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What Risks Will Emerge in 2016?

by Willis in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted February 9, 2016

Our world is advancing at a pace that invites innovation at breakneck speed, encouraging companies to jump into untested waters. Whether it is new, disruptive technologies – such as drones – or just a new way of doing business – such as the sharing economy – the risks are not fully known. New loss-control technologies and regulations ...

Lawyers see limited legal options for workers sent in Zika’s way

by Thomson Reuters in Legal, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 8, 2016

Employees of U.S. companies seeking to avoid exposure to the Zika virus likely have few legal avenues to either refuse travel to affected areas or sue if they actually become sick from the virus. But it may be a different story if such workers subsequently give birth to Zika-infected babies. Since Zika was detected in ...

Digital. Why Should Hospitality Companies Care?

by Deloitte in Lodging, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted February 3, 2016

By Amitava “Chats” Chatterjee What is Digital?In Hospitality Upgrade’s summer 2015 issue, R.P. Rama, VP and CTO/CIO of IHM Hotels, said, “The biggest impact arising from technology advancement that we have had to deal with can be attributed to the rise of millennials, centennials and the proliferation of digital technologies and channels. Given their deep adoption of ...

A TED Talk’s Roadmap for Staying Calm When an Active Shooter’s at the Door

by Travis Vance in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted January 27, 2016

An armed gunman just entered your workplace. You’re under stress. What is the first thing you and your management team do? Does someone call the police? Do you run? Fight? Hide? Is there a security guard? What does he or she do? What do your employees do? Do you know the precise, step-by-step actions that ...

It’s Never Been So Important – See Something, Say Something

by admin in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted December 31, 2015

See Something, Say Something After the horrible terrorist attacks in Paris and a few weeks later, in San Bernardino, law enforcement officers and intelligence officials around the world are understandably concerned about possible future attacks. These public servants sacrifice immensely, doing their best every day to try and keep us safe. ...

Texas’ open carry law: 3 steps hotels should take before the New Year

by John Harrison in Legal, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted November 25, 2015

The Texas statute allowing the open carrying of guns by licensed holders will become effective on January 1, 2016. Prior to this effective date, Texas hotel properties should consider following these three steps in an effort to comply with the law. 1. Update the Employee Handbook Under the revised statute, a hotel may still prohibit its ...

Death in Airbnb Rental Raises Liability Questions

by NY Times in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted November 16, 2015

By ROB LIEBER There is no better — or sadder — way to explain how Zak Stone’s father died in a vacation rental than how he did himself this week, so this is how he began the essay he wrote for the online magazine Matter. “The rope swing looked inviting. Photos of it on Airbnb ...

Anatomy of a Hotel Data Breach

by Sandy Garfinkel in Lodging, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted November 10, 2015

Data breach incidents have dominated the news in 2014, and they are only becoming more frequent and damaging. Every industry and every type of business has been a victim of cyber intruders or other types of data loss or theft. Information criminals take everything from sensitive corporate trade secrets to customer or employee personal information, ...

Are Asian Airlines Safe?

by Rich Thomaselli in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted October 26, 2015

A close look at the records shows most have sterling safety and service standards The World’s Best Airline has some of the industry’s most modern wide-body aircraft. The World’s Best Airline has nearly 90 new aircraft on order, an invoice that will total more than $200 billion when it’s all said and done. The World’s ...

Europe’s Migrant Crisis Sparks Fear of Radicalized Presence

by Security Strategies Today in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted October 2, 2015

With arrivals at more than half-million strong and growing, is ISIS exploiting the crisis to gain a tactical advantage? With staggering speed, the migration crisis in Europe has grown in 2015 from a steady trickle of families huddled in rickety boats to the largest refugee crisis on the continent since World War II. So far, ...

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