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Mar 20
3 min

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 ho...

Feb 14
4 min

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 come...

Jan 28
6 min

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 su...

Jan 21
2 min

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 Year,...

Dec 6, 2019
7 min

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 responsibilit...

Nov 14, 2019
6 min

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 empl...

Oct 13, 2019
3 min

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 legisla...

Sep 19, 2019
5 min

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 sta...

Aug 14, 2019
4 min

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 bu...

Jun 21, 2019
3 min

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 Jud...

May 29, 2019
3 min

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 em...

Mar 21, 2019
3 min

Five Minutes with Tim Hansen

With a strong industry reputation, burgeoning client list and a product the hospitality industry wants, TraknProtect recently set about f...

Nov 8, 2018
3 min

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...

Oct 26, 2018
4 min

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 As...

Sep 18, 2018
4 min

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 standa...

Sep 4, 2018
4 min

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 ...

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