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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>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>How ill will the hotel industry become?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne Clifton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That 2009 wasn’t the best of years for the hotel industry is an understatement. According to at least one published report, it was the worst since 1932 in terms of revenue decline. And the expenses are still there, if not mounting. The largest price tag to hotels – labor costs. They take up nearly 33 [...]]]></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>The Devil is in the Details &#8211; Guest Expectations</title>
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		<comments>http://www.viphotelinsurance.com/the-devil-is-in-the-details-guest-expectations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>VIP Hotel Insurance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip, a friend stayed at a large hotel chain in a metro area. Her stays at this hotel chain have always been good, so she was confident in her choice. So it surprised her when the little things bothered her. Like the bathroom door – if the toilet lid was down, the [...]]]></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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