New Bill Would Allow Victims to Sue Hotels for Trafficking

By Distinguished | March 7, 2018
Law

Florida may be the next state to pass a bill that allows victims of human trafficking to sue members of the hospitality industry that have turned a blind eye to the crimes committed behind their closed doors. Texas and Pennsylvania have already passed similar legislation, and now, a new bill is passing through the Florida…

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Human Trafficking on the Rise—How Hotels Can Help

By Distinguished | March 12, 2017
Photo Hotel Hallway Gloomy

How can 1.6 million photos of empty hotel rooms help curb human trafficking? Hotel pics that are uploaded to the TraffickCam website (by anyone—hotel guests, staff, management) are digitally compared to current online photos advertising the victims of sex trafficking. This helps law enforcement locate and rescue the victims. It also helps identify which hotels are…

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