CASTRIES, St Lucia, August 31, 2009 - St Lucians are being warned of an Internet scam in which job opportunities are being offered in the hospitality industry in the United States and Canada. According to the Ministry of Labour, Information and Broadcasting, the offers being made in widely circulated emails not legit.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Business Travelers Give Up Amenities to Cut Costs
As the recession unfolds, a growing number of budget-minded business travelers are shifting to lower-price hotels, whether by choice or because their bosses are telling them to.
The biggest beneficiaries of the shift, travel experts say, are the hotels that keep prices down by not offering amenities like restaurants or meeting rooms.
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The biggest beneficiaries of the shift, travel experts say, are the hotels that keep prices down by not offering amenities like restaurants or meeting rooms.
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Humpty's Restaurants International Inc. (HMP-TSX) Today Released Financial Results for the 6-Month Period Ending June 30, 2009
We are pleased to present the Second Quarter Report for Humpty’s Restaurants International Inc. (H.R.I.I.) for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Net income for the period decreased significantly by 57.1% ($100,332 vs. $233,684) from the same fiscal period that ended June 30, 2008. With these negative results from the Second Quarter the net income for the six-month period that ended June 30, 2009 decreased by 5.0% ($311,636 vs. net income $327,964 in fiscal 2008)
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Iberostar closes Jamaican propertyv
Forced to temporarily close the doors to one of his three Montego Bay resorts, Iberostar Rose Hall's Managing Director Philipp Hofer said he had no option but to take the difficult decision to send 320 of his employees home.Hofer, who heads Iberostar's Rose Hall Beach & Spa Resort complex, said yesterday that as of next Tuesday, the positions all the staff who were employed to Rose Hall Beach Hotel One would be made redundant as a result of the worldwide economic challenges affecting his operation.
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Hotels' charges for Internet irk some
Frequent business traveler Randall Blinn refuses to stay at hotels that charge for Internet access.
"It really irritates me that the more expensive hotels charge for Internet access when the inexpensive hotels provide it for free," says Blinn, a computer consultant in Louisville.
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"It really irritates me that the more expensive hotels charge for Internet access when the inexpensive hotels provide it for free," says Blinn, a computer consultant in Louisville.
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Chicago Hotels, union far apart as contract expires
A contract covering 6,000 workers at 30 downtown hotels expired at midnight Monday, and labor and management remain far apart, according to Unite-Here Local 1.
The talks come in the wake of industry layoffs here and as the hotels continue to face a sickly economy.
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The talks come in the wake of industry layoffs here and as the hotels continue to face a sickly economy.
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Benihana Inc. Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2010 Results
For the fiscal first quarter 2010, Company-wide comparable restaurant sales were (10.1%), comprised of (13.1%) at Benihana Teppanyaki, 3.5% at RA Sushi, and (14.8%) at Haru. During the period, Benihana Teppanyaki represented approximately 66.2% of consolidated restaurant sales, while RA Sushi and Haru accounted for 23.2% and 10.6% of consolidated restaurant sales, respectively. There were a total of 1,532 store-operating weeks in the fiscal first quarter 2010 compared to 1,348 store-operating weeks in the fiscal first quarter 2009.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Top iPhone Travel Apps
The mobile platform is reshaping the way consumers plan, book and consume travel. In particular, the impact of the iPhone on the travel experience is and will continue to be highly disruptive and progressive. Apple's iPhone is a new breed of mobile device with distinct features that differentiate it from competitors' products. The major difference is that, despite its name, the iPhone is much more than a phone
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MGM MIRAGE TAPS NAME POWER IN GLOBAL PUSH
Hotel and casino giant MGM Mirage is looking to expand its global empire -- with other companies footing the bill.
As the economy gouges gambling profits and cuts casinos' borrowing capacity, MGM Mirage has cut 10 new franchising deals to manage hotels abroad without spending on land or development
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As the economy gouges gambling profits and cuts casinos' borrowing capacity, MGM Mirage has cut 10 new franchising deals to manage hotels abroad without spending on land or development
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Woombye hotel fraud ends in jail
A motel manager was jailed on Monday after stealing almost $30,000 from his employer over five months in 2007.
Glenn Heinz Vollmer, 45, provided 14 different business clients of the Red Bridge Motor Inn, part of the Best Western chain, on Nambour Connection Road at Woombye with his own personal banking details instead of the motel banking details for invoice payments.
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Glenn Heinz Vollmer, 45, provided 14 different business clients of the Red Bridge Motor Inn, part of the Best Western chain, on Nambour Connection Road at Woombye with his own personal banking details instead of the motel banking details for invoice payments.
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Former hotel manager admits to embezzling $173,000
DAYTON — A former general manager of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Centerville pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 27 to one count of aggravated theft of more than $100,000.
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Catch Me If You Can: Conman Taunts Police
An alleged conman who poses as an Arab prince and is said to have run-up £20,000 in unpaid hotel bills has taunted police to "catch me if you can".
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Westin's project manager pleads guilty to fraud charges
A Florida man responsible for managing and ultimately deciding which general contractor would build the condominiums at the Westin Huntsville has pleaded guilty to mail/wire fraud and money laundering.
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Irish Hoteliers furious over 'cash grab' by banks
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is considering proposals from angry Irish hoteliers to stop banks from undercutting the market by keeping unviable Irish hotels operating in a desperate cash grab, the Sunday Independent has learned.
The Irish hotel sector is up in arms over the shameless cash grab by the banks, who have installed management companies to run loss-making hotels offering rock bottom prices to fill the rooms. They are also angry that many of these hotels are simply being kept open to benefit from the arrival of Nama, the State's bad bank.
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http://www.independent.ie/national-news/hoteliers-furious-over-cash-grab-by-banks-1873251.html
The Irish hotel sector is up in arms over the shameless cash grab by the banks, who have installed management companies to run loss-making hotels offering rock bottom prices to fill the rooms. They are also angry that many of these hotels are simply being kept open to benefit from the arrival of Nama, the State's bad bank.
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http://www.independent.ie/national-news/hoteliers-furious-over-cash-grab-by-banks-1873251.html
Punch Taverns to put fizz back into Spirit pub division
Punch Taverns is planning an overhaul of Spirit, its managed pubs arm, home to brands including Chef & Brewer, in its quest to raise funds and reduce its £3.5 billion debt pile.
A raft of new brands are to be introduced, including a carvery chain called Roast Inn and Fayre & Square, a value food offering. Chef & Brewer will also get a makeover.
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6815084.ece
A raft of new brands are to be introduced, including a carvery chain called Roast Inn and Fayre & Square, a value food offering. Chef & Brewer will also get a makeover.
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