Washington, D.C. – August 12, 2016 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today issued the following statement on the federal per diem rates for FY2017 released by the General Services Administration (GSA). The government body also announced the formation of a new inter-agency working group that will review the issue of per diem boundaries.
Washington D.C. (August 5, 2016) – Katherine Lugar, President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, today, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s July Jobs Report. The report signaled significant growth for the hospitality and leisure sector, where 45,000 jobs were added in July.
Washington, D.C., July 18, 2016 — Minaz Abji, Executive Vice President of Asset Management for Host Hotels & Resorts, contributed $10,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2016 Annual Giving Campaign, marking his fifth consecutive personal annual gift at the highest giving designation of Leadership Level. The 2016 gift marks his fifth gift at $10,000.
Washington, D.C. – July 15, 2016 – The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) and the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association (ORLA) issued the following statements on the introduction of Rep. Kurt Schrader’s (OR-5) legislation H.R. 5813, the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act. The legislation would phase-in over three years the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, which currently would raise the overtime threshold for eligible employees by December 1, 2016 from $23,660 to $47,476.
Washington, D.C., July 14, 2016 — Bob Alter, president of Seaview Investors, contributed $10,000 on behalf of the Alter family to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation’s (AH&LEF) 2016 Annual Giving Campaign. Alter is a long-time donor to the Annual Giving Campaign, marking his ninth consecutive personal gift at the six-diamond level or higher. This is his third contribution at the leadership level.
Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2016) – With summer upon us, vacations are in sight – a lot of them. A new survey conducted by GfK Custom Research and commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) found that nearly three fourths (73%) of American travelers are planning a vacation this year – and they are willing to spend just as much, if not more, on it this year than last year.
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2016 — Kirk Kinsell, President and CEO of Loews Hotels & Resorts, contributed $10,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) 2016 Annual Giving Campaign, marking his fourth consecutive personal gift in the last four years at the six-diamond level or higher, and his first at the leadership level.