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Two years after floods, Gaylord Opryland files lawsuits while finishing protection projects 2 May, 2012
Exactly two years after spring floods on the Cumberland River in Nashville left the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center with extensive damage, Gaylord Entertainment Co. is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service on the allegation that the flooding was a...More>>
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Bed Bug control still a hot topic 27 Apr, 2012
In the past week, searches for bed bug-related articles on HotelManagement.net have, well, generated a lot of bites (sorry, I couldn't help myself). As travel picks up in the warmer months, hoteliers increasingly have to deal with these mobile pests. Here's a roundup of the most popular articles on...More>>
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Pool lift debate continues 18 Apr, 2012
Hoteliers and other operators of public swimming pools continue to receive news and give feedback about the U.S. government's pending pool lift requirements intended to force ADA compliance. According to an article reported by Associated Press in the Houston Chronicle, "The Association of Pool and...More>>
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Orkin: Bed bug treatments rose by 33 percent in 2011 30 Mar, 2012
The following cities are ranked in order of the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to December 2011: Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Los Angeles, Columbus, Ohio, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Washington, D.C., New York, Richmond/Petersburg, Va.More>>
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AH&LA: Pool lift requirement 'harsh and unyielding' 13 Feb, 2012
Following a meeting with the U.S. Dept. of Justice regarding forthcoming ADA regulations that will require pool lifts in hotel pools and spas, the association issued a memo calling the regulations "vague and overbroad, leading to great confusion."
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More on the ADA's new pool lift requirements 10 Feb, 2012
As hoteliers face the March 15 compliance deadlines for federal laws regulating Americans with Disabilities Act standards, they must make sure they’re investing in the right new products. One particularly costly ADA-compliance regulation mandates that swimming pools with less than 300 feet of...More>>
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More EMS choices than ever before 1 Feb, 2012
Sensors and other networked components can let an engineer know when a room is vacant or wasting energy, but without an up-to-date knowledge of energy prices, hotels can still lose money.More>>
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Double take: Crowne Plaza at historic Union Station 11 Jan, 2012
When remodeling an old building into a hotel, developers often encounter a series of obstacles and challenges like outdated electrical circuits, bad plumbing, odd spaces, or in the case of General Hotels Corp., train tracks and a 13-car train.More>>
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GM Survey results part 1: You're happy but the pressure's on 18 Nov, 2011
Annually, Hotel Management polls the more than 5,000 GMs in its readership on topics ranging from their salary and education, to how they’re spending their budgets, to how their hotel is performing. Year over year, it’s a unique look at the hotel industry’s medical chart from the perspective...More>>
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Government anti-terror message coming to hotels? 4 Nov, 2011
Hotels running LodgeNet television services starting Tuesday will air an anti-terrorism public service announcement from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security that urges hotel guests to report suspicious activity. More>>
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