Would you stay in a hotel that advertises “absolutely fireproof”? The average person would say yes‚ most people think “It can’t get any safer than absolutely fireproof can it?” Well there was a problem December 7th 1946‚ when the Winecoff Hotel caught on fire. Opened in 1913 as the tallest building in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Built with a steel-framed structure making the owner think it was fireproof‚ but it wasn’t. History of the Winecoff Hotel‚ now known as the Ellis Hotel The steel-framed structure
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Traveling is one of the favorite hobbies almost all people have. There are several ways for traveling around the world‚ and they all include some good things and some bad things. Backpacking and staying in hotels are two of the most common ways of traveling‚ that why they are used by most people. The major differences that could be discussed between these two ways of traveling are the costs‚ the safety of the staying‚ and the availability of plans. Backpacking has been used by teenagers for a
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and limited the spending capabilities of consumers and business owners alike. Due in large part to the limited supply of energy‚ the hotel industry began employing programs and techniques to reduce their overall energy usage. Though these programs were employed mainly to maintain profitability‚ they represent the beginning of a significant change in the way hotels are operated to this day. Hoteliers pushed for greater energy efficiency in the interest of cost reduction throughout the 1980’s‚ but
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Rosewood Hotels & Resorts 1 Running Head: ROSEWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Rosewood Hotels & Resorts 2 Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is a collection of unique‚ one-of-a-kind luxury properties that are individually branded with the purpose of capturing what is unique about a given location. This strategy has been successful but now management believes that branding the hotels as a collective will increase customer visits between properties. Question #1- Why is Rosewood considering
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Case Study: Hotel Continental Prepared by: William Andrew G. Bulaqueña Ricci A. Tilos Nympha Marie R. Rubin Sheila Mae N. Chua Tristram A. Gamo John Paul T. Antiquiera Safie Jane M. Ayco MGT 12-G Prepared for: Asst. Prof. Dina Wong – Remoto HOTEL CONTINENTAL In July 1989‚ Mr. Oscar Mendoza‚ owner of Triumph Tours read in the newspapers an advertisement for the leasing of Hotel Continental’s facilities. During the last six months‚ Oscar Mendoza has been seriously thinking about
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PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN A HOTEL MIROSLAV DRLJAČA‚ MSc‚ Researcher Zagreb Airport‚ Ltd.‚ Zagreb‚ Croatia METHODOLOGY OF BUSINESS PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN A HOTEL UDC 65.012.4:640.4 Preliminary communication Requests of interested parties‚ amongst which the customer has the central position‚ are starting points of quality management system that complies with requirements of ISO 9000ff international norms. Regardless of the fact whether we want to arrange hotel management system to meet
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From the centuries‚ world has witnessed a number of bloody wars‚ holocausts‚ carnages and cruel genocide‚ which shattered the lives of millions of innocent people. After witnessing the mass killings and its aftermath consequences‚ world has not yet learned a lesson and still on the same path of destruction. ‘Hotel Rwanda’‚ a movie by Terry George‚ tries to convey the same message to save the world harmony and to maintain social integrity and peace‚ else the world should ready to witness a massive
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In general‚ the hotel industry in Malaysia experienced an encouraging growth rate in 1994. The industry recorded a significant growth of 64 percent in tourism receipts‚ from RM5.1 billion generated in 1993 to RM8.3 billion in 1994. Malaysia will be hosting the Commonwealth Games in 1998. In addition‚ the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang when completed‚ will cater for 25 million passengers per year and help establish Malaysia as a major centre for international air travel in the region
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At first glance‚ the budget hotel sector1 looks promising over the long term. It offers a reliable value proposition: a clean‚ dependable‚ inexpensive place to stay for business people and tourists. These hotels offer better facilities than most one to two star hotels or guesthouses in many cities and districts where previously the economy hotel experience could best be described as uncomfortable –all at a similar price level. There is also the potential
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report is to analyze the Taj Group of Hotels through the specific analysis of Taj (luxury full-service hotels‚ resorts and palaces)‚ Taj Exotica ‚ Taj Safaris‚ . Vivanta ‚ The Gateway Hotel‚ Exotica Brand. The Taj Group of Hotels were selected to gain a learning of hotels in India from three different perspectives – that of a fast growing Indian hotel‚ ‚ that of a formerly strong player trying to adapt to a changing market‚ and finally‚ that of an domestic hotel operating in India. The analysis in
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