EXPERT SECURITY SOLUTIONS FOR LEGAL TEAMS AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Enhancing safety, mitigating risks, and delivering trusted insights through decades of industry leadership.
EXPERT SECURITY SOLUTIONS FOR LEGAL
TEAMS AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Enhancing safety, mitigating risks, and delivering trusted
insights through decades of industry leadership.
At its core, GHSS specializes in providing expert consultation in hotel security risk management, tailored to meet the needs of hotels, ownership and management groups, attorneys, insurance firms, and businesses.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Collaborating with legal teams and insurance firms to provide insights through pre-trial findings.
- Developing, reviewing, and enhancing safety and security policies and procedures.
- Conducting comprehensive hotel security risk assessments to support businesses in evaluating and improving their programs and processes and to identify areas of risk.
At its core, GHSS specializes in providing expert consultation in hotel security risk management, tailored to meet the needs of hotels, ownership and management groups, attorneys, insurance firms, and businesses.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Collaborating with legal teams and insurance firms to provide insights through pre-trial findings.
- Developing, reviewing, and enhancing safety and security policies and procedures.
- Conducting comprehensive hotel security risk assessments to support businesses in evaluating and improving their programs and processes and to identify areas of risk.
SALVATORE CACCAVALE
Seasoned Hotel Security, Safety and Forensic Liability Expert
Learn the Signs, Stop the Crimes: Understanding the Connection Between Human Trafficking and Child Abuse
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) produces a monthly newsletter on behalf of its Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT), highlighting critical issues, real-world cases, and practical resources to support prevention and awareness efforts. The April 2026 edition recognizes both Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Prevention Month—two observances that underscore the urgent need for vigilance, education, and collective action. Because the warning signs of human trafficking often overlap with indicators of child abuse
FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: A Pragmatic Security Guide for Hospitality, Transport, Recreation, and Venue Operators
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.
Hospitality Fraud Risk Management: The 5% Solution
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
Brooklyn Center Council Votes To Suspend Hotel’s License
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