Mews hires Kirupa Pushparaj as CLO, bringing 20+ years of legal and engineering experience from Square, Amazon, and fintech unicorn Step to oversee compliance across 85+ countries.
Meliá Hotels International earned ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery and Corporate Governance certifications from AENOR, achieving the top G++ governance rating, alongside renewing its UNE 19601 Criminal Compliance certification.
HFTP partners with The Hospitality Law Conference for a half-day roundtable at the Washington, D.C. event on October 28–29, 2026, targeting legal, development, and finance professionals.
Rising legal exposure, health inspection failures, and leadership scandals illustrate why formal governance frameworks are now a strategic necessity for hotel operators of all sizes.
HOSPA has published a practical guide on the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, covering troncs, written policies, record keeping, tax, VAT, and agency worker inclusion for UK hospitality operators.
A study of 5,016 firm-year observations across 14 European countries finds that one additional year of audit partner tenure raises fees by 17.35% in weak-disclosure markets, versus just 2.02% in strong-disclosure ones.
The September 2026 EU directive will require destinations to back all sustainability claims with verifiable evidence, ending narrative-led messaging.
Mexico's 2026 tax updates change how OTAs withhold and report existing taxes, requiring hotels to overhaul reconciliation processes and integrate systems for compliance.
onefinestay will transfer management of 200+ London and Paris homes to Veeve while focusing on 40 curated luxury properties and leisure destinations.
The integration automates Mexican tax requirements within hotel PMS and restaurant POS systems, eliminating manual processes and external solutions.