Category: Blog

Why Hotels Should Consider Partnering with Restaurants
January, 31 2023Unique partnerships can offer guests meals while keeping costs down and increasing brand awareness.

THLA Summer Camps Recognized
January, 23 2023ISHA’s national award given to a program or project that best demonstrates an effective training mechanism and enhances knowledge of our travel & tourism industry.

Hotel Industry Trends for 2023
December, 29 2022Digital Transformation and Automation, Personalization and Sustainability will continue to trend in 2023.

2023 Texas Legislative Session – Our Issues
December, 22 2022Read about hotel occupancy tax, full funding for state tourism promotion, STR preemption and other issues THLA will adddress in 2023

Legislative Update
December, 21 2022Bill pre-filing is underway, and THLA is preparing for the 2023 Texas legislative session.
As of December 21st, 1,457 bills have been filed, which is already a sharp increase from two years ago.
2023 Texas Legislative Session: Bills we are tracking
December, 21 2022Updated Dec. 21, 2022 Alcoholic Beverages HB 115 Ortega, Lina(D) Relating to the offense of public consumption of alcoholic beverages during certain hours. Remarks: Expands areas where… Read more »

Video Marketing for Hotels – the Rise of TikTok and Instagram Reels
November, 30 2022Expedia predicts 82% of all internet consumer traffic in the hospitality industry will have been video focused.
Here are some general best practices to make video a solid cornerstone of your marketing strategy.

12 Tips for Hotel Holiday Marketing 2022
October, 28 2022As the travel industry continues its rebound, pent-up wanderlust may see more travelers considering ‘Hotel for the Holidays’, presenting more opportunities for hotels.See our 12 Tips for Holiday Marketing.

2022 Hotel Summer Camps Recap
October, 26 2022The Texas Hotel and Lodging Association (THLA) is proud to present a recap of its High School Three-Day Hotel Summer camps hosted in Houston at the Hilton University of Houston and in Dallas at the Westin Galleria Dallas, during the month of June.

How to Bring the Business Traveler Back to Your Hotel
September, 29 2022While leisure travel has almost fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the lucrative business traveler has been slower to rebound. Recent predictions, however, promise a robust return of the business traveler in 2023.