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Preventing Crimes in Restaurants and Bars

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Restaurants and bars are often targets for robbery, burglary and theft , so much so that the FBI ranks restaurants as the eighth most common setting for violent crime and nearly half of cyber-attacks target small businesses. Control Access to the Safe : Unfortunately, employee theft is the most frequent criminal activity in a restaurant.

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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

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Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. ” MGM Resorts also pledged $1 million to an employee emergency grant fund and donated the equivalent of 400,000 meals across the United States.

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The (Near) Future of Hotel Travel Is here

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As safety measures like masks and distancing threaten to carry on for another year, hotels amp up the perks, packages, and amenities to court travelers The new Hotel June, located in the beachside Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, was set to open last spring. The rate was too good to pass up, he says, but the experience was great, too.

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COVID-19 Best Practices for Restaurants: Navigating Coronavirus for Staff & Managers

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Employees do not require a doctor’s note. Enforce short quarantine periods for any staff returning from travel. Employees no longer require a doctor’s note. Communicate with your manager about any changes to your situation—whether you’ve recently travelled or are feeling unwell. Accept all sick requests.

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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

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JetBlue and United Airlines: Free Flights for Medical Volunteers Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. They use this hashtag to share stories of happiness on Instagram.

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Managing Risk: Prevent Foodborne Illness, Protect Your Restaurant

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Make sure your employees understand when to wash their hands as well as appropriate times to use (and change) gloves. Cross-contamination occurs when microbes travel from one place to another. Be sure all your employees, from wait staff to managers to chefs, have been certified in food safety. Your workers will take short cuts.

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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

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In addition to ABC, English pubs and wine bars have also popped up in Erbil’s stylish shopping centers. As Erbil cultivated a market for international businesses, ABC established a reputation among domestic travelers and Erbil’s more worldly residents as the place to satisfy the itch of wanderlust within Kurdistan. (along with the U.K.