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Big-name hotel chains accused of profiting from sex trade, ignoring criminal activity

This chapter is an excerpt from my new book. It’s fiction but some of the characters and story lines are based on people I have worked with and events that have taken place in the hotels I have worked in. The book is a fable about a hotel manager who has some very bad habits.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) ASUR announced that total passenger traffic for November 2019 increased 7.3% when compared to November 2018. Passenger traffic increased 3.9% in Mexico, 20.2% in Puerto Rico and 7.9% in Colombia.

CBRE Hotels confirm their exclusive appointment to offer the Paramount Hotel, Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 to the market. The high profile existing hotel, currently with 66 bedrooms and the potential to increase to 130 bedrooms is offered for sale by private treaty with offers in excess of €25m invited.

Students in the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston in Texas achieved placement in the final five teams during the HotelSchool The Hague Genio Worldwide Innovation Summit last month.

LXR Hotels & Resorts announced Zemi Beach House as the brand’s first hotel to open in the Americas. The 76-key, beachfront hotel continues to be owned, operated and managed by the Goldstein Family of New York.

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has announced the creation of 700 new full-time work-from-home positions, significantly expanding its remote career program and flexible work opportunities across the United States.

Michigan resort wins elite accolade after investing in guest experience technology

Picture the scene. You're on vacation. You've had a slow morning wandering round, a long lunch and a stroll around the city. You realize you're near that gallery you've been meaning to visit — so you walk over. Even five years ago, you could probably have sauntered in unless it was a peak time on a peak day. A half-hour wait was likely the longest you'd have to put up with for not planning. How things have changed in the travel world.

The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that 13 grants were approved, totaling more than $16 million during the third quarter of 2019. These grants were awarded to 13 organizations spanning across the Hilton Foundation’s program areas, both in the U.S. and internationally.