by Justin Bragiel | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog
Room Pricing During an Emergency Since the Governor has declared an emergency, certain limitations are in effect for the private sector. For lodging operators, we advise that a hotel not raise its rates to levels that are higher than the rates the hotel would normally...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 1, 2020 | News
Updated May 27, 2020 May 26th: Governor Updates Emergency Order on Reopening Texas. Read more here. May 1: Hotel industry releases “Safe Stay,” national industry-wide hotel cleaning standards in response to COVID-19. Read more here. Have questions about...
by THLA Staff | May 26, 2020 | Getaway
Good Music. Good Times. Hometown. Rockwall is situated on scenic Lake Ray Hubbard, just 22 miles east of downtown Dallas on Interstate 30. The smallest county in Texas has the distinction of being one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. Known for its...
by Justin Bragiel | May 1, 2020 | News
May 1, 2020 The American hotel industry released national protocols for industry-wide hotel cleaning and safety standards in response to COVID-19. The initiative, referred to as “Safe Stay,” is focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social...
by Justin Bragiel | Apr 13, 2020 | News
Updated April 29, 2020 Webinar On April 13, THLA hosted a webinar with experts at the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). We asked the TWC questions about applying for unemployment benefits, employee eligibility, employer unemployment tax liability, partial benefits,...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 30, 2020 | News
Updated May 27, 2020 Updates May 27 update related to forgiveness: On May 24, the SBA released the first version of the Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application that contains information regarding the forgiveness portion of the PPP loan. This...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 25, 2020 | News
Updated 10:00 pm, March 30, 2020 On March 27, the federal CARES Act was signed into law, providing over $2.2 trillion in federal stimulus spending to aid the U.S. economy. The THLA legal team is still reviewing the enormous bill and all the programs it creates, but...
by THLA Staff | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog
Travel has ground to a stop while many cities have mandated shelter in place restrictions due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Many hotels are contracting with state governments due to the shortage of hospital beds, or for health workers and first...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Updated May 27, 2020 May 26th update: On May 26th, Governor Abbott announced that water parks can open at up to 25 percent capacity beginning on May 29th. May 18th update: On May 18th, Governor Abbott released an updated executive order announcing further openings of...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 19, 2020 | News
Updated March 18, 2020 Texas Hotel & Lodging Association is in communication with the State of Texas and with local governments regarding the possibility of hotels entering into a lease or other occupancy agreement with the government during the response to the...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Updated March 19, 2020 We want to bring you an update about the current economic recovery proposals being pushed by the hotel industry with Congress to address the effect of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the viability of business moving forward. The below...
by Justin Bragiel | Mar 16, 2020 | News
What is the “COVID-19 coronavirus?” Photo: Houston Chronicle The term “coronavirus” refers to a common family of viruses. According to the CDC, most people get infected with a coronavirus at some point in their lives. The recent outbreak of...
