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AHLA: DOL Overtime Rule Will Hurt Hotels and Limit Employee Opportunities
AHLA | April 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final overtime rule to raise the minimum salary threshold under which all employees must be paid overtime for any hours worked over 40 in a week. “This rule is part of a growing list of aggressive federal regulatory efforts that are making it even harder for hoteliers to operate their businesses in this challenging environment. The impacts of this regulation will risk the elimination of jobs and make it more difficult for employees to ...
AHLA Rallies Industry in Support of Hotel Tax Relief
AHLA | April 15, 2024
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2024) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today is leading an industry-wide Tax Day of Action in support of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, H.R. 7024. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act would extend critical tax relief for hotels that would incentivize new investments in properties and employee hiring and help keep hoteliers competitive at a time of economic uncertainty. The bill passed the House in January with a broad, bipartisan vote and is currently pending in the Senate. The Tax Day of Action membership mobilization push complements AHLA’s consi...
Senate Votes to Overturn Job-Killing Joint-Employer Rule
AHLA | April 11, 2024
WASHINGTON (April 11, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to overturn the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) destructive joint-employer rule. The House of Representatives passed the same resolution in January, and it now heads to the president’s desk for consideration. Additionally, following a lawsuit filed by AHLA and other business groups, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on March 8 blocked NLRB’s implementation of the rule. “Today’s bipartisan Senate vote i...
AHLA Welcomes New AAHOA Board Members, Officers
AHLA | April 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (April 9, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement today after the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) finalized its new roster of board members and officers. “Congratulations to AAHOA on its 35th anniversary and to its new board and officer team on a successful convention and leadership elections,” said AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey. “This dedicated group of leaders will play a vital role in driving innovation and future growth while advancing the economic success story of the AAHOA community and a...
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...
North American Hotel Brands Increasingly Move Toward Sustainability Certification to Strengthen Commitment to Environmental Well-Being
Green Key Global | April 2, 2024
Major hotel companies are in collaboration with Green Key Global, as AHLA and HAC solidify partnership deal to expand further into U.S. and Canada WASHINGTON (April 2, 2024) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) announced today that Green Key Global, the sustainability certification body for hotels, is now jointly operated by the associations in the U.S. and Canada. A roster of hotel companies across the continent, including Accor, Best Western, Choice Hotels, Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Highgate, Hyatt, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, and more continue to ...
AHLA to DHS: Expand H-2B Visas So Hoteliers Can Meet Demand
AHLA | March 28, 2024
WASHINGTON (March 28, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey today thanked President Biden for signing legislation allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the number of H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas, and called on DHS to exercise that authority as soon as possible so hotels can hire the staff they need to maintain and expand their operations. “Hotels across the nation are economic engines for the communities they serve. But labor shortages across the economy are preventing hotels from hiring the staff they need and reaching their full economic po...
More Than 75 Hospitality Groups Urge Senate Passage of Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
AHLA | March 21, 2024
WASHINGTON (March 21, 2024) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the International Franchise Association (IFA), the National Restaurant Association, and the U.S. Travel Association joined dozens of hospitality groups in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urging Senate passage of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024). Additionally, leaders from AHLA, IFA, National Restaurant Association, and U.S. Travel issued the below statements regarding the bipartisan bill, which passed the House in January. “This bill would extend critical...
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