Legal

Recently, the California Assembly quietly instituted a bill that would dramatically change the landscape of ADA website litigation. If you think the recent wave of ADA website lawsuits has been alarming, buckle up – because you haven’t seen anything...

New California Website Accessibility Bill Would Expose Your Business to ADA and Unruh Act Liability

Martin H. Orlick

Chair at JMBM’s ADA Compliance & Defense Group

JMBM

If you’re reading this, chances are that you have stayed in a hotel before. You have also likely drunk at a bar and eaten at a restaurant; it’s even likely you did all these things in one night. The world of hospitality is one we encounter on a near...

A not-so-hospitable guest; addressing the growing threat of cybercrime in hospitality

Barry O’Connell

GM EMEA, Trustwave

Trustwave

Property Technology

Safety & Security

The Tourism/Visitor industry is one of the world’s great industries. Large industries also mean that great deals of money can be involved. The tourism industry spends a great deal of money on promotions and marketing campaigns. Because many people a...

Tourism Tidbits: Dealing With Legal Issues

Peter Tarlow

President of Tourism and More

Tourism and More

When the Patel family opened a hotel in Dickinson, North Dakota in 2007, they agreed that brand recognition offered by a large franchise chain would be a valuable trade-off to operating independently. After careful analysis, they chose to operate th...

A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners

Laura Lee Blake

President and CEO of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association

AAHOA

Franchise

National & International Policy

Under the influence of international operators, hotel management methods in France and Europe have evolved, with management agreements increasingly being favoured over leases. The profile of hospitality investors has also changed, with highly profes...

Hotel management agreements offer flexibility for hotel investment in France

Christopher Boinet

Lawyer at the Paris Bar and Partner at In Extenso Avocats

In Extenso Avocats

Over the past years, hotel companies – including brands, managers and owners – have increasingly sought the benefit of access to public markets and, in doing so, have become subject to the registration and disclosure requirements of the United State...

Hotel Data Security Update: Time is Short – Reporting your Data Breach

Robert E. Braun

Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP

JMBM

Safety & Security

National & International Policy

The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) is an important piece of legislation guaranteeing equal access to public facilities to the nearly 60 million people with disabilities in the US today. Stuart Tubis, a partner in JMBM’s ADA Compliance and Defen...

ADA Update: Accessibility Legislation and the Importance of Website Compliance

Stuart Tubis

Lawyer at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP and a member of JMBM’s ADA Compliance & Defense Group

JMBM

National & International Policy

A Florida jury awards $5.6 million for a spinal cord injury sustained during an alcohol-fueled pool party at the Retreat in Gainesville. According to the Complaint, the Defendant, Retreat at Gainesville, LLC, hosted a St. Patrick’s Day event and pro...

Florida Jury Awards $5.6 MM For Alcohol-Fueled Pool Party Injury

Preston Rideout

CEO of Rideout Hospitality, Founder of The Dram Shop Experts and Nightclub and Bar Consultant at Cayuga Hospitality Consultants

Cayuga Hospitality Consultants

Food & Beverage

Most management contracts include an incentive management fee in addition to the base management fee. The incentive fees are designed to make management more conscious of the bottom line since owners achieve their returns and pay their debts from pr...

Incentive Management Fees Return with Recovery

Robert Mandelbaum

Director of Research Information Services at CBRE Hotels

CBRE Hotels

Markets & Performance