter benefit
- Provide free, non-mandated covered bike parking (Class 2)
- Host a custom event with ATP
- Provide free, pre-loaded SmarTrip cards to employees
- Provide annual Capital Bikeshare corporate membership and/or bulk passes
- Refer a new property to Champions and receive credit after their enrollment meeting
- Host vanpool information meetings
- Offer non-mandated preferential and/or discounted parking for carpools and vanpools, promote program to employees
- Complete one additional unique program as identified with ATP representative
- Create your own transportation challenge
Recognition at this level:
- All BRONZE and SILVER Level rewards
- Recognition in up to two local or regional publications
- Opportunity to be featured as Champion of the Month on ArlingtonTransportationPartners.com
- Opportunity to be nominated for a regional award from Commuter Connections or the Association for Commuter Transportation
Champions 2021 activities must be completed by November 30, 2021.
After completing BRONZE Level, complete three of these actions:
- Participate in or promote an ATP event:
- National Walking Day
- Bike to Work Day
- Our Shared Street Pop-Up
- Car Free Day
- Other ATP community events
- Adopt an ART bus stop
- Allow commuters free access to showers and lockers
- Offer a pedal perk through Capital Bikeshare
- Invite ATP to a wellness or benefits fair
- Offer equitable benefits for parking and transit
- Host a meeting with an ATP partner to identify opportunities
- Introduce ATP to a regional contact and receive credit after the meeting
- Participate in one ATP prgoram:
- ATP webinar
- Networking event
- Feedback survey
- Qualifying research opportunity
Recognition at this level:
- All BRONZE Level rewards
- Social media support on Twitter and Facebook
- Opportunity to be nominated for a national award from Best Workplace for Commuters
Champions 2021 activities must be completed by November 30, 2021.
Complete all these actions:
- Host a Champions enrollment
- Establish a transportation coordinator
- Distribute transportation packets
- Promote at least two transportation options or programs:
- BikeArlington/WalkArlington
- Capital Bikeshare
- Carsharing/Ridesharing
- Public transportation
- Vanpool Connect
Recognition at this level:
- Invitation to the annual Champions banquet
- Featured Champion on ArlingtonTransportationPartners.com
- Access to Champions Press Kit (i.e., logos, press releases, case studies)
- Receive framed Champions award certificate
- Invitations to ATP networking events
Champions 2021 activities must be completed by November 30, 2021.
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