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      <title>Hilton&#39;s External Enviornment by Natasha Karnani</title>
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      <pubDate>2020-10-27 13:53:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Economic</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Inflation rate has been low (opportunity) <br>2. Interest rate has been lower than usual which allows them to get loans with lower rates (opportunity)<br>3. Increasing fuel prices (threat)<br>4. Earn revenue by having online stores (opportunity)<br>5. Reduce costs on inputs because trade barriers have been reduced. (opportunity)<br>6. Less profit due to the Corona Virus (threat)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 13:57:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Legal</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Legal issues because Hilton executives were convicted to stealing confidential documents. (threat)<br>2. The Health and Safety law forces employers to provides a clean and safe work environment (opportunity) <br>3. Strong US copyright and intellectual property laws protect the company and can allow them to be more aggressive in expansion (opportunity)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 13:59:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Ethical</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Getting goods from suppliers with bad regulations or not environment friendly (threat)<br>2. Getting environmentally friendly items due to government subsidy. (opportunity)<br>3. Creating a supportive workplace culture and redefining sustainable tourism. (Opportunity) </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 13:59:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Social</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Shifting consumer preferences towards traveling (opportunity)<br>2.  Main competitors are Marriott International, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. (threat)<br>3. Increase in population which causes increase in potential customers. (opportunity)<br>4. Increase in amount of skilled workers because of the increase of education. (opportunity)<br>5. Workers getting laid off due to the corona, and customers not feeling comfortable in hotels because of the pandemic (threat)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 14:05:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Technological</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1) The Hiltons competitors have fast growing technology which forces them to keep up. (Threat)<br>2) New developments will impact on cost structure in Lodging industry (opportunity) <br>3. The speed the Hilton is integrating their own technology is relatively fast (opportunity)<br>4. Energy efficient technology simplifies and lowers costs for the company. (Opportunity)<br>5. Increase in internet usage causes bigger presence online.(opportunity)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 14:08:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Political</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Political turmoil and terrorism to impact hospitality industry <br>1. They actively engage in lobbying in order to influence political factors in the business. (Opportunity)<br>2.  Other companies are ongoing political situations and this can discourage visitors to go to them. (Opportunity)<br>3. Due to safety concerns, The Hiltons have been getting less visitors. (Threat)<br>4. The Hiltons Hotel is laying off about 22% of their employees due to the effects of the Corona Virus.(Threat)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 14:13:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Environmental </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. The Hiltons competitors are starting to use solar power for their rooms (Threat)<br>2. Increase the amount of biodegradable products (Opportunity)<br>3. Lots of competitors have make a major impact on their local communities  hotels are in (Threat)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2020-10-27 14:14:20 UTC</pubDate>
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