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		<title>Hotels &#8211; Trademark infringement is serious business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call it a sweet place to stay, but don’t call it Hershey. That’s the word from Hershey, PA-based Hershey Entertainment &#38; Resorts Company, which is suing the Radisson hotel chain for what the company claims is trademark infringement. The alleged infringement occurred when Radisson renamed one of its hotels last year, changing from Radisson Penn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Signs Bedbug Disclosure Act Into Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re sharing this post from the Insurance Information Institute&#8217;s &#8220;Terms + Conditions&#8221; Insurance Industry blog for important information. Bedbug DisclosureTuesday, August 31, 2010  Posted by Claire under Health &#38; Safety   The Wall Street Journal Metropolis blog reports that New York Governor David Paterson has signed into law the Bedbug Disclosure Act.  The law requires building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Oil Spill and Hotel Guarantee Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As oil from the Gulf of Mexico’s spill inched toward land, hotels along the Gulf became increasingly nervous. By the beginning of June, hotels were already reporting higher cancellation rates and more vacancies during peak season than ever. Amid increasing media coverage and high speculation on not if, but when the oil would make landfall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Mother Nature or Terrorists Force A Hotel Evacuation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The month of May brought with it some serious issues for hotel owners in both Nashville and Manhattan. Flooding forced hotels to evacuate guests in the Nashville area while a bombing attempt emptied hotels in the Times Square vicinity. Proof once again that you can’t pre-plan for the unexpected soon enough. In the Opryland Hotel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Hotels Survive the Convention Crisis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As hoteliers put to rest a year of upheaval, uncertainty, and financial strain, the predictions are already in for 2010. A PKF Hospitality Research study shows that despite the industry facing an uphill battle, occupancy rates are expected to rise 0.4 percent in 2010. Okay, not great news – occupancy levels fell an average of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Mad Hotel Franchisees! Including the Exclusions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your insurance carrier and your parent company are at odds, what do you do? That’s the issue facing Best Western Franchise owners to the news that the company is re-evaluating its relationships with franchisees based on their current insurance coverage. At issue is the standard assault, battery, and molestation exclusions that hotel insurance carriers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Discrimination &#8211; For Women Only</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look out, hoteliers – a new trend is emerging in the hotel industry. A Singapore-based hotel has just launched its women-only floor of hotel rooms. The rooms, housed behind security doors with limited access, are stocked to the rafters with girly accoutrements. Luxury hotels like the Premier Hotel in Times Square, NY have also begun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tis the Season for Hotel Insurance Non-Renewals, fa la la la la, la la la la</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Tis the season – not only for holidays, but for nonrenewal notices. At least one major hotel insurance carrier has sent out its nonrenewal notices, meaning that some of you reading this blog will be shopping for coverage. If you’re not careful, you could find yourself buying what appears to be a great deal, only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Risks of Hotel Points and Reward Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whoever came up with the first point reward system knew that consumers are eager to earn freebies. From airlines to hotel stays, consumers rack up massive quantities of points that can be redeemed for merchandise, free stays/travel, or in some cases cash. It’s a bonus program system that boasts huge participation levels.   The reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Hotels Ask Guests to Leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hoteliers have see it all, heard it all, and dealt with it all. It would be hard to find a hotel manager or owner who hasn’t had to ask a guest to leave due to bad habits or behavior. But what happens once you clear the hotel of the bad guest can you breathe that [...]]]></description>
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