When remodeling an old building into a hotel, developers often encounter a series of obstacles and challenges like outdated electrical circuits, bad plumbing, odd spaces, or in the case of General Hotels Corp., train tracks and a 13-car train.More>>

Annually, Hotel Management polls the more than 5,000 GMs in its readership on topics ranging from their salary and education, to how they’re spending their budgets, to how their hotel is performing. Year over year, it’s a unique look at the hotel industry’s medical chart from the perspective...More>>

Hotels running LodgeNet television services starting Tuesday will air an anti-terrorism public service announcement from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security that urges hotel guests to report suspicious activity. More>>

CNN Money has hotel resort fees back in the spotlight today, reporting that total fees and surcharges collected by hotels in the U.S. are projected to hit a record $1.8 billion this year, up 80 percent from a decade ago. More>>

Regular inspections are important because doors are the final protection from an in-room attack.More>>

Compliance with standards set forth by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is the best way to protect one’s guests and its reputation.More>>

Nighttime intruders thrive in darkness. Make life difficult for them by installing exterior and interior lights in the correct places to discourage unwanted activity. More>>

As more guests bring their expensive electronic gadgets along during their stay, hoteliers are beginning to install larger safes to keep their guests feeling safe and their property secure. For hotels without an existing guestroom safe, an upgrade is almost certainly a necessity. More>>

The inn’s legal duty is to ensure it is taking reasonable steps to protect guests from attack.More>>

An effective “self-security” program should include training, reporting, investigating, inspecting and correcting. More>>