HEROES ACT could improve upon the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to aid small business hotel operators and save millions of jobs.
AHLA releases industry-wide hotel cleaning standards
New expanded cleaning & safety standards developed by industry leaders, public health officials in response to COVID-19.
US hotels sign up to support healthcare community
AHLA’s ‘Hospitality For Hope’ initiative connecting hotels to health agencies to provide temporary housing for emergency and healthcare workers or as alternative care sites.
Hotels nationwide sign up to support first responders
In an effort to support communities across the country during this unprecedented public health crisis, the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) announced a new initiative – Hotels for Hope – to connect hotel properties with the health community, struggling to find housing and support as the COVID-19 public health crisis grows.
AHLA urges Congress to pass Coronavirus supplemental appropriations package
A statement from Chip Rogers, AHLA president and CEO, on an emergency supplemental appropriations package to address the threat of Coronavirus.
AHLA joins business leaders to discuss response to Coronavirus
Chip Rogers, president, and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), joined leaders from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Travel Association, Airlines for America, and the National Retail Federation to discuss the potential impact of COVID-19 and the business community is responding.
US officials partner with hotel industry to combat human trafficking
Governor Kim Reynolds and Senator Joni Ernst are partnering with AHLA and the AAHOA to raise awareness across the state for a unified approach to combatting human trafficking.
AHLEF awards nearly $1 million in scholarships to hospitality students
The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AHLEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), has announced that nearly $1 million was awarded to 372 scholarships this year Ð of which 131 were given to minority hospitality management students.
Airbnb fires back at hotel industry
Airbnb is hitting back after the hotel industry touted its lobbying efforts against the online room-sharing service. The company’s head of policy, Christopher Lehane, accused hoteliers of price-gouging customers and called their fight against Airbnb a Òcampaign to punish the middle-classÓ in a letter Wednesday.
Record year for AAHOA members
AAHOA this year at its annual conference isnÕt being shy about its record-breaking achievements over the past year.ÊWith more than 6,500 attendees and vendors on hand at AAHOAÕs annual convention, the hotel owners associationÑcelebrating its 28th yearÑis larger than itÕs ever beenÑreaching more than 16,650 members in 2016. The groupÕs lifetime memberships increased more than 27 per cent during the same time period.
