WASHINGTON (Sept. 19, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement after the introduction of the Halting of Trafficking and Exploitation in Lodging Act, or the HOTEL Act, which encourages federal workers traveling for business to stay at hotels with anti-human trafficking programs.

SVP Strategy, Technology and Innovation

I began my entrepreneurial journey at the age of twelve, starting my first business in my parents' garage. Through that experience, I learned the importance of deeply understanding customer needs and leveraging available technologies to create new opportunities. This approach has allowed me to consistently bridge the gap between business and technology teams, helping companies ideate, incubate, and industrialize innovation to build new business models.