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AHLA Foundation, Castell Project Announce Merger
AHLA | March 23, 2022
ATLANTA, GA – March 23, 2022 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the AHLA Foundation, and the Castell Project today announced a merger, with Castell officially becoming part of the AHLA Foundation. Together, the AHLA Foundation and Castell will work to strengthen and accelerate the industry’s commitment to elevate women in hospitality. Specifically, they will focus on four efforts to better serve and support current and prospective women in the industry: Facilitating leadership development for current and prospective women in the industry Strengthening the college talent pipeline through mentorships, exp...
AHLA Welcomes New Member Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association
AHLA | March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON – March 8, 2022 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced it has welcomed the Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association (PRHTA) as a new member, continuing to grow the association’s reach at a critical time for the hotel industry. PRHTA joins an AHLA roster of more than 30,000 members that includes 80% of all franchised hotels and the 10 largest hotel companies in the U.S. AHLA now counts 50 lodging associations as members, including 45 state associations, and organizations representing Washington, D.C., New York City, St. Louis, Memphis and Puerto Rico. PRHTA’s membership comes at a time...
AHLA Announces 2022 Officers, Board, Executive Committee; Launches New Strategic Plan
AHLA | January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON – January 13, 2022 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced its 2022 Officers, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, which includes top leaders representing all segments of the hospitality industry at a pivotal time for the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming on the heels of record membership and engagement over the past two years, AHLA is launching a new strategic plan to guide the future of the association. Justin Knight, CEO of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., was named chair of the board; Leslie D. Hale, President & CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust, was named vice chair;...
David Kong Receives Inaugural Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award
AHLA | December 16, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CA – December 16, 2021 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation, and The BHN Group announced David Kong, the recently retired president and CEO of BWH Hotel Group, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award. Kong will be recognized during the AHLA Foundation’s premier fundraising gala, the Night of a Thousand Stars on Sunday, January 23, 2022, as well as during the 21st Annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award is a new award named fo...
Hotel Industry Establishes Arne Sorenson Award to Recognize Social Impact Leadership
AHLA | July 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES – July 27, 2021 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation, and The BHN Group announced a new award to recognize and honor the transformational leadership of industry icon, Arne Sorenson, former president & CEO of Marriott International who died earlier this year. The Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award will be awarded in memory of Sorenson annually during the AHLA Foundation’s premier fundraising gala, the annual Night of a Thousand Stars and during the annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS). Known for his progressive leadership, Sorenson utili...
AHLA, Foundation Welcome the Industry Back to Annual Fundraiser
AHLA | July 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES – July 27, 2021 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) honored the incredible resilience of hotel employees across the country who selflessly led their teams and supported their communities during the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic. The 2021 Night of a Thousand Stars gala, which featured the introduction of two new awards, celebrated the 2021 Stars of the Industry Award winners and up and coming hospitality super stars, while raising funds to support the AHLA Foundation programs that are helping the industry recruit ...
State of Hotel Industry Six Months Into Covid Pandemic
AHLA | September 1, 2020
Labor Day weekend hotel bookings down 66% compared to last year 4 out of 10 hotel employees not working with 65% of hotels operating below breakeven point Urban hotels impacted the most with crippling low occupancy rates at 38% Click here to download full “State of the Hotel Industry” report WASHINGTON (September 1, 2020) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today released an analysis on the economic and human struggle of the hotel industry six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of employees still furloughed or laid off and travel demand lagging far behind normal levels. ...
Survey: 70% of Americans Support More Economic Stimulus to Help Reeling Travel Industry Recover
AHLA | June 24, 2020
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2020) A new survey conducted by Morning Consult commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that while Americans remain hesitant about traveling, they overwhelmingly support efforts by Congress to help the travel industry recover including helping hotels keep their doors open and bring back employees, as well as incentivizing Americans to travel again. With only 18 percent of respondents reporting taking an overnight trip since March, the devastation caused to the hotel industry is already nine times worse than 9/11, with more than 8 in 10 hotels having to lay off or furlough workers durin...
