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.
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2016 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today released a new study that provides a detailed analysis of the rise in commercial activity taking place in Boston on Airbnb, one of the most trafficked short-term rental websites. The study was conducted by John O’Neill, MAI, ISHC, Ph.D., professor of hospitality management and director of the Center for Hospitality Real Estate Strategy in the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State University, and examined activity on Airbnb between October 2014 and September 2015.
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2016 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today released a new study that provides a detailed analysis of the rise in commercial activity taking place in Miami on Airbnb, one of the most trafficked short-term rental websites. The study was conducted by John O’Neill, MAI, ISHC, Ph.D., professor of hospitality management and director of the Center for Hospitality Real Estate Strategy in the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State University, and examined activity on Airbnb between October 2014 and September 2015.
Washington, D.C. – May 24, 2016 – The U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today held a hearing in which it discussed the impact of hotel booking scams on consumers. The hearing focused on H.R. 4526, the Stop Online Booking Scams Act, which is legislation cosponsored by Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), that would help protect consumers, businesses, and innovation, as well as ensure consumers are not deceived during the hotel booking process.
Aspen, Colorado – May 23, 2016 – U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) toured The Little Nell, Aspen’s only Five-Star, Five-Diamond hotel, on Saturday, May 21, to meet its employees and hear about the hotel’s involvement with the local community. In its fourth year running, the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) “Heart of the House” program connects members of Congress with local hoteliers and their employees to showcase how the hotel industry impacts job creation, economic growth and community development.