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SECURITY & SAFETY • By CHRIS CROWELL, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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• The Ritz-Carlton Phoenix

theft prevention
launched a quintet of
summer packages aimed at
shoppers, business travelers
and foodies from $239-$259
per night. A "Night Before
Five-finger discounts at hotels often are treated as harmless Bergman said the best ^ . the Flight" package allows
and expected incidents—stealing soaps, taking towels, keeping places to put cameras are at all extended parking at the Ritz
keycards. But decorative elements also are in danger. Keeping the entrances and exits, the lobby area near the expensive items, the and complementary airport
property's aesthetics in place can be tricky, but there are several outside perimeter and the loading dock or dumpster area to deter car service.
techniques that can help prevent these petty crimes. employee theft. Another good idea is to have a monitor visibie at
Jonathan Bergman, chief sales officer of Visual Management the front desk so guests can see themselves on screen. • Summer meeting-goers
Systems, said a key strategy in stopping As for the v^all art in guestrooms, where cameras aren't at The Founders Inn &
allowed or welcomed, the most effective security measure is a Spa, Virginia Beach, Va.,
RELATED COVERAGE; *'="^'™' ' ' ' ™ " * ' ' * '',"°' " ' ^ '''' are getting a break at the
implementation of a surveillance standard T-screw system that costs $1.50 per frame and locks
, ',. system, but also visibility of such the frame into the wail. pump. Owner Benchmark
information on •' ' "It is a great petty theft deterrent," said Aimee Hospitality is providing each
surveillance law. turn ^ system, :hert, VP of sales and marketing for Art Materials attendee with a $25 fuel
to the Franchise Law "The biggest thing is rebate.
^"fvice, a company that has produced the
column to deter the activity .--
^ame T-screw system for nearly three
Psse "12 first," Bergman said.
i decades. "[Guests] can't just take it right • Carlson Hotels Worldwide
"And surveillance is
j i off the wall; they have to try and figure it launched a "Points to Go"
important as a deterrent. [Thieves] need ,j
I out. It also helps in case of earthquakes promotion. Until the end of
to look up and see the camera and know
'• or when kids are running around or when August, current and new
they are being watched." Candid Camera ^ *r
' people accidentally knock them off the goldpoints plus members
is not the way to go when aesthetics are
walls." will earn up to 100,000
at stake.
bonus points at all Regent
Hotels & Resorts, Radisson
Hotels & Resorts, Park Plaza

America's most wanted (items) Hotels & Resorts, Country

Hotel art can be a target for
daring guests and professional
thieves alike, but certain items
carry more risk than others.
"Metai is hot right now," said
Jonathan Bergman, chief of
sales for Visual Management
Systems. Bergman said
professionals look for certain
items they can take and sell
for a profit, with metal items
currently giving the biggest
return.
The average person is more
interested in what will look
good on his or her coffee table,
For more infn..
Company Circle No.
Acculock 281
Amano Cincinnati 282
Art Materials Service 283
Ethostream 284
Houston Communications... 285
International Loss
Prevention Systems 286
PCM Technologies 287
Safety Technology
International 288
Summa Integrated Systems.,. 289
Visual Management Systems.. 290
Inns & Suites By Carlson and
said Tracy Chevalier, VP of Park Inn hotels.
development at Soho Myriad,
an art consulting service. Vases, • Hyatt Resorts kicked off
bowls, boxes, trays and smaller a "Great Summer Getaway"
decorative items are the most- contest. Travel planners
lifted decorations at a hotel. may log on to www.
"Anything that will fit in a hyattres0rtssumm9r.com,
pocket or a suitcase will walk," where they can build, view
Chevalier said. "If we are putting and share their ideal summer
things on a bookcase, we'll retreat. Participants may win
silicone it all down. But some Hyatt gift cards.
hotels don't want the silicone
because they think it shows you on table tops, not so much for aesthetic services. Plants • ThroughSept. 30, Red
don't trust ¡the guests]." pulling things off wall," Bergman and vases have been stolen Lion Hotels Corp. is offering
"A lot of times it's vases with said. "People mostly take from hotels since they've been a "Stay Two—Get One Free"
plants or decorative pieces things around the lobby area making hotels." promotion. Guests staying at
any U.S. Red Lion hotel for
two nights will receive a free
TIPS TO STOP ART THEFT one-night future stay. The
free night must be booked
When art is stolen and by whom
Professionals—In the evenings when there is a by March 31, 2009.
personnel shift and after they observe the auditors' The theft typically occurs
patterns. before it is hung. When it is • The Roosevelt Hotel, New
Guests—During very busy times or an event like a sitting around on a loading York, is offering a "For the
convention or family reunion. dock or before it's hung Love of the Game" special
Employees—Before items in the hotel are fastened into on a wall, an employee or in honor of the last season
place. construction worker will walk at Yankee Stadium. Through
Construction workers—During construction, when there off with it." Sept. 1, guests with Yankees
are items left unaccounted for throughout the entire tickets will receive rates from
VPof
hotel. $299.
development for Soho Myriad, on the
Souices: Jonathan Bergman, chief of sales, Visual Management Systems;
Tracy Chevalier, VP of development, SohoMynad: most common type of art theft
Aimee Bchert, VP of sales ana marketing, Art Materials Service