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It's no secret the past few years have been challenging for most hotels and many have been required to make difficult cuts to operations. One of the least talked about cutbacks has been in the area of security where there have been staff reductions coupled with little or no capital improvements. These cutbacks have left many hotels exposed. Given the importance of guest safety many hotels are looking to make improvements now that the economic rebound is expected to start taking place.
A well thought out timeline for projects is critical due to the impact on guests and operations. It is crucial to incorporate operations tasks within it. Operations must remove operating elements from rooms before work begins and then re-organize all rooms before they are put back into service.
Kendall’s School of Hospitality Management, ranked by an ORC International– 2013 Survey as the No. 1 program in Chicago for preparing students for hospitality careers, has released its trends outlook for the hospitality industry in 2014.
HERE’S something that the struggling hotel sector prefers not to spotlight: it is a favorite target of hackers.
A study released this year by SpiderLabs, a part of the data-security consulting company Trustwave, found that 38 percent of the credit card hacking cases last year involved the hotel industry. The sector was well ahead of the financial services industry (19 percent), retailing (14.2 percent), and restaurants and bars (13 percent).
Americans with Disabilities Act - An ADA Business BRIEF:
People who are deaf or hard of hearing use a variety of ways to communicate. Some rely on sign language interpreters or assistive listening devices; some rely primarily on written messages. Many can speak but are not able to hear words spoken by others. The method of communication and the services or aids hotel staff must provide will vary depending upon the abilities of the guest and on the complexity and nature of the communications that are required.
In this article, we first consider the standard hotel management structure from a liquor licensing perspective. When we are speaking of a "hotel", we mean an accommodation facility such as a four or five star hotel rather than a pub or other form of licensed premises.
HospitalityLawyer.com brings together the hospitality industry’s legal, safety, and security solutions, products, and services.This information on WEB-SITES TO ASSIST IN ANTI-TERRORISM PLANNING is from their site and the Loss Prevention Management Bulletin
In this article, we first consider the standard hotel management structure from a liquor licensing perspective. When we are speaking of a "hotel", we mean an accommodation facility such as a four or five star hotel rather than a pub or other form of licensed premises.