Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Thursday that it had fired a substantial number of the 1,200 employees at its 50 Minnesota restaurants after a federal immigration audit found some were illegal workers.
The circumstances of the firings, which began in early December, sparked a protest by several dozen people around noon on Thursday at a downtown Minneapolis Chipotle restaurant. Minneapolis police arrested eight participants after they chained themselves together inside the restaurant. They were cited for trespassing.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Las Vegas tourist sues for refund after sex act led to ‘tragic’ arrest threat
A tourist says he was traumatized when Las Vegas police threatened to arrest him after he complained about an act of prostitution in his hotel room.
Hubert Blackman of New York City filed a lawsuit this month against a Las Vegas company he identified as Las Vegas Exclusive Personals. The lawsuit says the business operates on Paradise Road.
Blackman, a college student, said in an interview Thursday that he was on vacation and staying at the Stratosphere on Dec. 17 when he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to arrange for a stripper to come to his room and dance for him.
Blackman said the woman, who appeared to be in her mid 20s, stripped and performed a lap dance for $155 and a sex act for another $120.
He said that the next morning, he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to demand his money back, saying he was dissatisfied because the entertainer didn't stay for the promised one hour and left after a half hour.
Blackman said he also told the company he was incapable of making an informed agreement with the stripper because he was drunk at the time.
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Hubert Blackman of New York City filed a lawsuit this month against a Las Vegas company he identified as Las Vegas Exclusive Personals. The lawsuit says the business operates on Paradise Road.
Blackman, a college student, said in an interview Thursday that he was on vacation and staying at the Stratosphere on Dec. 17 when he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to arrange for a stripper to come to his room and dance for him.
Blackman said the woman, who appeared to be in her mid 20s, stripped and performed a lap dance for $155 and a sex act for another $120.
He said that the next morning, he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to demand his money back, saying he was dissatisfied because the entertainer didn't stay for the promised one hour and left after a half hour.
Blackman said he also told the company he was incapable of making an informed agreement with the stripper because he was drunk at the time.
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Reader poll: 81% say no to hotel pay-per-view, go for 'free'
Echoing a decade-long decline in hotel movie rentals, 81% of the 2,357 people who responded to USA TODAY's latest traveler poll Thursday said they do not order hotel pay-per-view movies.
Specifically, 66% of respondents said that instead of renting a movie, they watch free programs on the TV set. Another 15% said that they used to rent movies, but today bring their own DVDs or watch movies online on their laptop or digital device
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Specifically, 66% of respondents said that instead of renting a movie, they watch free programs on the TV set. Another 15% said that they used to rent movies, but today bring their own DVDs or watch movies online on their laptop or digital device
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The World is sinking: Dubai islands 'falling into the sea'
But the World, the ambitiously-constructed archipelago of islands shaped like the countries of the globe, is sinking back into the sea, according to evidence cited before a property tribunal.
The islands were intended to be developed with tailor-made hotel complexes and luxury villas, and sold to millionaires. They are off the coast of Dubai and accessible by yacht or motor boat.
Now their sands are eroding and the navigational channels between them are silting up, the British lawyer for a company bringing a case against the state-run developer, Nakheel, has told judges.
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Hodges Ward Elliot closed $2.4B in transactions in 2010
ATLANTA--(Hospitality Business News)--Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc. (HWE), the nation’s premier hotel brokerage and investment banking firm, today announced that it closed on $2.4 billion in transactions in 2010, led by a strong fourth quarter. The company predicted a solid increase in transactions in 2011 due to pent-up buyer demand, an increase in available financing and a positive outlook for the hotel industry over the next few years.
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Wyndham to franchise and manage Dream and Night boutique hotels
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Hospitaliy Business News - January 20, 2011) - Wyndham Hotel Group, part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE : WYN), today announced it has entered into an agreement with Chatwal Hotels & Resorts, LLC, gaining exclusive rights to franchise and manage its Dream® and Night® boutique hotel brands globally.
Dream and Night hotels currently are open in New York; Bangkok, Thailand; and Cochin, India. In addition, the 108-room, Art-Deco-inspired Dream South Beach is scheduled to open early this year in Miami Beach, Fla., adjacent to the former Versace Mansion on Collins Avenue. The company also has announced plans to open a Dream hotel in New York's Meatpacking District during the second quarter of this year and expand in South Asia.
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Dream and Night hotels currently are open in New York; Bangkok, Thailand; and Cochin, India. In addition, the 108-room, Art-Deco-inspired Dream South Beach is scheduled to open early this year in Miami Beach, Fla., adjacent to the former Versace Mansion on Collins Avenue. The company also has announced plans to open a Dream hotel in New York's Meatpacking District during the second quarter of this year and expand in South Asia.
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Hersha Hospitality to aquire Capital Hill Suites
PHILADELPHIA--(Hospitality Business News)-- Hersha Hospitality Trust(NYSE: HT), owner of select service and upscale hotels in major metropolitan markets, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the 152 room Capitol Hill Suites, Washington, D.C. for approximately $47.5 million, or $312 thousand per key excluding closing costs.
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