Category: Blog
Flu Vaccine Materials for your staff
December, 28 2020With 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 2020For 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 2020THLA 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 2020By: 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 »
Dealing with Lost and Found Property
October, 26 2020This 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 2020On 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 2020HOUSTON, 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 2020On 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 2020Texas 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 2020THLA 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 »