Amazon raises the wage-scale bar
Amazon, the online retail octopus, began paying all of its 350,000 workers throughout the U.S. at least $15 an hour on November 1, 2018. This compares with a patchwork of […]
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Category - Industry
Manager and board: cooperation or confrontation
By James Bento The success or failure of a resort hinges directly on the working relationship that the board of directors maintains with its resort manager. That relationship must at […]
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Hospitality Data Breach in Hotel Industry
The hotel industry is particularly exposed to the challenge of protecting personal data, and now a victim of a growing number of hacks. More than 500 million customers in the […]
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LIVING ONLINE: Fake news
By Kristina Payne You’ve heard the phrase, “Don’t believe everything you read.†It’s an age old adage that teaches us to stay critical of the things we see on the […]
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Will airline passengers fly off with millions from class action lawsuit?
CHICAGO — Millions of Americans are receiving emails about a class action lawsuit for anyone who bought a domestic plane ticket during a six-plus year period. At least $60 million […]
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Disney Announces Plans to Build Nature-Inspired Mixed-Use Resort on Bay Lake
Hotel and Proposed Disney Vacation Club Property, Three Other Previously Announced Resort Projects to Add More Than 1,700 New Hotel Rooms, Villas at Walt Disney World Resort LAKE BUENA VISTA, […]
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Zimmerman Law Group Update on The Manhattan Club – Complications Continue
Complications surrounding The Manhattan Club continue as the Court requests that counsel for both parties work to resolve issues over access to the owners list. An update from Zimmerman Law […]
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Diamond Resorts Expands Urban Footprint with a Capital Efficient Acquisition in St. Louis
City Place, located two blocks north of the famous Gateway Arch, will be the first vacation ownership property in St. Louis. LAS VEGAS, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Diamond Resortsâ„¢, […]
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‘Ban the Box’ laws create hiring complexity
In 31 U.S. states, laws prohibit job-application forms from containing a yes-no check-box that asks applicants whether they have been convicted of a crime. “Ban the Box†advocates say that […]
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CSR: Doing well by doing good
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) began to take hold about 25 years ago and has since gained a firm foothold. It emerged as a notion that doing good […]
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