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Thursday December 3, 2020
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HOTEL BUSINESS REVIEW
Best Practices in Hotel Management & Operations
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Ensuring Our Next Generation of Hospitality Leadership
By Mark Ricketts, President & Chief Operating Officer, McNeill Hotel Company
The future of our industry will rely on the quality of our next generation of hospitality leadership, whose skill sets and attitudes are being forged right now in perhaps unseen ways. This article will consider some of these factors and the responsibility of today's hospitality leaders in developing and attracting these future leaders to our industry.
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DECEMBER FOCUS
Hotel Law: Protecting Guest Privacy
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What is in a (Domain) Name? The Importance of Consumer Perception
By Maureen Beacom Gorman, Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
The US Supreme Court recently ruled that the domain Booking.com is capable of functioning as a trademark. Over the objections of the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the decision opens the door to other generic.com domain holders seeking Federal trademark protection of otherwise potentially generic brand names. The ruling shows how powerful consumer brand perception can be in obtaining trademark rights.
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DAILY HEADLINES - Thursday Dec 3, 2020
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ARCHIVES
More from our online Library Archives...
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History Lesson: Owners and Management Companies Weigh Responsibilities and Risks in Response to COVID-19
By William A. Brewer III, Managing Partner, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors
The hotel industry is facing an extended crisis. As governments impose travel restrictions and hotel guests cancel trips or avoid booking them altogether, the hotel industry worldwide is collectively experiencing dire economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with plummeting occupancy rates, hotel performance has been negatively impacted on an unprecedented global scale. As the global economy enters a recession that many predict will be as bad as the downturn in 2007-2008, it is likely that hotel owners and operators will, once again, experience conflicts as their disparate economic interests collide. This article explores the conflicts of interest between owners and operators.
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Hotel Survival Tips During COVID-19
By Travis Crabtree, President & General Counsel, Swyft Filings
At the beginning of 2020, the accommodations industry had been experiencing steady growth for a couple of years. However, with the introduction of COVID-19 there has been a very clear slowdown. Some hotels have been forced to cease operation while others have cut down significantly on staff. Whatever the case may be, there are still a few things those in the industry can be doing. Hotels can take cues from those who survived the 2008 recession, take time to create a response plan in the event this happens in the future and plenty more. This article will provide tips about what you can be doing now in the face of COVID-19.
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