michael jacobson
15,000 U.S. Hotels Sign Up to Support Healthcare Community
AHLA | April 6, 2020
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2020) – The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) announced today that more than 15,000 hotels have signed up for its new initiative – “Hospitality for Hope” – which identifies hotel properties that have offered to provide temporary housing for emergency and healthcare workers as the COVID-19 public health crisis grows. While the program will primarily focus on housing for the healthcare community, some hotels could potentially be used as “Alternative Care Sites” such as an emergency hospital or place for those quarantined to stay if needed. AHLA's “Hospitality for Hope Initiative” was creat...
Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Names Michael Jacobson President and Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association | August 27, 2018
Today, the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA) announced the appointment of Michael Jacobson as incoming President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jacobson, who most recently served as the Senior Director of Industry Relations and Political Engagement of the U.S. Travel Association (USTA), joins the IHLA effective October 1, 2018. He will replace long admired industry veteran Marc Gordon, who announced his December 2018 retirement earlier this year after a successful, 21-year tenure as the association's President and CEO. "This has been an exhaustive search, and we are thrilled with the outcome," said Tom Robertson, IHLA Ch...
