Salam Tourism Magazine 21 | Page 94

95 Sha'aban: We are keen in Retaj to participate in Earth Day in order to raise awareness and interest in the natural environment of the planet. About participation in the global day celebrating «Earth Day» around the world, Dr. Sha›aban stressed that: «We in Retaj Group are always keen to participate in this global event in all our hotels. We turn off the lights for an entire hour from eight thirty to nine thirty in the evening in order to stimulate interest in the environment and the preservation of the purity and cleanliness of earth. Our persistent participation in this global event stems from our keenness to raise awareness and interest in the natural environment of planet Earth and to encourage creativity and to provide creative initiatives in various community service activities that contribute to the support of «Earth Day» as an international initiative and environmental activities that draw attention to the environmental problems experienced by earth in order to raise awareness of the danger of climate change in the world in general and in the Gulf region in particular.»