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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 ...

The Search for a Uniform 911 System

by Colin Andrews in Safety & Security. Posted January 29, 2014

In a letter sent to major hotel chains, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai urged hotels to program their telephones to be able to dial 911 without first dialing 9. The motivation behind this initiative is the death of Kari Hunt Dunn, who was stabbed to death at the Baymont Inn in Marshall, Texas this past December, while ...

What Hotel Leadership Should Know About the Emerging Trend of Assault and Battery Claims

by Michael Elkon in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted January 16, 2014

Ask nearly any leader in the hotel industry and/or their HR manager for the definition of a “hostile work environment,” and they will have a pretty solid answer. That’s because many of them have had to handle employee claims for illegal harassment. Further, these leaders, for the most part, have dealt with such employee issues ...

Wash Your *!&# Hands! Employers And The Flu

by Howard Mavity in Featured, Human Resources, Safety & Security. Posted January 6, 2014

Almost 4.1 million employees missed work due to illnesses like the flu last January, which was the most since 2008. Even worse, the four-month peak season lasted through March, so the numbers continued to add up. Some years, absences during that four-month period ran at 3.8 million a month, for a whopping total of 15+ ...

Human Sex Trafficking in Hotels is a Major Concern for Hoteliers

by William Frye in Lodging, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted January 6, 2014

Because of the transient nature of guests who utilize lodging accommodations and the privacy afforded to these temporary guests, hotels have become prime venues for the exploitation of “at risk” individuals through sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Check any newswire or perform an Internet search and stories of human trafficking and sexual exploitation invariably connect ...

Bar and Nightclub Industry: Liquor, Security and Identification Standards

by Elizabeth Trendowski in Safety & Security. Posted December 18, 2013

The bar and nightclub industry looks so glamorous. So much money to be made, so much fun and so much….(fill in the blank). Yet when you look beyond the smiles and bright lights, the hospitality industry is a business like any other. The big difference is that bars and nightclubs sell alcohol, which makes them ...

Cyber Security Risk in a Social Media World

by Wayne Grundy in Featured, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted December 2, 2013

The theft of intellectual property from the U.S. is “unprecedented,” and costs the nation an estimated $300 billion each year, according to the IP Commission Report, issued in May. Worse, corporate employees—through their information sharing practices—are making it easy for IP thieves. Sharing information is now the way of business and social life. Companies have ...

Declining Flight Crew Health and Happiness Degrades Air Safety

by admin in Human Resources, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted November 19, 2013

We all have our pre-flight rituals. Some passengers need a coffee and a magazine. Others, not as keen to flying, spend their time before takeoff silently praying that the engines don’t fail; as it turns out, engine integrity may be the least of their worries. Recent studies indicate that the health and job satisfaction of ...

GCTRM: The Future of Duty of Care Education

by admin in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted November 5, 2013

Each year, HospitalityLawyer.com hosts the Global Congress on Travel Risk Management in Houston, Texas. This conference serves as a converging force for travel risk management, uniting every role (travel, legal, risk, compliance, safety and security, human resources) involved in Duty of Care in a dynamic environment of experts and stakeholders. We proudly announce the successful ...

Creating an In-House Domestic Violence Program

by Lynn Fairweather in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted October 9, 2013

If you read Part 1 of this article, you should already be convinced of the importance of addressing domestic violence in your organization and hopefully, you’re ready to learn how to develop and implement an in-house program. This piece will layout the steps to building, launching, and maintaining an effective, cost saving (and possibly life ...

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