Hsp_Mgmt 1133 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I. State Statutes on Accessa. Evictionsb. Prices, Rates, Paymentsc. Hotel rack rate lawsd. Anti trust lawse. Price GougingOutline of Current Lecture II. Forms of payment for guests to pay their billIII. Privacy in the Hotel Rooma. Hotel Entriesb. Surveillancec. Police entriesd. Guest registrye. Registration by AliasIV. Guest CheckerCurrent Lecture:Forms of Payment for guests to pay their hotel bill:- CashThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Credit card- Cash discount?- ex) pay with cash and get 3 cents off each gallon of gas - Credit card- minimum transaction amount- CheckCollection-Innkeeper’s lien- the inn keeper has a right to take custody of the guests property and hold it as collateral until the guest pays its fees, etc; usually this is done with baggage and suitcases; they can sell this for $$ if the guest never pays back the money owedPrivacy in the Hotel Room:Hotel entries? Hotel must have legitimate business reason to enter the room; ie- cleaning, maintenance, fires, cries for help, etcSurveillance?- Can use cameras anywhere where there is not a reasonable expectation for privacy; so can be used in parking lots, lobbies, etc, but not used in bedrooms, bathrooms Police entries?-Police can go inside a guests room if: they have a search warrant from a judge, if the guest agrees to let them in, if there is an emergency Guest registry- can the police ask to see the list of guests who are staying there? In LA and other large cities they can do thisHotel registration by alias?- In most states celebrities can sign in by a different name Should a hotel demand an ID from all guests in a room? Why or Why not?- they can if they wantto but usually do not because it takes a lot of time“Guest checker”- a database that hotels can belong to if they want to- shares information about hotel guests that have caused problems so they can look them up and know whether or not to be careful about renting them a
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