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Another Credit Card Breach – What Now?

by Frank Wolfe in Legal, Technology. Posted March 19, 2014

The recent data breaches at major retail outlets such as Target, Michaels Stores Inc. and Neiman Marcus brought this type of modern crime to the forefront in the minds of the consumer; and for us in the hospitality community, it really hit home when news surfaced of a breach at White Lodging properties throughout the ...

12 Hottest Food & Beverage Trends for Restaurants and Hotel Dining for 2014 + 30 Buzzwords

by Michael Whiteman in Food & Beverage. Posted March 12, 2014

Consultants Baum+Whiteman say that concepts of luxury thread through top dining trends: tasting menus running $1,000 for two, haute chicken priced like steak, upscale food halls, bespoke spices … even theatrical and sci-fi effects changing the global dining scene by bombarding customers’ senses. 2090Department stores jumping back into the restaurant biz. Hipster Asian and Jewish ...

What Are Your Rights When You Fly?

by John Hendrie in Travel. Posted March 11, 2014

With lodgings, you look forward to a clean, safe guestroom. In our restaurants you want sufficiently prepared food, served in a timely manner, and hopefully what you ordered. In the tourism segment, you have promoted a vision. In the travel arena you have presented means to get from point “A” to “B”. Of course, we ...

Duty Bound

by Fatima Durrani Khan in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted March 10, 2014

“Duty of care” is the new buzzword across the travel risk management industry, as corporate travel managers increasingly recognize their central role and responsibility in creating a strong, balanced business travel policy that protects their employees. Though duty of care has existed in common law for a long time, the application of duty of care laws to the ...

State of the Unions – New Tactics Target Unorganized Workers

by Matthew Korn in Human Resources. Posted March 6, 2014

If you’ve been following the news, you probably realize that it has been a busy year for organized labor. The percentage of unionized workers in the private sector has fallen to historic lows, leaving unions with fewer dues-paying members, and motivating them to adopt new tactics to stem the decline. Exploiting a more favorable environment created by recent ...

Considerations Before Entering into an Equity in Exchange For Professional Services Agreement: Part 1

by Rose Gregory in Hotel Development, Legal. Posted March 6, 2014

America has a rich history of entrepreneurs who have changed the course of history with an invention or new business enterprise. This history continues, as a modern chapter is being written in the new millennium as the information technology boom has created a “start up” hysteria. More and more individuals have taken up the dream ...

Understanding the Breakeven Point when It Comes to Room Revenue

by William Frye in Hotel Development, Lodging. Posted March 3, 2014

Sometimes it can be confusing understanding whether your hotel actually made a profit last evening, last month, or last year. While limited-service hotels typically only generate revenue from guestroom sales, and perhaps phone calls made from guestrooms, in-room movies purchased, or vending machine revenues, select-service and full-service hotels can have a more difficult task because ...

Costa Mesa to Slap Hotels with Fines for Too Many Police Calls

by Bradley Zint in Legal, Lodging. Posted February 27, 2014

Costa Mesa hotels will have to pay a fine if they attract an “excessive” amount of police attention under a new law aimed at properties run by what one City Council member referred to as “slumlords. Under the ordinance approved Tuesday, motels and hotels could incur fines of hundreds of dollars if they generate above ...

Hotel Safety and Security As a Guest Amenity

by Chris McGoey in Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted February 26, 2014

Hotel safety and security is a growing concern among travelers throughout the world. Let’s face it; traveling is stressful enough without having to worry about becoming a crime victim while away from home. One only has to look at the negative impact on hotel bookings, following a highly publicized tourist attack, to see how important ...

Risk Intelligent Proxy Disclosures — 2013

by Deloitte in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Technology. Posted February 20, 2014

Download report | Download infographic In 2013, Deloitte conducted further analysis of board level risk oversight disclosures in proxy statements issued by S&P 200 companies. Similar to our efforts in 2010 and 2011, our analysis of risk-related disclosures in proxy statements was to provide a glimpse into risk oversight and management practices — at least to ...

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