WASHINGTON (July 11, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement today regarding the introduction of the Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a certification program for businesses that train their employees to recognize and respond to suspected human trafficking.

AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 11, 2024) – A newly-revised edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI™) is now available, published by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®). The publication is available for purchase and download here.

Co-founder & CEO

Tristan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alliants and spends his time helping some of the world’s most respected luxury hotel, travel and retail brands deliver exceptional customer experiences. Millions of users around the globe use Alliants technology as guests of the world’s most luxurious hotels and brands.

WASHINGTON (July 5, 2024) – U.S. hotels added 700 jobs to their payrolls in June, according to the latest government data that shows the nationwide workforce shortage continues to make it difficult for hotels to fill open jobs.

VP Operations, HTNG

Interim President & CEO, Senior Executive Vice President & COO

Kevin Carey serves as AHLA’s interim president & CEO and senior executive vice president & chief operating officer. He works closely with AHLA’s board and executive team to lead the association, which represents more than 30,000 members from all segments of the industry nationwide – including iconic global brands, 80% of all franchised hotels, and the 16 largest hotel companies in the U.S. 

Director

Pascal is a Director at Edgar, Dunn & Company based in the Paris office and co-leads EDC's Travel Payments Practice globally. He has been with Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) since 1999 and has worked in the London, Sydney, and San Francisco offices. Pascal has managed a large number of strategic planning, marketing strategy and implementation projects for clients including issuers, acquirers, payment networks, and large merchants such as airlines, hotels, rail operators, etc.

CEO & Founder

Mike Carlo is the CEO & Founder of XanderPay Inc. Mike has over 25 years of payment and consulting experience working with leading travel industry payment providers, including GlobalCollect (now Worldline), WEX, Transpay, Onyx CenterSource, and PwC.

Mike has an MBA from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

CTO

A passionate leader who thrives on driving business transformation and achieving tangible outcomes through innovation and technology - Sanjay Sharma is recognized as the top 10 CIOs in the Middle East and awarded the BT 150 (Business Transformation) in Silicon Valley. As the Chief Technology Officer of Orascom Hotel Management, he is responsible for driving digital transformation and change within the Group. In his previous role with Jumeirah Group and Emirates Airlines, he has launched many industry-first solutions.