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AHLA Partners

AHLA, HSMAI Americas Announce Partnership to Advance Hospitality Industry

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Americas today announced a new strategic partnership that will more closely align the two leading hospitality industry associations to benefit their respective members and advance the hospitality industry.


Hotel Employee Safety

Arizona Governor Puts Hotel Workers At Risk

American Hotel & Lodging Association President & CEO Chip Rogers released the following statement after Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed an important hotel employee safety bill - Arizona House Bill 2379




AAHOA Board

Bharat Patel Named Chairman for AAHOA

Florida hotelier Bharat Patel, CHO, CHIA, is the new Chairman of AAHOA's Board of Directors. Patel became chairman at the conclusion of the 2023 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show in Los Angeles, CA




U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Hotel Case

fter the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear the case of Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, American Hotel & Lodging Association President & CEO Chip Rogers released the following statement.





U.K. Economic Outlook

Bank of England's Suggestion Would Lead to Business Failure and Job Losses

Leading trade body UKHospitality has hit out at the suggestion from the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey that businesses should not raise prices above the rate of inflation, when businesses are facing energy, food and drink costs far above the current 10% inflation rate.




U.K. Economic Outlook

UK Hospitality Responds to U.K. Budget

The measures announced today are significant in incentivising people back into work and hopefully alleviating crippling labour shortages. The wider economic forecasts also give us encouragement that consumer confidence and spending are in for an upturn, albeit over time.




Labor Regulations

AHLA Opposes the PRO Act

The PRO Act, reintroduced in Congress this week, would undermine workplace flexibility and upward mobility for workers and create extensive and costly regulatory burdens for small business owners.


Careers In Travel

'Travel is the Industry to Work In' Says New Careers Video from ABTA

The two-minute video is the latest phase of ABTA’s ‘#BePartofTravel campaign’, which aims to support members to attract and retain talent in the industry. It has been launched to coincide with National Careers Week which runs 6 – 11 March.





Accessible Travel

Discussion Points at ABTA Accessible Travel and Tourism Seminar

Ross Calladine gave an example of a hotel in Southern England which had invested in accessible rooms which then delivered an extra £6,900 revenue per room per year compared to the hotel’s standard rooms, due to having a much higher average occupancy levels.




State Of The Union Address

AHLA Message Following President Biden's State of the Union Address

Tonight, President Biden reassured the American people that the trajectory of the American economy is strong. The president outlined policy priorities he hopes will continue to build on the recovery of the past year. However, economic uncertainty is still a reality for the lodging industry.