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Cutting frills: Thomas Landers, executive vice-president of Journey's End says reducing labor costs helps bargain hotel chains charge less for a bed.
Cutting frills: Thomas Landers, executive vice-president of Journey's End says reducing labor costs helps bargain hotel chains charge less for a bed.

Cutting frills: Thomas Landers, executive vice-president of Journey's End says reducing labor costs helps bargain hotel chains charge less for a bed.

Date2/5/1990
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