A memo describing changes to hotel security was leaked by an MGM Resorts employee and posted on twitter by Vital Vegas.

As Executive Protection professionals we are constantly caught between a rock and a hard place. We do our best to provide our clients with the best possible protection while dealing with resistance and objections from the boardroom, PAs or the client themselves.

Do we need security at our facility? If the answer is no, then stop reading now. However, if the answer is yes, then we must acknowledge that an emergency may arise. After all, “it won’t happen to us” is not an effective security strategy.

Corporate business is an important revenue stream for hotels throughout the world. The decision as to which hotels executives frequent is often made by the corporate security departments and close protection teams.