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

New Jersey franchise bill

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.

AHLA victory: Hawai‘i passes landmark legislation to rein in illegal short-term rentals, help keep housing affordable for Aloha State residents

Hawaii Short-Term Rentals

WASHINGTON (May 3, 2024) – Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green today signed into law landmark legislation (SB 2919) that grants local governments the power to regulate short-term rentals to meet the needs of their communities. This legislation will give localities the power to rein in short-term rentals that have taken over local communities and bring back affordable housing for hotel employees and other Hawai‘i residents.

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