From the New York Times: With air travelers increasingly feeling like packed sardines, flying has become a contact sport, nowhere more than over the reclined seat. Now, it is only getting worse, as airlines re-examine every millimeter of the cabin. Read More
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From the New York Times: In 2013 travelers bemoaned being barred from planes, stranded in faraway cities and confused about what’s allowed on board. Resolve to not make the same mistakes in 2014 and prepare with this five-step travel checklist. Read More
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| From USA Today: Betina Pierson wants South Carolina-based Centerplate, the food and beverage provider for Lucas Oil Stadium, to end a practice she and some other critics contend encourages drunkenness in the stands and - Pierson believes - set in motion the tragic chain of events that killed her daughter. Read More |
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The Latest from CONVERGE
Legal & Risk Management Solutions for the Global Travel & Hospitality Industries
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Malcolm Seymour of Garvey Schubert Barer reviews a groundbreaking legal development in New York. NY State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, has made waves in recent months by subpoenaing the popular “apartment-sharing” website AirBNB for information on more than 15,000 of the website’s hosts in New York City. Read More
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From Joseph Gardemal III of Alvarez & Marsal: In commercial litigation matters, a primary role of a financial expert is to quantify economic damages that may have been suffered by the plaintiff or to defend against such claimed damages.When quantifying economic damages, financial experts are commonly faced with the question of which approach may be most appropriate to use - lost profits or lost business value? Read More |
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Harris Schwartz of ICG/iThreat Solutions reviews some of the best techniques and policies for protecting mobile devices from data theft, especially when your workforce travels on business. Read More
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From William Frye of Niagara University: Despite the myriad of resources available to hoteliers in a technologically advanced business environment, many front office managers opt to still engage in the age old business practice known as the daily "call around." Utilizing this technique may have legal consequences. Read More
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