AAHOA recognizes the widespread impact the American Rescue Plan has had in the nation’s economic recovery, notably for the millions of small businesses still in operation across the country.
The thoughts and prayers of AAHOA Members, Americans, and the entire world are with the Ukrainian people as they suffer through this tragic humanitarian crisis.
'oteliers, like any small business operators, depend on the influx of inventory to keep the lights on and the doors open'
AAHOA, the nation’s largest hotel owners association, announced the state-by-state economic impact results of the study conducted this year in partnership with Oxford Economics, an international leader in global forecasting and quantitative analysis.
AAHOA President & CEO Ken Greene issued the following statement in response to a memo by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan which outlined the FTC’s vision and priorities:
Following a unanimous vote by the AAHOA Board of Directors, Ken Greene is the new President & CEO. Greene has been serving in that role on an interim basis since June.
In response to a constantly changing landscape around human trafficking prevention in the lodging industry, the Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training Sponsored by AAHOA program recently underwent enhancements to content and programming.
The COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders, shutdowns, and social-distancing measures caused the average daily rate at hotels to plummet. This news is a huge win for the hotel and tourism industry, as the GSA is now required to take the economic impact of the coronavirus into consideration when setting future per diem rates for federal travel.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced it is freezing the FY2022 per diem rates for government travel in the Continental United States (CONUS) at FY2021 levels, which means they are based on pre-COVID-19 rates.
Virginia hotelier Vinay Patel is the new Chair of AAHOA's Board of Directors. Patel became chair at the conclusion of the 2021 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show which was the first major convention in Dallas since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention was held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.