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Educational Institute Offers Savings on Hospitality Management Courses

Submitted by HBN on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:33pm

Lansing, Michigan, January 2012—(www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) Hospitality professionals can save 20 to 25 percent on hospitality management courses offered through the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute’s Distance Learning program through March 15.  All courses are available for $50 off the regular price.
           

The Bahamas to launch wage and productivity survey with IDB support

Submitted by HBN on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:17am

Nassau - January 14, 2012 (www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) The Bahamas Department of Statistics, with technical support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has launched a national wage and productivity survey to gather information from employers at 600 organizations across major industries in the Bahamas.

The project will provide essential data for the effective planning and efficient implementation of both national and employer-based policies to develop effective training programs and to increase the labor force’s skills base and productivity.

Chinese at it again - 30 floor hotel in 15 days

Submitted by HBN on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:56am

Christmas in the Canadian Rockies

Submitted by HBN on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 7:20pm

Calgary Canada December 29, 2011 (www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) We have spent the past week here in Calgary and last night we were at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. A majestic property over looking mount Rundel. The hotel was built by Canadian Pacific Railway and then became part of Canadian Pacific Hotels. The original hotel opened in June 1888. Since then there have been numerous renovations and additions making the hotel one of the top in Canada. I worked at the hotel in 1982-1983 in the accounts department.

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Secretary Napolitano Announces "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign Partnership with the American Hotel and Lodging Association and LodgeNet

Submitted by HBN on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 7:42pm

WASHINGTON— (www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) President and CEO Joe McInerney, LodgeNet Interactive Corporation Chairman and CEO Scott Petersen, and W Hotel General Manager Ed Baten to announce the new partnership between the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign and the AH&LA and LodgeNet—highlighting the Department’s continued partnership with the private sector to ensure our nation’s safety and security.

Caribbean hotels to become more energy efficient with IDB grant

Submitted by HBN on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 8:48am

Nassau The Bahamas (www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) Oct. 14, 2011 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$2 million grant to the Caribbean Hotel Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Action – Advanced Program (CHENACT-AP). The grant will be used to help the tourism sector in Barbados, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Guyana to become more energy efficient.

Willis Launches Reputation Protection for Hotels

Submitted by HBN on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 6:24pm

LONDON-- (www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) --In the world of new media where bad news travels fast, food-borne illness or accidents involving guests on site can ruin a hotel’s reputation, and their balance sheet, overnight. To help protect hoteliers from losses as a result of such adverse publicity, Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, in conjunction with Lloyd’s of London underwriter Kiln, has created a policy aimed at limiting the financial fallout from negative PR.

Final Week for Voting in 2011 America’s Best Restroom Contest

Submitted by HBN on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 1:32am

CINCINNATI--(www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com) --Who will be crowned King of the Throne in this year’s America’s Best Restroom Contest? We’ll soon find out! There is only one week remaining for online voting and every vote counts in this year’s tight race.

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