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With her first tour in nearly three years launching next week,
Grammy-winning artist Joss Stone will be doing numerous “meet
and greets” – but
one in particular holds special meaning for the British soul singer and
songwriter. In the evening following her May 6th
performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by
Shell, W New Orleans will host a private event where she’ll
meet a group of 40 fans who will spend the next day volunteering with
her at Musicians’ Village, a project of the
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH) that is building homes for
musicians uprooted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Stone is partnering with NOAHH, Travelocity, CBS Radio and W
Hotels in the effort, which she hopes will also shed light on a new
breed of traveler: the voluntourist. According to a Travel Industry
Association of America survey, 24% of travelers expressed an interest in
taking a volunteer or service-based vacation. Travelocity’s
Travel For Good, the first program of its kind by a major travel
company, makes it easy for volunteers to find opportunities to give a
few hours of service, whether traveling at home or abroad. Based on the
premise of changing the world one trip at a time, Travel for Good
invites travelers to see the world in a new way and to make a difference
as they go. Participants such as Stone and her crew are known as “Change
Ambassadors.”
Celebrating the release of Stone’s
third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone, which debuted
at #2 on the Billboard 200, CBS Radio stations across the country
gave listeners a chance to win a trip to New Orleans to see Stone
perform and join with her in giving something back to the Big Easy. The
promotion is part of CBS Radio’s “Street
Date Delivered By AT&T blue room” (http://www.attblueroom.com/music)
program. W New Orleans, located on Poydras Street, will provide
accommodations for the 20 winners and their guests.
About New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH)
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH), an independent affiliate
of Habitat for Humanity International, is a 501(c) 3 non-profit
organization. NOAHH builds new houses in partnership with sponsors,
volunteers, communities, and homeowner families to eliminate poverty
housing in the New Orleans area while serving as a catalyst to make
decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Since its inception in
1983 NOAHH has built over 160 new homes for low-income families in need
of adequate shelter. In the next five years, NOAHH plans to build 1,500
homes in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. http://www.habitat-nola.org
About Travelocity
Travelocity® is committed to being the
traveler's champion -- before, during and after the trip –
and is the only online travel company that guarantees not just the
price, but the entire travel experience – see http://www.travelocity.com/guarantee
for details. This customer-driven focus, backed by 24/7 live phone
support, great prices and powerful shopping technology has made
Travelocity the sixth largest travel agency -- booking $10.1 billion in
travel worldwide in 2006. Travelocity’s
Travel for Good (http://www.travelocity.com/travelforgood),
launched in 2006, is designed to help bring the idea of “voluntourism”
to a broader audience. Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns
and operates Travelocity Business® for
corporate travelers, lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel
and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned
by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel
commerce.
About W Hotels Worldwide
W Hotels is a global lifestyle brand with 21 properties in the most
vibrant cities around the world. Inspiring and indulging its guests with
thoughtful, refreshing and stylish experiences, signature restaurants,
bars and destination spas, W has become the fastest growing luxury hotel
brand in the world. Each hotel offers a unique mix of innovative design,
comfort, and cultural influences from fashion to music to art and
everything in between. W's first residential property, W Dallas-Victory,
opened in June of 2006, and soon thereafter was named a Forbes Magazine
"Top Business Hotel." W Residences, offering the W lifestyle at home,
have been announced for Scottsdale, Fort Lauderdale, Downtown New York,
Hoboken, Philadelphia, Downtown Atlanta, South Beach, Hollywood,
Phoenix, Austin, and Las Vegas. Internationally, W has announced plans
for hotels in Hong Kong, Istanbul, Doha, St. Petersberg, Santiago,
Milan, Athens, Shanghai, Dubai-Festival City, Barcelona, Dubai-The Palm
and Guangzhou. W's first Retreat & Spa, W Maldives, opened in September
of 2006 and in March of 2007, received the prestigious Travel + Leisure
Design Award for Best Resort. W has plans to open Retreat & Spa hotels
in Vieques, Koh Samui, and Verbier, the latter of which will serve as
the brand's first ski retreat. For more information, visit http://www.whotels.com.