RFID Keycards from VingCard Allow Guests to Skip the Check-In Line and Go Directly to Room Upon Arrival

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The leader of the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever prosecuted by the U.S. government has been sentenced to 20 years and one day in prison for his role in a series of hacks into a major payment processor and several retail networks, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer; U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen Milagros Ortiz; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Benton J. Campbell; U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman; and Director of the U.S. Secret Service Mark Sullivan.

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The brief January profit freeze ended in February as trading for hoteliers in the UK thawed and turned positive, according to the latest HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality Consulting. UK Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) grew by 6.8% in the month of February, back on the rising trend started at the end of last year, although growth still remains negative on a 12 month rolling basis.

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the signing of a landmark InterContinental hotel in Beijing’s city centre - located directly across from the famous Sanlitun entertainment area.

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More than 500 delegates congregated at the 6th Annual China Hotel Development and Financing Conference, organized by Horwath HTL in conjunction with STR Global and the China Tourist Hotels Association (CTHA). The event was held from 24-26 March, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Sun Palace, Beijing, China.

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Benchmark Hospitality International has named Ted A. Davis vice president sales & marketing for the leading, privately-held hospitality management company. Greg Champion, Benchmark’s chief operating officer, made the announcement.

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On Monday, March 22nd 2010, Google announced its plan to end the controversial censorship of their search engine in China (Google.cn), which has been ongoing since the Google-China agreement in January 2006.

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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of the Fairmont Pittsburgh, the city’s first premier luxury hotel.

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Innovative business development company as seen on MSNBC, BusinessWeek, Fox Business LIVE

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Leading Lodging Technology and Marketing Company Launches Free Assessment Tool for Measuring the Effectiveness of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Programs for Hotels, Resorts and Vacation Rentals.

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