The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 83: Duane Parrish, S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Labor & Employment Symposium - Topics: Investigations into Sexual Harassment Allegations; State and Local Law Update
Private Equity's Inversion Excursion: Pepper Hamilton Talks Tax With the Deal
Pennsylvania Tavern Games Licenses
Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat gestern zwei Urteile des Oberverwaltungsgericht des Saarlandes aufgehoben (bislang liegt nur die Pressemitteilung vor), welche die infektionsschutzrechtliche Generalklausel nicht als...more
German civil law differentiates between residential and commercial leases (Mietvertrag) and leaseholds (Pachtvertrag). Residential or commercial leases are more common than leaseholds: they grant the tenant a right to use the...more
Über zwei Jahre nach Ausbruch der Covid-19-Pandemie sind deren Auswirkungen auf die deutsche Wirtschaft immer noch deutlich spürbar. Insbesondere die Hotelbranche ist von der sogenannten 4. Welle, den derzeitigen...more
Wie kann ein (Hotel-)Betreiber sein betriebliches Risiko reduzieren? Diese Frage ist in der Corona-Krise aktueller denn je und führt dazu, dass sogenannte Cap-Klauseln wieder mehr und mehr Beachtung in Miet- und...more
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof (BGH)) has recently published on 6 August 2021 the reasoning for its judgment of 18 May 2021 on best-price clauses, which overturned the previous decision of the...more
This week’s Update contains a variety of stories, including details of a recent court win for German hoteliers and the recent musings of the always entertaining, Barry Diller. Enjoy....more
On 24 November, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its long-awaited judgment in the “Wikingerhof” case (ref. C-59/19), which had had the German hotel industry on tenterhooks. Although the name might suggest it had...more
Consequences for the hotel industry - According to a recent judgement of the Regional Court of Munich, the circumstances of the specific individual case must still be taken into account when determining the amount of rent...more
Does the owner bear the risk in case of bankruptcy? Due to the tense situation in the hotel industry, various lessees are currently approaching their lessors asking for deferral or abatement of rent payments for the...more
Corona virus as a force majeure event in hotel lease agreements - Rent payment and business interruption insurance - Since the hotel industry is severely affected by the current situation due to the new corona virus...more
Shutdown of hotel operations due to COVID-19 "Corona Virus" - Force Majeure? The COVID-19 "corona virus" pandemic keeps almost the whole world in suspense. The effects on the global economy are not yet foreseeable. ...more
The Corona Crisis has hit the real estate market in general, but in particular it is impacting the retail and hospitality sectors. The scale and business relevance of the Corona Crisis is somehow unprecedented, and therefore...more
The prohibition of the use of certain hotel facilities ordered by the countries responsible for the enforcement of the German Infection Protection Act ("IfSG") can have serious economic consequences. Already with the...more
Der Deutsche Tourismusverband hat eine umfassende FAQ zum "Elektronischen Meldeschein" veröffentlicht. Sie wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit AVS und Spirit Legal erstellt und soll Hoteliers Orientierung zur Einführung und Umsetzung...more
As countries around the world implement procedures to inhibit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, many changes are obviously having increasingly adverse effects on the economy. With borders closed and free movement...more
With strengthened legislative mandates and significant regulatory reform in place, the U.S. government’s national security focus on protecting sensitive technology and data continues to gather steam. Although exactly what...more
On 4 June 2019, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court overturned a 2015 decision of the German national competition authority (the ‘Bundeskartellamt‘) to ban Booking.com from imposing ‘narrow’ price parity clauses in contracts...more
On 4 June 2019, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court overturned a 2015 decision of the German national competition authority (the ‘Bundeskartellamt’) to ban Booking.com from imposing ‘narrow’ price parity clauses in contracts...more
This week’s Update features a number of stories on important developments in the EU. Enjoy....more
This week’s Update features a variety of stories on traditional GDS, metasearch and wholesale channels. Enjoy....more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features a variety of stories – EU regulation, AI-powered chatbots, direct booking, connectivity and taxes....more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending October 27, 2017 is below. This week's Update includes a number of substantive stories on OTAs, particularly, European authorities’ renewed interest in OTAs’...more
EU: Regulatory Scrutiny of Online Hotel Booking Continues - The 13 July 2016 saw the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announce that it had sent a questionnaire to a large sample of hotels throughout the UK. As...more