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Time is of the essence during a critical incident. Who is alerted and how quickly and accurately crucial information is provided to emergency teams makes all the difference. A critical incident such as a shooting, bomb threat or natural disaster such as an earthquake, may happen anyplace there are people always around, such as a hotel. |
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Are you less careful about stock and money when it's busy? |
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India is known the world over as the land of hospitality. Today, Hospitality India is under siege, held to ransom by a bunch of radical terrorists who have decided to make sure that they are heard - loud and clear. |
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Learn How Relationship Development Can Help You Land Top Performers |
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Even the ARDA Conference in Washington, DC last week reflected the gloomy financial crisis when our timeshare guru, David Sudeck, was there. The usually ebullient crowds were more subdued than normal. |
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In these tough economic times, hotel owners need to proactively manage their property tax liabilities. The massive movement toward 'green' construction presents a meaningful opportunity for existing hotels to reduce their property taxes because 'green' has introduced obsolescence into the property tax equation. |
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There is a healthy debate in the hospitality industry as to whether drinking increases or decreases during troubled economic times. On one hand, the argument goes, people depressed about dwindling stock portfolios and 401K accounts may seek solace in a bottle, on the other, a night out of carousing becomes too much of a luxury as one's disposable income shrinks. |
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Since arriving at Burberry Group in January 2006, CEO Angela Ahrendts has seen the Burberry brand 'purified,' its luxury line diversified, its retail reach extended, and its global organization centralized and connected with a new SAP-based IT backbone. |
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Hospitality Lawyer with updated thoughts from the latest commercial real estate finance program in San Francisco. |
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I am not an attorney by profession and do not offer legal advice, but at this time of year I find myself remembering a great educator and hotel industry resource who shared much with the hospitality industry in his many roles as professor, workshop leader and keynote speaker to most of the industry's brands and associations. |
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