WASHINGTON (October 21, 2015) – Twenty five years after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law, AH&LA today endorsed the “The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015,” H.R. 3765, introduced by Representative Ted Poe (TX-2). This legislation builds on the historic progress made by the ADA and restores the integrity of the law by addressing the unseemly practice of “drive-by” lawsuits.

WASHINGTON (October 21, 2015) - Minaz Abji, executive vice president of Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc., contributed $10,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2015 Annual Giving Campaign. This is Abji's fourth donation at the Leadership Gift level. Abji previously made five consecutive donations at the six-diamond level. Abji is chair of AH&LEF's board of trustees and a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association board of directors.

IOWA (October 16, 2015) - Congressman David Young (IA-3) met with employees today at the Renaissance Savery Hotel to learn from hotel employees the impact the hospitality industry has on job growth.

CALIFORNIA (October 16, 2015) - Congresswoman Mimi Walters (CA-45) met with employees today at the Courtyard by Marriott at Irvine Spectrum to get an inside look at how the hotel industry impacts the local economy and to learn first-hand about career opportunities within the industry.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES (October 13, 2015) - Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33) met with employees today at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, to hear about the economic impact tourism plays in the state of California and see first-hand the opportunities available to employees to advance their careers and rise to higher positions with good benefits.

WASHINGTON (October 12, 2015) - In exciting news, the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) is pleased to announce that it will be working with the former Hotel Equity & Lender Perspectives (HELP) Conference co-chairs, James F. O'Connell, Chad Crandell, and Ken Wilson, to bring one of its Summer Update programs to Boston in July of 2016.

WASHINGTON (October 8, 2015) -  As a member of the 50-100 Coalition, which supports small businesses and works to protect affordable coverage for employees, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) applauds the White House for repairing a flaw in the Affordable Care Act that will prevent premium increases for small businesses.

Washington, D.C., October 6, 2015  Harry Javer, president, The Conference Bureau and co-founder, The Lodging Conference, and his wife Elizabeth Wolff contributed $5,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation's (AH&LEF) 2015 Annual Giving Campaign.

WASHINGTON (September 30, 2015) - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) issued the following statement on the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report.

Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2015) In conjunction with today's U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing on the sharing economy, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) submitted a statement for the record to add the hotel industry's voice to the continued dialogue on how these new platforms affect consumers, businesses, and our economy.