Minaz Abji, executive vice president of Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc., contributed $10,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. This is Abji's third 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.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, commends the Senate for today's passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (S. 2244) on a vote of 93-4 and issued the following statement:

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, issued the following statement commending passage of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act (H.R. 4450) by the full House Energy and Commerce Committee:

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, issued the following statement commending passage of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act (H.R. 4450) by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on a unanimous 22-0 vote:

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, issued the following statement in advance of today's Senate Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing, The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism: Government Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually:

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, issued the following statement on today's passage of The TRIA Reform Act of 2014 (H.R. 4871) by the House Financial Services Committee:

FiberBuilt Umbrellas & Cushions has donated $5,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. A long-time allied member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, this is FiberBuilt's first donation at the six-diamond level.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, calls on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass The Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act (H.R. 4450), co-sponsored by Congressmen Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Peter Welch (D-VT). The legislation, which currently has 100 bipartisan cosponsors, would extend The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 until FY 2020 and reauthorize Brand USA.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, issued the following statement on today’s filing of a lawsuit by the International Franchise Association (IFA) challenging the franchise provisions of the recently-enacted wage increase in the City of Seattle:

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) announces the appointment of Rosanna Maietta as senior vice president and department head of communications and public relations. In this role, Maietta will drive the strategic planning for all of the association's internal and external communications and strengthen outreach to mainstream, trade, and political outlets.