Famed chef, restaurateur and humanitarian José Andrés announced as keynote session for The Hospitality Show 2024
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Join us in San Antonio at the Henry B. González Convention Center Oct. 28-30, 2024. Apply for media credentials here.
Summer travel poll: 61% of Americans likely to travel for leisure
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WASHINGTON (May 21, 2024) – Sixty-one percent of Americans plan to travel overnight for leisure in the next four months and 34% of Americans expect to increase their overnight leisure travel this summer compared to last year, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and conducted by Morning Consult.
The poll found that 31% of Americans said they plan to increase their number of hotel stays this summer compared to last summer.
New Jersey franchise bill takes dangerous step forward, despite significant concerns expressed by majority of committee
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WASHINGTON (May 13, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement today after a committee in the New Jersey Assembly approved A3495, a bill that would destroy the hotel industry in the state.
The bill is still being considered in the state Assembly, and similar legislation (S2336) is pending in the state Senate.