HONOLULU (June 24, 2019) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today released the following statement regarding the announcement of Hawaii Governor David Ige’s intent to veto Senate Bill 1292 regarding vacation rentals. The statement is attributable to Chip Rogers, president and CEO of AHLA.
WASHINGTON (June 19, 2019) – A new report released today highlights how states and localities are losing millions of dollars in tax revenue from “voluntary collection agreements" with short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb.
WASHINGTON (May 16, 2019) – Today Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced the Employee Flexibility Act of 2019 (H.R. 2782, S. 1510), a bill to change the Affordable Care Act’s definition of full-time employees from an average of 30 hours per week to 40 hours per week.
CHICAGO, IL (May 1, 2019) – Hospitality Technology Next Generation's (HTNG's) Staff Alert Technology Workgroup, in partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), releases a Device Buyer's Guide to point hospitality companies in the right direction whether at the start or during the process of device adoption.
BROOKLYN, NY (May 1, 2019) – To help lodging companies facing different laws about human trafficking in different states, ECPAT-USA, with the financial support of the AHLA Foundation, today issued a report detailing what each state requires and providing materials to comply with the laws.
DALLAS, TX (April 30, 2019) – Today, Dallas Mayor Michael S. Rawlings joined the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), the AHLA Foundation, the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association (THLA), and the Hotel Association of North Texas (HANTX) to announce two local grants totaling $75,000. Both the grant to CitySquare, a Dallas community-based organization, and the grant to Richardson High School will assist in recruiting and training individuals to join the growing and dynamic hotel industry.
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 24, 2019) – Today, the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Peace Over Violence, local leadership, survivors and advocates at the 20th annual Denim Day press conference and rally to raise awareness around sexual violence. Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Industry Relations of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Troy Flanagan provided these prepared remarks in support of Peace Over Violence’s Denim Day press conference:
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 24, 2019) – Today, the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Peace Over Violence, local leadership, survivors and advocates at the 20th annual Denim Day press conference and rally to raise awareness around sexual violence.