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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Prevention Programs Papers: What type of drug prevention program is used to address the needs of the population? I am interviewing my local priest. I decided to interview him because I remember when I was in high school‚ I did volunteer work with him as a youth coordinator. The organization is called “YES”‚ they vary from many subjects and programs and prevention of drugs and alcohol is one of them. Father Miguel explained to me that the program educates not only the teens that are experimenting
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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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The Safety Program November 24‚ 2012 Belcher Manufacturing Company is guilty of safety violations that resulted in the death of William Carlson because Belcher seemed well aware that “most of the inspectors‚ including Carlson‚ had developed various “shortcuts” to reduce the time required to test each compressor” and that some inspectors continue to use the shortcuts even after the accident (Nkomo‚ Fottler‚ McAfee‚ pg. 254). The company should have taken disciplinary actions towards those who
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The hotel industry in India is going through an interesting phase. One of the major reasons for the increase in demand for hotel rooms in the country is the boom in the overall Economy and high growth in sectors like information technology‚ telecom‚ retail and real estate. Rising stock market and new business opportunities are also attracting hordes of foreign investors and international corporate travellers to look for business opportunities in the country. Hotel industry is also inextricably
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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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and taxicabs; hospitality services‚ such as accommodations‚ Including hotels and resorts; and entertainment venues‚ such as amusement parks‚ casinos‚ shopping malls‚ music venues and theatres. A hotel which is the focus of our study is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The size and magnitude of a hotel management structure varies significantly depending on the size and function of the hotel. Just like any businesses‚ adopting a computerized system will help with
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Sports Programs The idea of cutting sports programs from colleges to save money is‚ and has been‚ a very debatable and touchy subject for many years; whether you are for or against it. While the titans will forever clash on this subject‚ I am here to persuade you that it is not easy to choose just one side of the argument. There are just too many deciding factors to simplistically pick one side. Like many others I too was‚ and quite frankly still am‚ a little unsure of what side of this sinuous
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Introduction Marketing programs teach people how to promote and sell goods and services. Students learn about buyer behavior‚ pricing theory‚ importing‚ and exporting. They learn to market many types of goods and services such as clothing‚ banking services‚ and cars. Overview On occasion‚ someone has tried to sell you something you didn’t want. You got a phone call at dinnertime. You found junk mail in your mailbox. Or someone pitched a product at a ridiculously high price. It was natural
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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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