Recent Articles in Legal

Should You Outsource Hotel Housekeeping Services?
Mar 2, 2012

Hotel Housekeep ing: Should You Outsource Hotel Housekeeping Services?

HospitalityLawyer.com - Beverage Newsletter
Mar 1, 2012

February 2012

HospitalityLawyer.com - Hotel & Restaurant Loss Prevention and Risk Management Newsletter February 2012
Mar 1, 2012

RESTAURANTS TIP CREDIT APPEAL REJECTED BY US SUPREME COURT
Feb 28, 2012

Read this article to learn more about the current trends in court interpretation of the tip credit regulations. The Court succinctly summarized the rules for determining whether or not an employer can take the tip credit.:

HospitalityLawyer.com - Real Estate Newsletter February 2012
Feb 25, 2012

Condominium hotels are an integral component of the hospitality industry, serving both the needs of project developers, and the desire of real estate buyers to own unique vacation properties. In the past decade, condominium hotel projects became increasingly common throughout the country.

 

FBI tips for hotels. How to spot terrorists and what to do.
Feb 24, 2012

Recently, the FBI and the BJA set up a joint regional intelligence center, a hotline, and published a Release with some tips specifically for hotels and motels. Here are the highlights from the Release, as well as a link to download the full text.

What should I consider suspicious?

U.S. - Hotel Lending On an Upswing in 2012
Feb 24, 2012

Since the end of 2011, there's been a surge of lenders re-entering the hotel lending market, including CMBS. Jones Lang LaSalle's Matt Comfort discusses why some lenders have been leery about this asset class in the past and what's changed to make them feel more comfortable. He also weighs in on what we can expect in the year ahead.

U.S. - Challenges of LEED certification
Feb 23, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle's Helee Hillman, LEED AP, discusses the growing popularity of LEED certification in buildings outside the U.S., and the resulting challenges, such as translating and interpreting guidelines into many languages and dealing with conflicting building codes.

ADA tips from AH&LA
Feb 20, 2012

With one month to go before the remaining requirements of the new 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Act (ADA) Title III regulations (2010 Regulations) go into effect, there is wide-spread confusion and concern among hoteliers. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has compiled a Top Five list to let hoteliers know what’s really going on and why – and what they can do about it.

New Data Shows Bed Bug Pandemic Is Growing
Feb 9, 2012

National Pest Management Association and University of Kentucky survey reveals bed bug encounters are becoming more common than ever before

DO's and DON'Ts of Hotel Technology...
Feb 7, 2012

DO's and DON'Ts of Hotel Technology... | By Terence Ronson

It is almost five years since we first issued the popular DO's and DON'Ts of Hotel Technology. A lot has changed since then - both in Hotels and Technology, and so it's time for an update.

Here is our updated version which we hope you will find useful as a check- list and to benchmark your hotel. Feel free to drop us a note with any items that you believe should be added to the list, and we will send out a further update.

Hospitality Conversations™ – Today’s Most Pressing Legal Issues for Hotel Owners and Managers!
Jan 30, 2012

For our 2nd 2012 Hospitality Conversations™, we contacted another well-known professional who is a frequent guest speaker at professional, legal and writing associations.

   Karen Morris is a Judge, Lawyer, Professor and Author.