Travel Visas
Millions of Travelers Say 'NO' to the United States
Visa delays cost U.S. economy a projected $11.6 billion
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#EndOrphanageTourism
U.K. Tourism Industry Urged to Support Campaign Against Orphanage Tourism This October
ABTA, international charity Hope and Homes for Children and Border Force will be advising UK tourists and volunteers against visiting overseas orphanages through a campaign this October.
Energy Costs
Affordable Energy Prices Are Needed to Allow Companies in the Hospitality Sector to Remain Open
HOTREC, the European Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés in Europe, calls on Energy Council Ministers to cut down the energy prices and save thousands of hospitality businesses from bankruptcy.
The World Travel & Tourism Council Hosts Historical Dialogue Between Private Sector and the G20 Ministers
Public-private collaboration is critical to achieving a full recovery of the sector; said WTTC President & CEO
UKHospitality Welcomes ‘unprecedented Measures’ on Energy but Calls for More Comprehensive Package
Leading trade body, UKHospitality, reacts to Government plans to help cut energy bills for UK businesses announced today.
ABTA Responds to UK Government's Energy Relief Scheme
ABTA has said the Government’s Energy Relief Scheme will help to take the pressure off businesses dealing with rising energy bills but urged the Chancellor to provide further support through Friday’s mini-Budget.
UK Hospitality Sector Unites to Urge Businesses to Get Behind Hospitality Apprenticeships Week
Trade bodies, charities and training providers have come together to promote Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2022, running between 3 and 9 October, and is calling on the wider industry to get behind the initiative.
IHG Owners Association Launches Healthcare Program for IHG Franchised Hotels
Developed with support from Association Allied Member Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group, the IHG Owners Association Healthcare Program leverages the buying power of the Association's vast membership base, creating volume that directly translates to lower premiums and better-quality plans.
U.K. Employment Trends
UKHospitality Reaction to the Latest ONS Unemployment Figures »
These figures highlight what an important sector hospitality is as a UK employer, showing one in six new jobs in the year were generated by the industry.
New Restaurant-Specific Disaster Preparation Guide Will Help Operators Be 'Always Ready'
Free Tool from National Restaurant Association is first created for industry needs
ABTA Says U.K. Energy Price Cap is Good but Six Months' Support is Not Long Enough
While it is good the Government is introducing a cap on business energy bills, which we and other industry bodies have been calling for, it is disappointing that the measures announced today only last for six months initially.
American Hotel & Lodging Association Establishes Sept. 1 As National Hotel Employee Day
Annual Event to Celebrate, Thank Hotel Employees
UKHospitality Predicts 'Widespread Business Failure' and Calls on Goverment for Energy Costs Action
UKHospitality has called on the Government for urgent support if thousands of hospitality businesses are to avoid collapse this winter in the face of soaring energy costs.
Federal Per Diem Rates
AHLA Statement on GSA FY2023 Per Diem Rates
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President and CEO Chip Rogers released the below statement after the General Services Administration (GSA) announced it increased the standard CONUS per diem rate and has set all Non-Standard Area (NSA) rates at or above the FY2022 rates.
UKHospitality Calls for Support As Energy Prices Rise
UKHospitality sees no good reason why a caretake Government should stand by and watch, while hospitality operators strive to revive their businesses and, in turn, the national economy.
Los Angeles City Council Rejects Proposal to House Homeless Individuals Alongside Hotel Guests
In the face of strong opposition from small, family-owned businesses that make up the hotel industry, the Los Angeles City Council voted last week to reject a proposal that would have required hotels to make vacant rooms available to unhoused individuals. The measure now heads to the voters in November to decide whether this proposal becomes law.
HFTP Ends Relationship with AHLA
A combination of unsuccessful negotiations to resolve differences after HFTP refused AHLA unsolicited merger offer and AHLA announcing a competing event over the same dates of HITEC has brought an end to the associations’ relationship.
Human Trafficking At Hotels
AHLA Statement on the Reauthorization of Key Anti-trafficking Legislation
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released the following statement of support on the reauthorization of H.R. 6552, the bipartisan 'Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022.'
SBA Relief Funding
National Restaurant Association to SBA: Release $180M in RRF Funds
Letter seeks distribution of funds to pending applicants in fair and timely manner
GBTA Foundation
GBTA Foundation Relaunches to Advance People and Planet Initiatives for the Business Travel Industry
The Foundation’s newly appointed Board of global travel industry leaders will provide governance on climate action, DEI and workforce development initiatives
UK Travel Must Get in Early with New Leadership
With the parliamentary term over and MPs back in their constituencies, we now know that either former chancellor Rishi Sunak or foreign secretary Liz Truss will soon be the UK’s next prime minister.
UK Alcohol Off-sales Now Extended to September 2023
Lobbying by UKHospitality and sector bodies has helped persuade the Government to extend to September 2023 the alcohol off-sales easement introduced during the pandemic – a move that will help hundreds of hospitality businesses struggling to survive.
Travel Disruption
Business Travel Momentum Threatened As Industry is Challenged with Staff Shortages
GBTA Calls on the European Union to Adapt Regulations To Avoid Further Travel Disruption
UKHospitality Welcomes Positive Findings in First Full Assessment of UK Food Standards
The trade body said the joint Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) report – Our Food 2021 – comes at a ‘challenging’ time for the hospitality sector, as it begins its post-pandemic recovery.
Staffing Crisis
UK Record Staff Shortages Causing Hospitality to Lose £21bn in Trade
Staff shortages in the U.K. hospitality industry are reaching critical levels, causing nearly half (45%) of operators to cut trading hours or capacity in order to cope, costing the industry £21bn in lost revenue and causing an estimated £5bn loss in tax for the Exchequer.