by THLA Staff | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog
THLA is excited to announce a new partnership with BEST, a national leading provider of human trafficking awareness training. This new partnership will give THLA members free access to online human trafficking training for all hotel staff. BEST’s online human...
by THLA Staff | Aug 30, 2018 | Getaway
This month’s featured city proves: A Texas weekend getaway won’t get better than this! Bask in over 70 miles of sand, sun, food, and culture on the beautiful Padre Island National Seashore. You can build a beach bonfire, bike on the water’s edge,...
by THLA Staff | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog
Tourism Public Improvement Districts: The next frontier excerpt from Today’s Hotelier, August 2018 For many years, hoteliers across the country have fought to keep local hotel occupancy taxes low and to ensure that the hotel occupancy taxes are only used for the...
by Justin Bragiel | Aug 30, 2018 | News
On August 17th, a state appeals court enjoined the City of Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance from taking effect as scheduled on October 1st. Austin was the first Texas city to pass a paid sick-leave ordinance, requiring all private employers operating in the city to...
by Justin Bragiel | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog
It is easy to get confused about which taxes to collect on the rental of a meeting room or banquet room. Unfortunately, the law on point is itself confusing: For example, did you realize that state hotel taxes are due on the rental of a meeting room, but local city...
by THLA Staff | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog
Texas Hotel & Lodging Association is excited to welcome Christy Spradling on board as Associate Membership Director! Along with Carolyn McCall-Squires, Christy will be handling all facets of membership sales and retention. As a fifth generation Texan, raised in...
by THLA Staff | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog
Tara Energy is arranging a Town Hall in Dallas for hoteliers along with Oncor the Utility provider in North Texas covering the topic New Construction / Renovation Guidelines-Procedures. This is a free informative session very beneficial for hoteliers who are into...
by THLA Staff | Jul 31, 2018 | News
This week, the San Antonio city clerk’s office verified that proponents of a mandatory sick leave ordinance have gathered a sufficient number of signatures on a petition for the City Council to consider the measure. Now, the San Antonio City Council will decide...
by Justin Bragiel | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog
Summer heat reminds us of the importance of one of our most precious resources–water. From swimming pools to sprinklers to kitchen sinks, in our rapidly growing tourism sector hotels are big water consumers. Population growth and climate change are making water...
by Justin Bragiel | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog
Consider attending the State of Texas’s DiverseAbility Forum in Frisco, Texas on August 30th. The forum is hosted by the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, TWC Office of the Commissioner Representing Employers, Texas Workforce...
