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Via Hotel Management image: businessman in wheelchair in hotel Supreme Court to Resolve ADA 'Tester' Case

The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hear a case that may have a lasting impact on hoteliers and their guests. The case, Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, has been added to the docket for the 2023-24 term and likely will be heard in the fall, with a decision next year. 

In hearing the case, the court will decide whether a so-called civil rights “tester” can bring a lawsuit challenging a hotel’s failure to provide information about its accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act if the plaintiff never planned to visit that hotel.

According to the website SCOTUSblog, the ADA requires that hotels “make information about their accessibility to people with disabilities available on reservation portals.” In 2020, Florida resident Deborah Laufer alleged that a website for The Coast Village Inn & Cottages in Wells, Maine, which is owned and operated by Acheson Hotels, did not contain enough information about the inn’s accessibility for people with disabilities. According to the writ of certiorari, Laufer, who has physical disabilities and vision impairments, has brought 600 lawsuits against hotels around the United States.

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How to Protect Your Property from Bed Bug Attorneys

April 6, 2023 via Hotel Business
As a hotel’s general manager, you are likely aware of the damage bed bugs can cause to your hotel’s reputation and bottom line. However, it is essential to understand that bed bugs not only pose a risk to your guests’ experiences but also heighten your potential legal liability.

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Delivering Strategy and High Impact in Hotel Property Improvement Plans

April 5, 2023 via CoStar
Besides regular quality inspections, often mandated by branded operators and primarily aimed at maintaining the guest experience, a property improvement plan, more commonly referred to as a PIP, is a vital part of the industry. 

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Rising Labor Costs: Drivers Include Inflation, High Minimum Wage, and More Hours Worked

March 28, 2023 via Lodging Magazine
Less spending on labor has been a big reason why U.S. hotel profit margins have held strong, but that spend is on the rise with labor costs growing at a compound monthly rate of 3.7 percent in 2022.

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Seek, and you shall find. An innkeeper’s duty includes not just waiting for reports of dangerous conditions but going on the hunt to find them. Liability cannot be avoided by claiming ignorance when lack of knowledge is due to failing to inspect.

Presumably all hotel managers know that hotels owe a duty of care to their guests to repair known dangerous conditions. Hotels must also make routine inspections to discover dangerous conditions. 

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