Category: Blog

ADA Bathroom Guidelines 2018

September, 27 2018

Do your bathrooms meet all the ADA requirements? The ADA (The American with Disabilities Act) outlines very specific ADA bathroom guidelines concerning the construction and compliance of accessible (handicap) bathrooms.… Read more »

Revenue Management Strategy

September, 27 2018

Revenue management is the application of analytics that predicts consumer behavior to secure maximum revenue for a business. In the lodging industry, implementing Revenue Management Strategies (“RMS”) for hotel and… Read more »

Scott Joslove, Today’s Hotelier

August, 30 2018

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… Read more »

THLA Tax Tip:  Don’t Forget to Collect State (but not local) Hotel Taxes on Attached Meeting Room Rentals

August, 29 2018

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… Read more »

THLA Welcomes Christy Spradling – Associate Membership Director

August, 29 2018

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… Read more »

Tara Energy hosting Construction/Renovation Guidelines Town Hall in Dallas

August, 27 2018

    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.… Read more »

6 Ways to Reduce Water Consumption in Hotels

July, 31 2018

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… Read more »

Are you looking for staff to hire?

July, 31 2018

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… Read more »

THLA Tax Tip – Sales Taxes on Housekeeping and Data Processing

July, 31 2018

A reminder that sales taxes are likely due on housekeeping services and data processing services Do you utilize a third-party housekeeping or janitorial service to clean your lodging property?  If… Read more »

Lifeguard at a Texas hotel pool.

Employing Minors at Hotels

June, 27 2018

Employing Minors at Texas Hotels During the summer months, many hotels turn to high-school students to fill seasonal positions.  If you are considering employing a minor at your hotel, this… Read more »