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IHG Diversifies Workforce and Provides Opportunities for HBCU Students

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IHG Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Morehouse College (MC) and Clark Atlanta University (CAU) for a mutually beneficial collaboration through their early career recruitment program. IHG Diversifies. IHG is excited to work with HBCUs and train future professionals.

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Retailers: Hoteliers of the Future

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Since their conception, hotels have sought to create a personalized experience for their guests. The project will be a five-story, 14-room boutique hotel and restaurant, which will also serve as a showroom for the company’s products. A post shared by Shinola Hotel (@shinolahotel) on Jan 23, 2019 at 12:21pm PST. Foreign Firms.

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Safer Meeting Protocols

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And he is watching the starts and stops in China and other parts of the world to learn lessons from how they handled the disease. Then he studies the situation in the area where the event is being planned—regions vary in geography, population and culture. Work with hotel or venue to define its guidelines. •

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Dubai Tourism Gets a Boost From Meetings

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“Additionally, we continue to work very closely with airline partners, the travel trade and the hotel sector to create compelling transit programs for stopover-specific markets such as Australia, USA and the Far East,” he said. The government’s efforts are paying off.

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Host a Fashionable Event at Infamous Versace Mansion

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It is also now one of the most luxurious hotels and event spaces on Ocean Drive. We do have access to the Rosenthal China,” Lynch says. The hotel offers 10 guest rooms for overnight stays. Run-of-House: The boutique hotel also features a newly renovated gym, spa and rooftop lounge. It is currently run by Victor Hotels.

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The Dish on 6 Hospitality Trends for 2017

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Freeman has worked at New York venues such as Windows on the World and Russian Tea Room before serving as vice president of public relations and strategic partnerships for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. That restaurants and hotels need to be prepared, be nimble and be on their game. Now president of San Francisco-based AF&Co.,

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

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Cindy Hart joined Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado , as director of sales and marketing. She has been a development leader in the hotel sales industry for more than 20 years, most recently as director of sales for Saratoga Resort and Spa in Wyoming. Cindy Hart. Amanda Hawkins-Vogel. Ken Barnes.

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