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		<title>Can Hotels Survive the Convention Crisis?</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/can-hotels-survive-the-convention-crisis/</link>
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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>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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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>Insurance Coverage: Whom Do You Trust?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/?p=468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As mentioned previously, a number of hoteliers are facing nonrenewal notices and scrambling to locate acceptable coverage. A major carrier has decided to pull out of the hotel/motel business, leaving thousands of insureds searching for another carrier. Agencies handling these policies are forced to halt any new business marketing as they themselves go on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Discrimination &#8211; For Women Only</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/hotel-discrimination-for-women-only/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/tis-the-season-for-hotel-insurance-non-renewals-fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/the-risks-of-hotel-points-and_reward_programs/</link>
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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 these programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Hotels Ask Guests to Leave</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/when-hotels-ask-guests-to-leave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/?p=434</guid>
		<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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		<title>Expedia and Booking Agencies Sued Over Hotel Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/expedia-and-booking-agencies-sued-over-hotel-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/expedia-and-booking-agencies-sued-over-hotel-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/?p=425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hoteliers whose hotel businesses work with online booking agencies understand all too well the dilemma. Hotel booking sites like Expedia and Hotels.com sell hotel reservations to customers, hand over a discounted price to the hotels, and pocket their profits – all good business. But the dilemma arises when the booking companies go to pay taxes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Employees on Strike &#8211; Bad News for Business</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/hotel-employees-on-strike-bad-news-for-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/hotel-employees-on-strike-bad-news-for-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the news no hotelier wants to hear – union staff have voted to walk out. Not only do you have to find interim help that’s willing to cross picket lines; you have to find guests who are also willing to do so.
 
 A work strike could cost your company more than just dollars. As with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Property and Market Value Reassessment</title>
		<link>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/hotel-property-and-market-value-reassessment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/hotel-property-and-market-value-reassessment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you already know that real estate values have taken a mighty hit. What once was up has indeed come down, which may not be all bad news for your hotel business. At a time when occupancy is lagging and costs are increasing, wouldn’t it be nice to catch [...]]]></description>
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