This summary has been prepared to explore the different costs and funding options within InterContinental Hotels group (IHG) recognising which of these help towards reducing said costs and controlling expenditure. Sixty years down the line and IHG are a fast growing business with over 60‚000rooms globally‚ spread across 180 hotels and 51 future developments (IHGplc 2014). “We’re also expanding our brands into new markets – and in 2013‚ we opened the first Hotel Indigo in Israel‚ Spain and Hong
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History Assessment: How Has WW1 Been Remembered? WW1 has‚ and always will be seen as one‚ if not the most significant war in all of history. One of the reasons for it being such a tragic event was that it was deemed at the time to have been ‘the war to end all wars‚’ however that tragically was not the case. World War One was caused by several contributing factors‚ which resulted on Britain declaring war on Germany. They are: The alliance system‚ Imperialism‚ The Naval Race‚ The Schlieffen Plan
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I. INTRODUCTION The concept of globalization is one of the most talked about terms over the past decades. In fact‚ it is a highly popular buzzword that admittedly lacks a standard or commonly agreed upon definition. (Trebilcock‚ 2000). The concept of economic globalization stemmed from the root concept of “globalization” and by definition‚ pertains to that specific attribute of globalization that refers to the process of integration between the economic front and the ‘developed’‚ ‘under-developed’
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Cuba has established‚ and when looking at the political‚ economical‚ and social aspects of Cuba as it is‚ it is evident that Communism has been good for Cuba. Despite everything Cuba has going against them‚ Castro and his communist policies have benefited the economy of Cuba greatly. The U.S.A. has had an embargo placed on Cuba since the 1960’s and the Soviet Union cut off resources in the early 1990’s. Even with these 2 factors making a huge blow to the economy of Cuba‚ Fidel Castro has been able
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Criminology has been Gender-blind’ rather than Gender neutral’. Discuss It has been argued that the gaze of criminology has been primarily focused on male offenders‚ Cain (1989) argues that criminology is in fact incapable of speaking in gender neutral terms (cited in Walklate 2001: 19). A reason for this includes that history has been prepared to offer universal explanations of crime achieved by the study of the male offender. Feminists such as (Naffine 1997: 18) believe that criminology has been
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1)illegal mining has been done for so many years.analyse the effect on humans and ecology.? Suggest the remedies? Ans-Environmental Damages of Mining Open pit mining Open pit mining‚ where material is excavated from an open pit‚ is one of the most common forms of mining for strategic minerals. This type of mining is particularly damaging to the environment because strategic minerals are often only available in small concentrations‚ which increases the amount of ore needed to be mined. Environmental
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Tea has been used as medicine for centuries. Now modern science is discovering what people in China and throughout the world have long known: tea is good for you. While green and black tea are very healthy‚ white tea is the least processed tea and has the highest antioxidant levels. It may be the supreme Drink of Health. White Tea Antioxidants Antioxidants are nutrients that protect the body from damage by free radicals. Free radicals are nasty things that go around wreaking havoc on your body
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Surfing has been around for many years‚ in fact since 400 A.D and people are still going hard at it today and will for many more years to come. The very first surfers were the Island folk who would use the waves to get over the coral reefs and back to shore after their hard days of fishing. They found that this was the easiest and quickest way of transport over the reefs so they continued to do it for many years. As time went on the art of riding waves then developed into more of a ¡§leisure sport¡¨
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read about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I found James L. Swanson’s book enjoyable because of its descriptive words‚ and the author’s deep knowledge and love for the subject. Another book by Mr. Swanson I find very good is “The President Has Been Shot.” Swanson writes about the gruesome events in Dallas on November 22‚ 1963. The book is thrilling‚ suspenseful and sometimes even a little bit ironic‚ as it tells two sides of the story. Peter Ackroyd’s
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can completely avoid the legacy of 500 years of oppression and slavery. People tend to argue that racism is no longer a serious issue today. But the truth is‚ there is still an undercurrent of racism influencing the culture of America. Had that not been the case‚ why is it that an African American is more likely to be represented as a perpetrator of crime in the news or the media? Not just the news but Why is an African American more likely to be unemployed? Why is an African American more likely
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