Chip Rogers travel tips

The U.S. hotel industry still has a lot of work to do to reach pre-Covid hiring. But it’s ending 2023 on a high note.

Amid mounting U.S. legislative pressure on "junk fees," hospitality industry leaders say they welcome regulation as long as it is evenly applied across the lodging sector as a whole.

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) president and CEO Chip Rogers has stepped down. Kevin Carey, the trade group's senior executive vice president and COO, has replaced Rogers on an interim basis.

Procure Impact tracks the impact of each transaction made on its platform by calculating the number of shift hours created, making it easy for hospitality companies to report on their impact goals and measure their progress.

Green Key Global programing is designed to give credibility to the sustainability initiatives properties are already undertaking, while equipping them with a plan for continued improvement.

AHLA’s Responsible Stay Summit is designed to help hoteliers continue this work through exclusive discussions on topics like Environmental, Social, and Governance strategies, federal energy policy, and financing the green transition.

The U.S. hotel industry again managed to add jobs in November. But just like in October, the sector saw hiring numbers fall from the previous month.

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Global Reformbnb is an international group of hotel associations that works to ensure hotels compete on a level playing field against short-term rentals, which often operate without the same tax, regulatory, and safety standards that apply to hotels. The group also focuses on solutions related to online-booking sites.

Hotels continue hiring spree to meet demand, ask Congress for help with more workers.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association on Thursday joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other upset parties in filing a lawsuit in a federal court in Texas questioning the legality of a National Labor Relations Board “joint-employer” regulation announced on October 26

U.S. hotels added workers in October, though fewer than they had in the previous month.

U.S. hotels again saw an increase in job growth in September. But despite the surge in hiring, the industry still has a long way to go to fully recover from the pandemic.

Job openings for the leisure and hospitality segment of the U.S. economy remain disproportionately high compared to other industries, which could slow the travel industry’s growth as the country considers its future following its post-pandemic recovery period.

Is the luxury hotel an endangered species? In Los Angeles, hotel operators say it may be if the “Responsible Hotel Ordinance” passes on the March 2024 ballot. The measure would essentially compel hotels with vacancies to house homeless people alongside guests.

Hotels in the U.S. continued their steady their pace of hiring in August, recording higher job growth in August than in July.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, July 10. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Hotels in the U.S. are continuing to add jobs although the hospitality industry still has a long way to go to reach pre-pandemic employment levels.

Hotels in the U.S. are still adding jobs, but the pace of hiring is slowing.