(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2015) - Bob Alter, president of Seaview Investors, contributed $10,000 on behalf of the Alter family to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation's (AH&LEF's) 2015 Annual Giving Campaign. Alter is a long-time donor to the Annual Giving Campaign. This marks Alter's eighth consecutive personal gift at the six-diamond level or higher, and his second at the leadership level.

"Students are our future in the hospitality industry, and we need to support them in their education," said Alter.

(Washington, D.C., April 22, 2015) -- The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, today released Hotel Industry Principles as part of the industry's long-standing effort to raise awareness of human trafficking and provide hotel operators tools and resources to educate employees on identifying and reporting these crimes. The release of these principles comes on the heels of Senate passage of legislation (S.

(Washington, April 14, 2015) - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today announced the winners of the AH&LA Stars of the Industry Awards for outstanding hotel properties. Awarded annually since 1966, these awards distinguish individual hotels that have developed outstanding programs, events, and campaigns. Winners were chosen in the categories of Community Service, Special Events, Guest Relations, and Good Earth keeping.

(Washington, D.C., April 7, 2015) - For the first time, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) and the National Restaurant Association (NRA) will join forces and bring together 1,000 stakeholders from the lodging and restaurant industries for a joint Washington hospitality Hill day. The partnership, announced today, will focus on raising awareness with lawmakers about the strength of the lodging and restaurant industries and showcase the meaningful impact hospitality has on job creation and our nation's economy. 

World issues, industry topics and personal stories discussed before thousands of franchisees 

Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2015) - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, today praised the Maryland Senate for passing legislation to ensure online travel agencies pay taxes on rooms just as brick-and-mortar hotels are expected to pay. 

Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2015) - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, continues to put pressure on Congress to pass legislation to stop the abuse of patent trolls, entities which deliberately attempt to extort money from hotels and from many industry sectors across the nation's economy.

Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2015) - Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Hawai'i issued its opinion on a case brought by the State of Hawai'i against online travel agencies for a failure to pay taxes dating back to 2000. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, and the Hawaii Lodging Tourism Association issued this joint statement regarding the decision: 

Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2015) - Today, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, expressed its disappointment at a federal judge's failure to stop implementation of a law that requires franchised businesses to increase wages faster than other businesses.

Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2015) - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, today announced new additions to its Board of Directors. The 2015 Board of Directors represents the full scope of the lodging sector, including brands, owners and REITs, management companies, independents, and state associations.