HOTELIERS from across the region are being urged to carefully manage guest histories, to avoid facing prosecution under data protection laws.

In Sheffield, more than 600 new rooms will have been added to the city's bedstock by the end of 2008, with the new Tulip Inn, Jury's Inn and Copthorne Hotel all opening.

But whilst many hotels keep guest profiles as a way of helping to improve service, data protection laws require the information held on an individual must be adequate, relevant and not excessive.

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