Regulatory and Legal Affairs

The European Travel Commission (ETC) and the Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) have released a white paper, “A Destination’s Guide to the New EU Sustainability Regulations”, at IMEX Frankfurt 2025. This guide aims to help destinations in the tourism industry navigate significant upcoming regulatory changes. Being prepared helps Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) and National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) ensure sustainability compliance, reduce negative environmental impacts, mitigate reputational damage, achieve financial and legal immunity, and create new business opportunities.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Greenview have launched a Global ESG Policy Tracker that enables Travel & Tourism businesses to stay ahead of rapidly evolving ESG-related regulation and policy around the world.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the leading voice representing all segments of the hotel industry, today issued the following statement from AHLA President & CEO Rosanna Maietta following the inclusion of key tax provisions critical to the hospitality industry in the U.S. House-passed Budget Reconciliation package:

The USALI is the accounting standard adopted across the hotel sector, allowing hotel operations to offer accurate like-for-like comparisons to owners and potential owners, creating a benchmark which is understandable and useable by everyone in the market, a common language for financial reporting.

With international arrivals falling and 2026 on the horizon, industry leaders urge investment and reform to secure travel’s economic future May 23, 2025 At Expedia Group’s annual EXPLORE conference in…

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) issued the following statement from AHLA President & CEO Rosanna…

This article was written by Restaurant Hospitality. Click here to read the original article The Republican-introduced No Tax on Tips Act moved one step closer to becoming law after the…

Swiss regulator enforces reduction in hotel fees amid broader OTA scrutiny, following a wider European trend May 22, 2025 Switzerland’s price watchdog has taken decisive action against Booking.com, ruling that…

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent “No Tax on Tips,” legislation to ensure that hospitality…