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Reasons for Hoteliers to Act Now

by Russ Rivard in Hotel Development, Lodging. Posted June 28, 2015

At the recent 26th Annual Hunter Hotel Conference in Atlanta, Russ Rivard served alongside other hotel buyers, lenders, appraisers, and advisors on a panel discussion of “Hotel Values in a Rising Market.” While we shared insights from our various perspectives on the U.S. hotel industry as of early 2014, it became very apparent that there is a surge ...

A Hotelier’s Guide to Serious Wi-Fi

by admin in Lodging, Technology. Posted June 26, 2015

Major online hospitality outlets like Hotel Industry Magazine and Travel Daily UK are announcing the results of a NETGEAR study in which two-thirds of business travelers reported they would not return to a hotel that offers inadequate wireless service. Now, we can’t find a direct link to that survey, and the findings do encourage the purchase of the technology ...

A Guide to Electronically Stored Information Preservation Responsibilities

by Daniel Barude in Legal, Lodging. Posted June 25, 2015

Co-authored by Thomas W. Tobin The litigation-related duty to preserve relevant evidence, including electronically stored information (ESI), is well established and widely known in the legal community and the business world. Despite broad familiarity with this obligation, many corporate litigants have recently been subjected to severe sanctions due to an increasing judicial intolerance for the ...

DOJ Further Delays Release of Highly Anticipated Proposed Website Accessibility Regulations for Public Accommodations

by Joshua Stein in Technology. Posted June 17, 2015

For those who have been eagerly anticipating the release of the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed website accessibility regulations for public accommodations under Title III of the ADA (the “Public Accommodation Website Regulations”), the wait just got even longer. The recently released Spring 2015 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions reveals that DOJ’s Public Accommodation Website Regulations ...

Global Mobile Consumer Survey: U.S. Edition

by Deloitte in Technology. Posted February 6, 2013

Are U.S. consumers apathetic about apps? When it comes to smartphones, could bigger be better? How do consumers feel about the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend? When choosing a mobile device, how great a consideration is price? The results aren’t what you might think – and keeping abreast of ever-changing consumer preferences is key ...