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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>Hotels: Protect Your Water-Based Sprinkler System from Freeze up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost every state in the country has been experiencing below freezing weather this year.  The mid-west and northeast states have been hit hard by the freezing weather. These states are used to this type of winter weather.  The southern states, such as Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are normally immune to the long periods of freezing weather.  Not so during the winter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning Safety into Dollars in Your Hospitality Business, Part 1: Employee Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 1 in a 6-part series on safety in the hospitality industry. As an employer, you have a duty of care to ensure that employees are not injured during the course performing the duties of their employment.  It can be tempting to funnel resources into areas where immediate profit is realized. DO NOT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indianapolis Volleyball Fun!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kurt Kramer and VIP Hotel insurance were proud to be a  sponsor for the Indianapolis Volleyball Tournament held on October 30, 2010 at the Capitol Sports Center in Plainfield, IN. VIP had two teams sponsored for the event and provided the volleyballs and shirts for the staff and referees. There was a tremendous turnout of teams from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Signs Bedbug Disclosure Act Into Law</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/new-york-signs-bedbug-disclosure-act-into-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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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>Terrorism Insurance: The What-ifs for Hotels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hotel industry is fortunate. The federal government’s terrorism insurance backstop has been in place since 2002 with no disruption in coverage. In fact, in 2007, Congress approved the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), which extends the coverage through 2014. However, the language in both acts has made it clear – federally backed terrorism insurance [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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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>Up, Up, Up&#8230; Hotelier Insurance Rates.  How to get off the Ferris Wheel.</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/up-up-up-hotelier-insurance-rates-how-to-get-off-the-ferris-wheel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one needed to tell those of us in the hotel insurance industry that insurance rates were increasing steadily. So it comes as no surprise that an August 2009 study by PKF Hospitality Research reports that insurance costs are the fastest growing expense for hoteliers. Over the last ten years, rates have gone up 4.4% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Hotels Survive the Convention Crisis?</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/can-hotels-survive-the-convention-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/can-hotels-survive-the-convention-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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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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