United States: Hotels & Hospitality

Hotel performance tests have come under renewed scrutiny as upper-upscale and luxury hotels face economic challenges from global geopolitical unrest. This article examines the core elements of hotel performance tests in management agreements and provides strategic guidance for hotel operators navigating potential test failures. Understanding the two-prong structure, cure rights, and applicable exceptions becomes critical when operating performance faces continued headwinds.

The hotel industry in 2026 faces a critical inflection point where technology investment alone no longer guarantees competitive advantage. As AI adoption accelerates, sustainability mandates tighten, and traveler behaviors shift amid economic uncertainty, the defining factor becomes whether hotels have transformed their technology into meaningful guest experiences. This analysis explores how hospitality brands can bridge the gap between technological capability and customer-centric innovation.

Major hospitality providers face a new wave of class action lawsuits alleging that synthetic fragrances used in common areas violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and state consumer protection laws.

With FIFA World Cup 2026 beginning in less than two months, hospitality operators in host cities face critical operational and legal challenges.

Workforce mobility and wage compression create unique challenges for hospitality employers navigating state and local pay transparency laws. This discussion explores practical strategies for balancing compliance obligations with the need to attract top talent in a highly competitive industry where employees frequently move between properties and brands.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Washington Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Old Navy, LLC, 567 P.3d 38 (Wash. 2025). In response to a certified question from the U.S. District...

The hotel industry is undergoing a profound transformation as AI evolves from a novelty into a core operational necessity. Surveys of hoteliers reveal that most now anticipate that AI will soon significantly or fully...

Many bars, hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores opening for the first time in Tennessee are surprised to learn that no license is required...

The ArentFox Schiff Hospitality team reviews 10 of the most pressing legal issues for hospitality companies for 2026.