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TraknProtect CEO Shares Insights on Hospitality Safety Culture, Technology and Her Global Mission
With the creation of TraknProtect, Parminder has created a safer, and more efficient hospitality environment.
Nov 9, 20214 min read


No Downtime as Hoteliers Ready Safety Measures for Industry Rebound
Research shows that 81% of Americans are planning to travel in the next six months and that travel planning is at an all-time high.
Feb 22, 20215 min read


Now Is the Time to Find a Hotel Staff Safety Solution (Even if It Isn’t Ours)
The changing cultural and hospitality landscape has spawned important new initiatives in employee and guest safety. Why, then are some...
Mar 20, 20203 min read


Healing Hospitality from Within
We have the power to change the cultural mores and attitudes associated with the hotel and service sector workplace. With its ‘guest...
Feb 14, 20204 min read


10 Minutes with Michael Jacobson
Ten Minutes with IHLA’s Michael Jacobson From the American Cancer Society to the U.S. Travel Association, Michael Jacobson has built a...
Jan 28, 20206 min read


My New Year’s Wish
Even in the traditionally fast pace of the hospitality industry, essential change can still take time. In her first blog of the New...
Jan 21, 20202 min read


Guest Blog- Why Union Properties Are Finally Ready to Embrace Technology
– by Karen O’Neill, President-Americas at Knowcross As far back as the 18th century, labor unions have been tasked with the...
Dec 6, 20197 min read


Five Minutes with Kalyn Stephens
In recent years the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has expanded its mandate to take on a range of pressing issues, from...
Nov 14, 20196 min read


Welcome to New Jersey
This month, the front lines of the hospitality safety button movement have shifted to New Jersey as the latest community facing a...
Oct 13, 20193 min read


Five Minutes with Kurt Knipper
Even in the constant ebb and flow of the busy Miami Beach hotel lobby in the city’s vibrant North of Fifth neighborhood, Kurt Knipper...
Sep 19, 20195 min read


A Very Human Mission
– by Parminder Batra A phone ringing the middle of the night is never a good thing. And on that particular night I wasn’t even at home...
Aug 14, 20194 min read


With a Little Help from Our Friends
The latest addition to our offices in Chicago is a small, elegant statue proclaiming TraknProtect as winners of the E20X Entrepreneur...
Jun 21, 20193 min read


Why the Five Star Promise Is Important for Everyone
Last fall, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the major hotel brands announced the 5-Star Promise, a pledge to provide hotel...
May 29, 20193 min read


Five Minutes with Tim Hansen
With a strong industry reputation, burgeoning client list and a product the hospitality industry wants, TraknProtect recently set about...
Mar 21, 20194 min read


Reflecting on the Mag Mile 2018 Security & Safety Community Meeting
– by Kalin Estes Recently, I attended the Mag Mile 2018 Security & Safety Community Meeting and walked away with a new perspective of the...
Nov 8, 20183 min read


The Top Five Key Considerations for Hotel Employee Safety Devices
– by Tom Hempel As hoteliers focus on Employee Safety Devices, (ESDs) as they are now being endorsed by the American Hotel and Lodging...
Oct 26, 20184 min read


Five Minutes with Parminder Batra
It’s been barely five years since a conversation at a dinner party led to the creation of a Chicago startup fast becoming the gold...
Sep 18, 20184 min read


The Housekeeper’s Tale: Perspective on Harassment in the Hospitality Industry
As a woman business traveler, I’ve accumulated a wealth of stories reminding me that, no matter how hard a hotel might try to design the...
Sep 4, 20184 min read
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