Category: Blog

Flu Vaccine Materials for your staff

December, 28 2020

With both flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. To keep your employees and customers healthy, you can play an important role… Read more »

THLA’s Town Hall Efforts Win an ISHA Award

November, 24 2020

For the second consecutive year THLA’s Membership Team has won the 2020 International Society of Hotel Associations (ISHA) Award for Excellence for Membership.  This marks the seventh time in the… Read more »

Give The Gift of Texas – Campaign Toolkit

November, 13 2020

THLA is proud to support our friends at the Governor’s office in their effort to promote travel in our state. This holiday season, Travel Texas is encouraging Texans and future travelers… Read more »

Human Trafficking Training is Important in the COVID-19 Pandemic

November, 13 2020

By: Katie Amodei Within the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been another crisis brewing. While hotels have been grappling with budget shortfalls, staff furloughs, and social distancing guidelines—human traffickers have not… Read more »

Cardboard lost and found box isolated on white.

Dealing with Lost and Found Property

October, 26 2020

This article addresses the legal status of found property, and offers some guidance on what lodging properties should do with found property.

State of the Industry Webinar

September, 29 2020

On September 29, local hotel associations representing Texas’ major metro areas hosted a “State of the Industry” webinar.  The event featured three prominent presenters: Mike Toomey (Chief Operating Officer of… Read more »

Hilton Americas- Houston Recognized for Extraordinary Measures Taken to Assist Community During COVID-19 Pandemic

September, 28 2020

HOUSTON, TX – August 24, 2020 – Hilton Americas-Houston has been named a 2020 honoree for Houston Business Journal’s Business Impact Award. This specific award is bestowed on businesses that… Read more »

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Proposes Rule Addressing Independent Contractor Status

September, 28 2020

On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule offering clarity to determine whether a worker is an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act… Read more »

Durwood Gould Educational Scholarship

September, 3 2020

Texas Hotel & Lodging Association is pleased to announce the creation of a new scholarship in honor of Durwood Gould, an outstanding hotelier we lost too soon. Durwood worked in… Read more »

Meet Zach Glenn, THLA’s Chairman of the Board, 2020

August, 26 2020

THLA is delighted to welcome Zach Glenn  to the role of THLA’s Chairman of the Board for 2020. Zach has served on the THLA board since 2016. As an instrumental… Read more »