Survey: Experience enhancing technology popular with event planners
USING TECHNOLOGY TO enhance the attendee experience remains a key trend for meeting and event planners as they expect meetings volumes to rise, according...
BWH Hotel Group to offer digital tipping via eTip and Visa
BWH HOTEL GROUP will offer cashless tipping to guests via eTip and Visa. The function will allow guests to express gratitude to hotel associates...
AHLA protests new ‘joint-employer standard’
PROPOSED FEDERAL REGULATIONS defining a “joint-employer standard” would have a “chilling effect” on the hospitality industry and franchises in general, according to the American...
AHLA announces 17 state hotel conferences for 2023
THE AMERICAN HOTEL & Lodging Association has announced the dates, cities, and registration information for its “On the Road” State Hotel Conferences for 17...
Best Western, AAHOA meet on fair franchising points
BEST WESTERN HOTELS & Resorts is the most recent large hotel company to meet with AAHOA leaders over the association’s 12 Points of Fair...
Survey: Immigration reform needed to ease labor crisis
A BIPARTISAN SOLUTION to the federal immigration issue is needed to reduce the still ongoing labor shortage for hotels, according to a survey from...
G6 analyzes AAHOA’s 12 Points of Fair Franchising
AAHOA’s 12 POINTS of Fair Franchising are meant to serve as a template for hotel franchisers to use in how they relate to association...
Hyatt Hotel Corp. to acquire Dream Hotel Group in $300 million deal
HYATT HOTEL CORP. plans to acquire Dream Hotel Group’s lifestyle hotel brands, including the Dream Hotels, The Chatwal Hotels and Unscripted Hotels brands, for...
DHS to issue more than 60,000 additional H-2B visas
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Homeland Security will make available more than 64,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2023. The extra...
Article: Controlling U.S. Hotel Utility Costs
ANNUAL CHANGES IN U.S. hotel utility costs and in the Consumer Price Index, or inflation, have historically proven to be strongly correlated. As of...