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Posts by Tyra Hilliard

About Tyra Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP

Tyra Hilliard's passion for change is reflected in her business and hospitality career which has included management roles in hotels, travel, meetings and events, law, catering and academia. Whether acting in her capacity as a speaker, an educator or a writer, Tyra is driven by a mission to bridge the gap between knowledge and action, theory and practice, goals and achievements. She is published and widely quoted on legal and crisis management issues in academic and industry publications. She also teaches college courses in business, hospitality, and event management. Tyra is one of very few people in the world to have a law degree, a PhD in Hospitality and a CMP.

Food allergies and the ADA

October 25, 2017 by Tyra Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP 5 Comments

Food allergies and the ADA

Our meetings should be considerate of people with food allergies—because it’s the right thing to do and because of the growing risk of liability for failing to do so.

Filed Under: Menu design Tagged With: ADA, food allergies

Fees & surcharges…disclose, disclose, disclose

August 1, 2016 by Tyra Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP 3 Comments

Fees & surcharges…disclose, disclose, disclose

Given that surcharges and fees amount to a $2.5 billion revenue line to the hotel industry, I don’t see them going away any time soon. It’s going to take more than a battle cry of “transparency!” to get hotels, venues and suppliers to turn their backs on that kind of income.

Filed Under: Budgets and contracts Tagged With: fees, surcharges

Discriminatory laws & the impact on meetings

May 3, 2016 by Tyra Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP Leave a Comment

Discriminatory laws & the impact on meetings

Discriminatory laws & meetings – As with many things in our industry, it will continue to rear its ugly head in various forms.

Filed Under: PYM Blog Tagged With: contract language, discrimination, legal







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