Recent News About American Hotel & Lodging Association
Report: Texas hotels devastated by COVID-19 may have reached point of no return
By John Sammon | Sep 22, 2020
With declines of up to 90% in guest room revenues, a report from the Texas hotel industry said hotels in the state may be reaching a point from which they cannot recover.
Commercial mortgage-backed security delinquency rate on the rise; hotel properties vulnerable
By Juliette Fairley | Aug 11, 2020
The overall commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) delinquency rate reached 10.3% in June, up from 7.15% the previous month, according to industry data.
AHLA pens letter to Congress requesting hospitality industry assistance
By Kyla Asbury | Jul 31, 2020
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) issued a letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders asking lawmakers to provide help in several areas for the hotel industry.
American hotels suffer steep taxable revenue losses due to COVID-19
By Kyla Asbury | Jul 16, 2020
COVID-19 and the mandated shutdown that came with it have caused state and local tax revenues from hotel operations to drop by nearly $17 billion this year, an Oxford Economics report found.
Advocacy group presses Congress to give hotels unclaimed PPP funds
By Michael Carroll | Jul 10, 2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called on Congress to put $134 billion in leftover coronavirus financial aid into the hands of the most hard-hit entrepreneurs, such as hotel and restaurant owners.