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Hillary Clinton hails Latino efforts, urges immigration overhaul

Los Angeles Times

Past and perhaps future presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed Congress recently to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which has been bottled up in the Republican-held House.
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1st Courtyard by Marriott Hotel to open in Honduras

Hotel News Resource

The project will be developed by Grupo Karim's, an international company that focuses on both real estate and the textile industry with businesses and properties in Latin America, the Caribbean, U.S., United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.
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IHG opens its 1st Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Panama City
The Wall Street Journal

InterContinental Hotels Group recently announced the newest addition to its Latin America portfolio with the opening of the 196-room Holiday Inn Express Panama Distrito Financiero hotel located in Panama City, Panama The new-build hotel is a franchise agreement that is owned by Latin American Hospitality Group, and is the first Holiday Inn Express in the city.
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Is your hotel positioned right to woo the Chinese traveler in 2014?

Hospitality Net

Booming economy check; Growing middle class check; High levels of disposable income check; Big spenders abroad check. Over the last few years, China has been heralded to an

undisputed No. 1 spot as the fastest growing tourism source market in the world.
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New resort in Oaxaca, Mexico, heats up winter travel

Fodor's

The Grupo Habita hotel group is known for its design-centric boutique hotels, with 14 properties in locations such as Playa del Carmen, Veracruz, and Mexico City, Mexico, as well as New York City. Now, the Mexico-based hotel group expands to Oaxaca, Mexico, with the Dec. 1 opening of Hotel Escondido, just north of the village of Puerto Escondido.
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Marriott turns attention to Mexico with deal

HotelNewsNow

Even when hotels have strong security policies and procedures in place, they are still vulnerable to cyber attacks, break-ins, theft, fraud, and other crimes. That's why it's vital to take precautionary measures and continually evaluate security programs.
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Marriott International announced plans to develop, open and operate 20 new hotels in partnership with FibraHotel, the largest and first publicly traded Mexican Lodging REIT across key Mexican cities by 2016.
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422 hotels to be built in Brazil ahead of 2016 Olympics

Latin American Herald Tribune

A total of $5.3 billion is to be invested in Brazil to build 422 new hotels through 2016, when Rio de Janeiro will host the Summer Olympics, according to a study prepared by the BSH International consulting firm in conjunction with the Tourism Ministry.
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New 'tipping' rules for 2014: Are you ready?

Hospitality Net

Hotel Lawyer with some tips for employers on handling tipping the new IRS Rules. Employer practices with tips at hotels and restaurants have spawned a lot of employee discontent, class actions and other litigation. Some employers have withheld all or a portion of employee tips to cover administrative costs and others have redistributed tips amongst employees, some of whom (like bus staff and kitchen crews) have no opportunity to earn tips.

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Louvre Hotels Group launches 'Grab & Go,' a new self-service restaurant concept
Hospitality Net

In anticipation of a fundamental change in eating habits, Louvre Hotels Group is launching Grab & Go, a new self-service area providing access to a range of food 24 hours a day. This new concept has been developed in response to three observations regarding trends in French eating habits.
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Best hotels for foodies

USA Today

For true foodies, a vacation that doesn't involve mouth-watering cuisine is hardly worth leaving home for. In fact, food can often be a major focus of a trip, and it can all begin with your hotel.
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Leading chefs say Latin food is next hot culinary trend

Bloomberg

Latin American cuisine is gaining international attention, with Peru leading the charge. In London alone, at least four Peruvian restaurants have opened in two years. The Mistura food festival in Lima, Peru, drew chefs from around the world this year, while the inaugural Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants awards recognized the emergence of a region that has been overshadowed by the gastronomy of Asia and Europe.
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Go green: Implementing 5 low-cost hospitality products in the hotel room

By Stephen Kirby

According to the 2013 Global Business Traveler Survey published by Timetric, 47 percent of business travelers prioritize "green" hotels when on the road. Environmentally-conscious, well-informed travelers expect hotels to do more than just provide a comfortable place to stay. They want to know and see that the hotel they have chosen implements energy-efficient practices and is eco-friendly in many ways. Making sure guests can easily recognize green products and efforts at a hotel is as simple as making a few small, inexpensive changes.

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Hotel gyms are evolving but hoteliers have lots of room for improvements
ArabianBusiness.com/HotelMiddleEast.com via Skift

ArabianBusiness.com conducted a Q&A with leading hoteliers and fitness experts from thoughout the Middle East on the evolution of the hotel gym. While some of the discussion is specific to the Middle East, much of it can be applied to trends in other regions, as well.
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Hotels content with a surge in flash travel

Newsweek

People often complain that life is complicated. They're wrong. With the acceleration of information, the changing economy, the intricacies of global interconnectivity, and the massive upheaval in digital communications, life is not complicated, its complex.
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60 years a hotelier
The Economist

Bill Marriott may know more about the hotel industry than anyone on the planet. He has spent almost six decades working for the family group, now known as Marriott International, and still radiates enthusiasm for what he calls "the most fascinating business in the world." Having joined the company in 1957, he was quickly made manager of its nascent lodging division. Fifteen years later he took over from his father, J. Willard Marriott, as CEO, and ran the company for 40 years. He stepped down in 2012, but only as far as a full-time executive chairman's role.
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