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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.

The changing cultural and hospitality landscape has spawned important new initiatives in employee and guest safety. Why, then are some...

We have the power to change the cultural mores and attitudes associated with the hotel and service sector workplace. With its ‘guest...

Ten Minutes with IHLA’s Michael Jacobson From the American Cancer Society to the U.S. Travel Association, Michael Jacobson has built a...

Even in the traditionally fast pace of the hospitality industry, essential change can still take time. In her first blog of the New...

– by Karen O’Neill, President-Americas at Knowcross As far back as the 18th century, labor unions have been tasked with the...

In recent years the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has expanded its mandate to take on a range of pressing issues, from...

This month, the front lines of the hospitality safety button movement have shifted to New Jersey as the latest community facing a...

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...

– 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...

The latest addition to our offices in Chicago is a small, elegant statue proclaiming TraknProtect as winners of the E20X Entrepreneur...

Last fall, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the major hotel brands announced the 5-Star Promise, a pledge to provide hotel...

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

– by Kalin Estes Recently, I attended the Mag Mile 2018 Security & Safety Community Meeting and walked away with a new perspective of the...

– by Tom Hempel As hoteliers focus on Employee Safety Devices, (ESDs) as they are now being endorsed by the American Hotel and Lodging...

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...

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...