SENATOR FISCHER (R-NE) VISITS WITH HOTEL STAFF ON TOUR OF OMAHA EMBASSY SUITES

Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) today visited with hotel employees in Omaha as she went on a Heart of the House hotel tour of the Embassy Suites Omaha Downtown. The tour, of the 249-room hotel, also included a meeting with the future of the hotel industry: Omaha Public Schools high school youth participating in a school-to-work program. Fischer expressed her appreciation for the hotel's contribution to local economic growth and job creation.

AH&LA SUPPORTS COURT ACTION TO PROTECT SMALL BUSINESS HOTELIERS IN SEATTLE

Washington, D.C. (August 13, 2014) -The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, filed an amicus brief in support of the International Franchise Association's (IFA) motion for a preliminary injunction discriminating against franchisees under the city of Seattle's new minimum wage ordinance. The amicus, which includes the U.S.

REP. TERRY (R-NE) PRAISES JOB GROWTH IN HOTEL INDUSTRY ON TOUR OF OMAHA HOLIDAY INN

Omaha, NE (August 11, 2014) - Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE 02) praised the job growth in the Nebraska hotel industry today on a Heart of the House tour of a Holiday Inn in Omaha. The tour of the 114-room downtown property focused on the thousands of jobs generated by the hotel industry in Nebraska and the millions of dollars it contributes to the local and state economy.

RANDY & CAROLYN SMITH CONTRIBUTE $5,000

Washington, (August 4, 2014) - Randy and Carolyn Smith contributed $5,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. This is their second personal gift at the six-diamond level. Randy Smith is CEO of Smith Travel Research, Inc. (STR), a long-time corporate donor to AH&LEF's Annual Giving Campaign. STR has made seven six-diamond level donations to the Campaign, and before that contributed to the Foundation's New Century Fund Campaign from 2001-2005.

FORMER AH&LA CHAIR NANCY JOHNSON DONATES $5,000

Nancy Johnson, CHA, past chair of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), and executive vice president of development of the Americas at the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, donated $5,000 for the third consecutive year to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) Annual Giving Campaign. Johnson, an AH&LEF board member, has been a supporter of the Foundation and its Annual Giving Campaign for more than a decade.

KIRK KINSELL DONATES $5,000 TO AH&LEF ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN

Kirk Kinsell, president of The Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group, contributed $5,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. The Annual Giving Campaign is the Foundation's yearly key fundraiser that supports its core missions, including providing scholarships to hospitality management students, funding important research in areas such as room tax, energy management, and ADA requirements, and promoting hospitality as a career of choice and workforce development initiatives.

PAUL & JILL KIRWIN MAKE $5,000 CONTRIBUTION TO AH&LEF ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN

Jill and Paul Kirwin contributed $5,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. The Annual Giving Campaign is the Foundation's yearly key fundraiser that supports its core missions, including providing scholarships to hospitality management students, funding important research in areas such as room tax, energy management, and ADA requirements, as well as promoting hospitality as a career of choice and workforce development initiatives.

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