Experts Outline The Hotel Industry’s Top Legal Hurdles
April 10, 2019 via Hotel News Now
The hotel industry faces a number of evolving legal challenges and trends in 2019, and many of them are familiar. In some instances, however, there appears to be some progress toward better solutions.
During the opening sessions of the 2019 Hospitality Law Conference, attorneys working for and within the hotel industry outlined a number of pressing issues hoteliers face today.
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How Hoteliers Should Handle Law Enforcement Requests
April 19, 2019 via Hotel News Now
While it’s important for hoteliers to cooperate
with lawful requests from law enforcement agencies, an attorney at the recent Hospitality Law Conference explained why they need to be careful when it comes to requests for guests’ information.
AG: Motel 6 to Pay $12M For Providing Information To ICE April 9, 2019 via Hotel Business
Motel 6 will pay $12 million to resolve a lawsuit against the brand for voluntarily providing
guest lists to agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a routine basis for more than two years, according to the state attorney general’s office.
Lost and Found: Legal Implications and Guest Expectations
April 3, 2019 via Lodging
Sometimes, guests forget to take all of their belongings with them when they check out of a hotel. When a room attendant finds left-behind items, this can create a legal duty on the part of the hotel, as well as an expectation from the guest.
