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Skift
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson thinks hotel security is a complex and "tough" issue, and he has no intention of trying to ban gun-show attendees or licensed-gun owners in right-to carry states.
Speaking at the Yahoo Finance All Markets event in New York City Wednesday, Sorenson addressed hotel security, given the recent Las Vegas attack in which a shooter killed 59 people from his suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel.
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Triple Pundit
In case you have not checked your favorite travel web site lately, hotels are becoming far more expensive. Yet there is a growing demand, and profit to be made, by hospitality companies willing to offer accommodation at a middle-market rate. At the same time, consumers are increasingly wanting to stay in unique properties that are sustainable and have character.
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FacilitiesNet
Advances in LED technology offer solutions for most lighting applications in institutional and commercial facilities, and they can deliver significant energy cost savings while maintaining or improving light quality. More advanced options also can deliver new benefits, such as color tuning, white light color tuning, aesthetics, visually comfortable atmosphere, controllability, and the ability to collect operating and other data via sensors.
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Facility Executive
There's no limit to the number of emergencies or overall general issues that must be addressed by facility management on a regular basis. No telling how many times facility maintenance staff likely needed to cut off the water supply during office hours, close a number of restrooms because of plumbing issues, put out literal fires, or even order maintenance for jammed windows that have recently been painted.
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Green Lodging News
It's time for the owners of hotels, inns and spas to take a fresher, closer look at saline-based sanitization systems for keeping their pools and Jacuzzis disinfected. Saline-based technology delivers a greener, safer, more cost-effective way to kill algae and bacteria in pool water and destroy chloramines and dirt.
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FMLink
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens). The legislation is said to make California the first state to require ingredient labeling both on product labels and online for cleaning products used by millions of consumers and workers.
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Facilities Net
A new generation of see-through solar cell technology could soon be used to harvest the massive energy potential of windows in institutional and commercial buildings, as well as other objects with a transparent surface.
Scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) detailed in a paper in the journal Nature Energy the way that highly transparent solar applications could "nearly meet U.S. electricity demand" and drastically reduce reliance upon fossil fuels, according to Newsweek.
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Lodging Magazine
Recent tragedies have shown how vulnerable hotels are to safety and security threats. When a guest became trapped in an unlocked hotel freezer in Chicago earlier this month, or weeks earlier, when a front-desk clerk was shot during an apparent robbery of a Texas hotel, the threats became clear.
Threats abound. However, many hoteliers have the tools, technology, and strategies they need to better protect their patrons, employees and properties.
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Travel Weekly
Hilton could introduce three brands next year, Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta said on the company's third-quarter earnings call.
Nassetta said the company is working on a "Hilton Plus" brand, an urban micro-room brand and a soft brand for the luxury sector. He added that the company was investigating the launch of a "luxury lifestyle" brand, though he said that the other three projects were further along in development.
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Energy Manager Today
A new study says energy efficient buildings are less likely to default on mortgages when compared to commercial buildings with higher energy consumption. The findings, released by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, are based on mortgage default rates and energy performance in six major cities from 2000 to 2012.
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