IH/M&RS Seminars to Focus On Growth, Opportunity for 2010
from IH/M&RS
The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® has announced a seminar lineup that will offer solutions and tactics to drive business in 2010 and beyond, including such topics as recovering from a down economy and capitalizing on the social media boom. Taking place November 7-10, 2009, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the 94th annual IH/M&RS will present some 35,000 industry professionals with the most comprehensive professional development opportunity of the year.
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Terrorist Interest in Public Targets Include Hotels
from American Hotel and Lodging Association
Federal law enforcement officials released Sept. 21 a security bulletin to police urging them to be vigilant about possible terrorist interest in attacking stadiums, entertainment complexes, and hotels. This warning comes from investigations into possible bomb plots in Denver and New York. More

Reminder: NYS WARN Act Requires Layoff Notification
from NYS Dept. of Labor
The New York State Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires employers to provide 90 days' notice prior to a plant closing, mass layoff or relocation occurring on or after Feb. 1, 2009. More

Management of H1N1 in Your Hotel
from American Hotel and Lodging Association
As a general matter, potential guests seeking reservations who admit that they have a highly contagious disease such as H1N1 influenza do not have to be given access to a place of public accommodations, if such access would place other individuals at a significant risk because as a general matter a hotel has the right under common law to refuse admittance to a guest who has a contagious airborne or contact disease in order to protect the safety of its current guests and employees. For a complete guide on H1N1 Management for Hotels, click here.

Hoteliers Watching Pay Levels Closely
from WageWatch
During tough times hotel owners are cutting back on their biggest line item expense – payroll. But they are still in need of reliable pay data and are participating in the leading hotel-industry compensation survey in record numbers. While a WageWatch poll of hotels in summer 2009 showed that four of five hotels were not going to provide their managers with any pay increases at all this year, they are more likely to provide hourly employees with modest pay increases. To Order the 2009 Wage Survey click here.