The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 83: Duane Parrish, S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
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On June 24, 2025, Maine enacted a new law requiring employers to compensate employees who report to their scheduled shifts but have their hours reduced or cancelled by their employer. This law will primarily impact businesses...more
On July 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill (Senate Bill 648) that authorizes the state’s labor commissioner to investigate tip theft and levy fines for violations. The new law is particularly...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, August 8, 2025, is below. For several weeks now, we’ve all seen and read the many headlines regarding American Airlines planned use...more
Last week in New York, hospitality and lodging industry leaders convened at the 2025 NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) to assess the current state of the industry. Panels of economists and industry...more
Hospitality and tourism is a broad and varied industry that can encompass hotels, restaurants, bars, casinos, theme parks, wineries, breweries, distilleries and more. While these businesses all have very different methods of...more
This week’s Update features a variety of topics including the latest on Indonesia’s efforts to regulate OTAs, Spotnana’s new “event” travel booking tool and new record marketing spending by the largest OTAs (no surprise)....more
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has recently written on the issue of contractual limitations of liability. [Here] Proving that timing is everything, Jonathan H. Freiberger, one of Freiberger Haber LLP’s founding members,...more
This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including updates on Ryanair’s attempts to stop platforms’ scraping of fares and other content from its website. We will continue to keep monitor Ryanair’s claims against...more
Last week’s Update features a variety of stories, including updates on several platforms that we don’t routinely cover – Kakao, Agoda and Trip.com. Enjoy....more
This week’s Update features stories on Kayak, Hopper (again) and Shiji, and includes an important privacy update from California on loyalty programs....more
On December 17, 2021, Bill C-2, federal legislation that creates two new rent support programs, became law. As their names suggest, the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) and the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery...more
Given the recent increase in COVID-19 positivity rates in Puerto Rico, on Thursday, August 5, 2021, Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order No. 2020-062, adopting new vaccination measures for different sectors. ...more
On December 17, 2020, the government of the Province of Ontario enacted Regulation 764/20, which will permit unions and employers in the hospitality, tourism, and trade show industries to negotiate for greater flexibility in...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
The Situation: On June 21, 2020, the Saudi Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al-Khateeb, announced the creation of a Tourism Development Fund ("Fund") with an initial capital of SAR 15 billion (approximately US$4 billion). The...more
Reopenings: Schools and the General Assembly Get Back to It. Legislative Session 2020 started out like most sequels, with a feeling of déjà vu. It was Groundhog Day with a touch of “I Am Legend” thrown in for atmosphere....more
On August 11, 2020, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 4, which sets new safety standards for the hospitality industry, provides some protections for hospitality workers, and provides for immunity for businesses...more
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed an Emergency Ordinance on July 7 entitled “Cleaning and Disease Prevention Standards in Tourist Hotels and Large Commercial Office Buildings” (the “EO”). The EO is expected to be...more
Highlighting key tax points coming out of the recent economic update (8 July) delivered by the UK Government: Temporary reduction in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on residential property purchases in England and Northern...more
As the UK’s lockdown is relaxed and unemployment figures are expected to continue to rise, the UK Chancellor gave his summer statement announcing measures to stimulate the economy as it recovers from the effects of...more
California recently modified its Stay-at-Home Order (Executive Order N-33-20) as of May 8, 2020, to allow manufacturing and certain retail businesses to re-open for curbside business. This modification of the Stay-at-Home...more
Further relief for Myanmar hotels - exemption on licence fees and deferment of land lease payments - The hotel and tourism sector in Myanmar and across the globe has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since...more
To counteract the spread of COVID-19, on March 17, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster issued orders suspending dine-in service at all South Carolina bars and restaurants and prohibiting public gatherings over fifty...more
COVID-19 has produced an instant global economic shock. It is unclear whether the economic effects will be short-term – like the post-9/11 recession – or long-term – like the 2008 global financial crisis. We examine the...more
The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in more than 100 countries and territories. Over 120,000 cases have now been documented across the globe,...more