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Welcome to our August e-newsletter which includes important new guidance from Visa on protecting customer card data, a in-depth review of hotel openings in New York City, and details of two excellent energy-saving schemes to save you money.
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Safeguarding Customer Data
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Safeguarding Customer Data:
| New Guidance from Visa
Visa has published new advice to help the hospitality industry safeguard customer data. 'Hospitality Breaches on the Rise' offers insight on how cyber-criminals target hotels, and guidance on how data can be protected to help businesses comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
The hospitality sector is the biggest victim of data security breaches in the world, according to Trustwave, a global provider of IT security and compliance headquartered in Chicago. Its latest Global Security Report found that hospitality businesses accounted for 38% of all data security breaches last year, compared to 19% for financial services and 14% for retail.
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Copyright Licences
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TV, DVD & Copyright Music Licences
| Copyright law is complex and the licencing system is far from perfect, as exemplified by the recent court ruling against Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) for overcharging thousands of pubs, hotels and restaurants for the right to play music in public areas.
The PPL has issued refund forms to an estimated 41,000 UK hotels, restaurant and pub owners.
If you are one of these hospitality operators who pays a licence to the PPL, you should have already received a letter regarding your entitlement to a refund. If NOT, it is very important that you contact PPL directly in order to make a claim.
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A Guide to NYC Hotel Openings
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A Guide to NYC Hotel Openings
| Visiting New York City soon? Instead of your usual choice of accommodation, why not check out one of the city's stunning new hotel openings?
2010 is proving to be an exciting year for NYC hotel growth with the addition of some 20 new hotels representing 6,800 new rooms, taking the city's hotel inventory to nearly 87,000 rooms.
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Other Stories
Save up to 30% off your Water Bills with the Rippleffect
UK hospitality businesses are urged to register with the Rippleffect online by 15 October in order to reduce their water use and save money.
The Rippleffect is a free Government initiative from WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Plan) which provides your business with a simple structured approach to understand how much water your company uses, identify simple ways to start saving water and money, and measure the water and cost savings that you have made.
By registering you will have access to the following: - A water efficiency starter pack
- Specific webcasts and information for the hospitality industry
- Free technical support by phone
Closing date for registration is 15 October 2010
Free Energy Saving Scheme from University of Oxford
SMEasure, part of the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, is urging hospitality businesses to use its free energy monitor in order to save money, reduce emissions and contribute to the university's research.
The UK hospitality, sports, and leisure sector consumes approximately �700 million of energy a year, according to the Carbon Trust and just by using 10% less energy, UK leisure facilities could save up to �70 million each year and reduce carbon emissions by 100,000s of tonnes.
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10th Annual European Hotel Finance & Investment Summit
Date: 7 & 8 September 2010 Venue: Hyatt Regency Churchill Hotel, London, UK
Read More>>International Hotel Conference Date: 20-22 October 2010 Venue: The Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice, Italy |
Catering in the Public Sector
Date: 17 November 2010 Venue: Barbican Conference Centre, Silk, Street, EC2Y 8DS Pre-election,
the Conservatives supported the push to buy British, and this strong
drive towards local procurement is likely to be important. Procuring
collaboratively can save money
Annual Hotel Conference 2010Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive officer of the British Hospitality Association and Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester City Council will be speaking at this year's Annual Hotel Conference, which takes place on 23 November at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate |
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