hotel wages
AAHOA Opposes Los Angeles City Council’s Proposed Minimum Wage Increase for Hotel Workers
AAHOA | October 22, 2024
LOS ANGELES, CA, OCTOBER 22, 2024 — AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association), representing 1,165 hotel owners in the Greater Los Angeles Area, voiced strong opposition to the Los Angeles City Council's proposed minimum wage increase for hotel workers, which would raise wages to $30 per hour, along with an additional $8 per hour for healthcare. AAHOA maintains that a recent economic impact study supporting this measure is fundamentally flawed, inaccurately concluding that the hotel industry can absorb such a drastic increase. AAHOA Members have testified multiple times before the Council, including last week when a delega...
Analysis: Hotels Projected to Pay Record Taxes and Wages in 2024
AHLA | April 8, 2024
Click here for state-by-state hotel tax revenue projections Click here for state-by-state hotel wages and salary projections Click here for state-by-state hotel guest spending projections Click here for state-by-state hotel employment projections WASHINGTON (April 8, 2024) – America’s hotels are projected to generate record levels of federal, state, and local tax revenue this year while paying employees historic totals of wages, salaries, and other compensation, according to state-by-state projections released today by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. The data show hotels are projected to generate a total of nea...
67% of Surveyed Hotels Report Staffing Shortages
AHLA | February 5, 2024
More than 80% of hotels are boosting wages to hire and retain staff WASHINGTON (Feb. 5, 2024) – As more than two thirds of hotels continue to experience staffing shortages, hoteliers are offering more pay and a host of incentives in order to attract and retain talent, according to a new survey conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Over the last six months, 82% percent of respondents have increased wages, which hit a record high average for hotels in December 2023. In addition, 59% are offering greater flexibility with hours, and 33% are expanding benefits. Nonetheless, 72% say they are still unable to fill ...
Hotels Will Pay Historic Wages, Generate Record Level of Tax Revenue in 2024
AHLA | January 29, 2024
Despite labor shortages and persistent inflation, industry recovery continues WASHINGTON (Jan. 29, 2024) – Hotels are projected to pay a record amount of wages and generate a record level of tax revenue in 2024, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2024 State of the Hotel Industry report. The report, which forecasts that hoteliers will face continued challenges due to nationwide labor shortages while inching closer to 2019 occupancy levels, is based on data and analysis from Oxford Economics and was created in collaboration with AHLA Premier Partners STR, Avendra, Ecolab, Encore, JLL, Oracle, and Towne Park. Top...
82% of Surveyed Hotels Report Staffing Shortages
AHLA | June 5, 2023
Hotels on hiring spree with record wages, better benefits, flexibility WASHINGTON (June 5, 2023) – As over 80% of hotels experience staffing shortages, hoteliers are offering potential hires a host of incentives to fill vacancies, according to a new survey of hoteliers conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Seventy-five percent of respondents are increasing wages, 64% are offering greater flexibility with hours, and 36% are expanding benefits – but 87% say they are still unable to fill open positions. Eighty-two percent of survey respondents indicate they are experiencing a staffing shortage, 26% sever...
LA $25 Wage Proposal Puts Politics Over Policy, Say CHLA, AAHOA, HALA
April 13, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 13, 2023 -- The $25 an hour minimum wage proposed today by Los Angeles City Council Member Curren Price is a short-sighted, industry-specific mandate for political gain, that ignores accepted living wage policies and far less pay for teachers and city workers. "Why is it that city leaders push onerous financial burdens on our still fragile hospitality community, without demanding similar pay for Los Angeles teachers and city staff?" said Lynn S. Mohrfeld, President and CEO of the California Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA). "It is proposals like these that have led to the city's reputation as a diffic...
Hotels on Hiring Spree With Better Wages, Benefits, Flexibility
AHLA | February 27, 2023
79% of surveyed hotels report staffing shortages WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2023) – As nearly 80% of hotels experience staffing shortages, hoteliers are offering potential hires a host of incentives to fill vacancies, according to a new survey of hoteliers conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Seventy-one percent of respondents are increasing wages, 64% are offering greater flexibility with hours, and 33% are expanding benefits – but 81% say they are still unable to fill open positions. Seventy-nine percent of survey respondents indicate they are experiencing a staffing shortage, 22% severely so. The most cri...
