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Hampton Hotels Tops Entrepreneur’s List Of The Best Franchises

IFA: Hampton Hotels came out on top of Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2011 list of the best franchises. Hampton won the top spot for its ability to listen and respond to customers as well as its “borderline insane” money-back guarantee, the magazine explained. Also in the top 10: McDonald’s, Supercuts and 7-Eleven. Continue reading this article at

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Hilton Settles Suit With Starwood

Reuters: Hotel operator Hilton Worldwide on Thursday said it agreed to certain business restrictions for two years as part of a settlement of a lawsuit concerning misappropriation of trade secrets from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT.N). “Hilton Worldwide regrets the circumstances surrounding the dispute with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and is pleased to

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Accor’s New Chief To Accelerate Predecessor’s Franchising Plan

Bloomberg: Accor SA’s new chief executive officer plans to accelerate his predecessor’s work in reducing hotel ownership in favor of management contracts and franchises. Europe’s largest lodging company needs to “unleash capital” by selling hotels and retaining the contracts to manage them, Denis Hennequin said in Vienna. Hennequin joins Accor from McDonald’s Corp. next month

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Vantage Hospitality Expands Lexington Brand, Franchising

HotelWorld Network: Vantage Hospitality remains firmly committed to its membership philosophy, although it will comply with certain state franchising regulations now. This week at the membership company’s annual conference at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, founder, president and CEO Roger Bloss and COO/CFO Bernie Moyle informed members that “to avoid future hassles,” the company

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