Over the past several months, a group of members on the Hospitality, Entertainment, and Tourism Steering Committee (HET) with the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Steering Committee has been creating a resource for operators and security professionals supporting major-event operations during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America. This document condenses proven tactics from previous major events into a functional playbook any venue or hotel leader can tailor to their specific organization.

This summary paper was prepared as supporting documentation for a presentation delivered at the 2025 Hospitality Law Conference by Brad Bonnell, Principal of Hotel Security Group, and Salvatore Caccavale, Principal of GHSS. Hospitality and restauranteur executives often (mistakenly) view some losses as part of doing business and there are no controls to minimize these losses. There are, however, methodologies that will shrink these forfeitures in a hotel’s P&L statement when applied and embraced as the

The timeline between when this hotel first encountered life safety concerns and when the matter ultimately reached the Brooklyn Center City Council—culminating in the suspension of its operating license—is not disclosed in the article. However, it is unlikely that the government process was swift. It appears that ownership failed to maintain the required fire life safety systems, thereby placing both employees and guests at serious risk of injury or death. Had a fire occurred, the

Originally published in the Denver Gazette Carol Gonzales thought she and her daughter were safe in Room 112 at the Longmont Econo Lodge. They didn’t know that a man determined to hurt them was in the lobby asking for a key, according to a civil lawsuit.  The Denver Gazette obtained police reports that showed that, on Jan. 3, 2023, a man who was a stranger to front desk employees, was handed a key card to