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Tag >> Renovations

Did you hear the one about the poor hotels...

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Social Responsibility, Renovations, Paralympics, Meetings, Joe McInerney, Industry Associations, Human rights and tourism, Hotel, Events, Diversity and Inclusion, CSR Corp. Social Responsibility, Convention Industry Council, China, APEX, Americans with Disabilities Act, Abilities on Sep 05, 2008

that were fighting the US Justice Department about renovating hotels to ensure they'll be accessible under the revised ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act?

When I read that story on a few industry web sites, I shook my head in wonder, sadness, and anger.  How dare they say they can't do these renovations to ensure accommodation for all people when they can continue to put in fancy TVs and more

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Did you read the one about the renovation?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Renovations, Hotel, Contracts on Mar 26, 2008

Saw this article today at http://mimegasite.com/ - about Sheraton's plan to do massive renovation at a great number of their hotels .

 A number of clients have booked Sheraton properties and no one has advised them nor had I heard til  I read this. 

What have you heard? What do you know?  How are you handling this?  If we all talk, there may be more we can do.

Harrumph for finding things out via the news .. but I guess that's better than not finding out at all.

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