Guests from the European Union Could Soon Cost Unprepared Hoteliers

John Barchie | February 2, 2018

By John Barchie As of May 25, 2018, hotels accepting reservations from citizens of an European Union (EU) country could be at risk for fines, depending on how those reservations were made. This is because hotels may fall under the purview of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when it takes effect. GDPR was designed to better protect EU citizen data and ensure that companies storing that data should possess it. Standards vary based on where the data originates from, but generally any information like name, address, credit card number, etc. is covered. In the domestic U.S., protected data is defined as Personally Identifyin...