On 31 Dec. 2021, the authorities of Hong Kong issued a new list of quarantine approved hotel locations.

Over the past few years, there has been an increasing number of lawsuits in the United States where hotel owners have resorted to ousting their operators in the middle of the night.

After years of consultation, some hesitation, and notwithstanding continued opposition from many in the business sector, Hong Kong finally enacted a general competition law on 14 June 2012.

In April, the European Commission and 10 EU national competition authorities (NCAs) published the results of a coordinating monitoring exercise carried out in the online hotel booking sectors in 2016.

We have observed that major hotel chains have introduced widely applicable waivers for cancellation fees, and have offered more flexible rebooking policies.

The Home Affairs Department of the government has issued a consultation document (the "Document") reviewing the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance

The Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 came into operation in Hong Kong on 1 December 2020.

In Asia, we have been seeing more strata-sale of hotels by property developers in recent years.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is an invasive piece of US legislation. It is designed to identify tax avoidance being undertaken by US entities.

In recent years, M&A activity in the hospitality and leisure (H&L) industry has grown significantly.

As we step into the new year, the Hong Kong Government unveiled its ambitious 132-page Development Blueprint for Hong Kong's Tourism Industry 2.0. This comprehensive plan aims to overcome the current challenges.

By definition a force majeure is an event outside the control of the parties.

On 13 May 2020, following an extended consultation period, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) accepted modified commitments (Final Commitments) from Booking.com, Expedia.com...