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Nov 24, 2007 | 10:10 am

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Originally Posted by mikey1003

All true, but policy is policy and in NY, law is law.

I am sure someone took a healthy bribe to make this happen

No bribes Mikey, none were necessary at all, and why would they be? Yes, in New York, law is law, and if you read the article, you would see that in New York, if there was a valid pre-existing proof that there was a license already in existence for a smoking business, that it would be able to continue. The same would be true for a BILATERAL CONTRACT with licenses and/or permits that would have had to been signed YEARS AND YEARS in advance for a CIGAR AFFICIONADOS CONVENTION, far in advance of Marriott's no smoking pledge. If you would simply read backwards in this thread, you would see previous references to same, and if you read the NEWS article carefully, you would also see a reference to the fact that a contract was most likely signed before the no smoking ban went into effect. Since I am involved with several groups that put on conferences and conventions from medium to large to very large groups (the largest of which involves approximately 40,000 people, including the vendors), I can tell you that they need to be arranged AND BILATERALLY CONTRACTED FOR anywhere from 2 to 15 years IN ADVANCE, including any applicable licenses and permits necessary from local governmental agencies, also in advance. Do you understand the impact of a BILATERAL CONTRACT Mikey (and anyone else reading)? That means that whichever party breaks the contract without the consent of the other party is subject to lawsuit and possible compensation. Also, have you considered that the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square is not owned by Marriott International, Inc. and that these decisions are not even being made by Bill Marriott, Marriott International executives, or even that Marriott International is not the management company that runs the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square? How about that the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square is simply a franchisee of Marriott International, Inc. and that Marriott International, Inc. imposed their no smoking ban on New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, as it did on all of the hotels in the chain, with the understanding that all of the contracts previously in place at the time of implementation of the no smoking ban shall be, as they must be, honored, because Marriott International, Inc. is not a party to those contracts, are they? So, can we finally put this thread to bed, once and for all, please?