Driving Forward Together

Driving forward together. 20ANNUAL REPORT 16 BRAND REPRESENTATIVES Jim Amorosia Alan Fuerstman Kirk Kinsell Rena Reiss President & CEO, Founder & CEO, President & CEO, Executive Vice President, G6 Hospitality LLC Montage Hotels & Resorts Loews Hotels, Inc. General Counsel & Secretary, Tom Bardenett David Grissen (Executive Committee) Paul Kirwin Hyatt Hotels Corporation COO, Extended Stay Group President, President & CEO, Javier Rosenberg Mike Deitemeyer (Executive Committee) Marriott International, Inc. Northcott Hospitality Chief Operating Officer & President, Bob Hermany Executive Vice President, Americas, Ron Pohl, CHA Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Omni Hotels & Resorts Chief of North American Operations, Senior Vice President, Joel Eisemann Starwood Hotels & Resorts Brand Management, Barry Wallace Chief Development Officer, Jim Holthouser (Executive Committee) Best Western International Executive Vice President, The Americas, Executive Vice President, Hospitality Services, InterContinental Hotels Group Global Brands, Hilton Worldwide, Inc. Outrigger Enterprises Group

MANAGEMENT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES 2016 Dave Johnson Jamie Sabatier John Belden (Executive Committee) Prem Devadas President & CEO, CEO, President & CEO, President, Aimbridge Hospitality Two Roads Hospitality Davidson Hotels & Resorts Salamander Hospitality Rick Kelleher Ben Seidel Jeffrey Brown Doug Dreher, CHA CEO, President & CEO, CEO, President & CEO, Pyramid Hotel Group Real Hospitality Group Board Schahet Hotels, Inc. The Hotel Group Gregory Marcus Richard Takach, Jr. OF DIRECTORS Alex Cabañas Bob Habeeb, CHA (Executive Committee) President & CEO, President & CEO, Vesta Hospitality, LLC President & CEO, President, The Marcus Corporation Len Wolman Benchmark Hospitality International First Hospitality Group, Inc. Greg Miller, CHA Chairman & CEO, Gerry Chase (Executive Committee) Walter Isenberg, CHA Corporate Executive, Waterford Hotel Group, Inc. President & COO, President & CEO, Founder & Managing Director, New Castle Hotels & Resorts Sage Hospitality PM Hospitality Strategies, Inc.

OWNER REPRESENTATIVES Ross Bierkan Justin Knight DJ Rama (Executive Committee) Minaz Abji (Executive Committee) CEO, President & CEO, President, Executive Vice President, RLJ Lodging Trust Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. JHM Hotels Asset Management, Jon Bortz (Executive Committee) Michael Medzigian Jay Shah Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO, President & CEO, CEO, Robert Alter Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Carey Watermark Investor Inc. Hersha Hospitality Trust President, Tom Corcoran John Murray Jeremy Welter Seaview Investors, LLC Chairman of the Board, President, Executive Vice President, Chair of the Board Vice Chair John Arabia FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. Hospitality Properties Trust Asset Management, President & CEO, Ashford Hospitality Trust Jim Abrahamson, CHA Mark Carrier, CHA Daniel Hansen Pratik Patel Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. President & CEO, Principal, Al Young Chairman & CEO, President, Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REM Hospitality COO, Interstate Hotels & B.F. Saul Company LaSalle Hotel Properties Resorts Hospitality Group INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVES Steve Bartolin Terri Haack (Executive Committee) James Miles Keith Overton, CHA Bill Simpson Chairman & CEO, President, Terranea Resort, General Manager & COO, President & COO, President & CEO, The Broadmoor Destination Hotels & Resorts The Otesaga Resort Hotel TradeWinds Island Resorts Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Co.

PARTNER STATE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES Hervé Houdré Trisha Pugal, CAE Greg Adkins (Executive Committee) Marc Gordon, CHA (Executive Committee) Regional Director & General Manager, President & CEO, President & CEO, President & CEO, InterContinental, The Barclay New York Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Scott Joslove (Executive Committee) Paul Sacco (Executive Committee) Association Joel Griffin President & CEO, President & CEO, Secretary/Treasurer President & CEO Kathryn Burton, CHA Partner & CEO, Texas Hotel & Lodging Association Massachusetts Lodging Association General Manager, Griffin Stafford Hospitality Solomon Keene Bob Smith Geoff Ballotti Katherine Lugar NorthPointe Hotel & Conference Center President & CEO, American Hotel & President, Owner, Sebasco Harbor Resort Hotel Association of Washington, D.C. Wyndham Hotel Lodging Association Group AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES George Markantonis Brian Quinn Rob Snyder President & COO, Chief Franchise Officer, President, Las Vegas Sands Corporation Red Lion Hotels Corporation Tishman Hotel Corporation

ALLIED REPRESENTATIVES Amanda Hite Mike McIlwain Glenda McNeal President & CEO, President & CEO, Executive Vice President & General Manager, STR PSAV Global Client Group, Merchant Services American Express Company 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 AHLA HAS RECORD-BREAKING YEAR

7 ADVOCATING & WINNING FOR THE INDUSTRY

11 TELLING THE HOTEL STORY

13 WELCOME NEW PARTNERS & NEW MEMBERS

15 NEW TOOLS TO PROVIDE BETTER VALUE

16 HIGH-IMPACT EVENTS UNITING OUR INDUSTRY

17 ENHANCING THE CONVERSATION WITH CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH

19 ADVANCING CAREERS & ENSURING A SKILLED WORKFORCE

21 THANK YOU HOTELPAC LEADERS

2 A message from Katherine Lugar, President & CEO Jim Abrahamson, CHA, Immediate Past Chair

What an incredible year 2016 was for AHLA and for our industry with so many important issues being addressed in Washington, D.C., and across the country. With your active support, our association has never been stronger, our voice has never been louder, and working with our partner states we have never been more effective than in 2016. Together with your commitment, we have achieved our near-term goals of building our resources and engaging Dear our industry leaders, ensuring we are well positioned to make AHLA continue to work more effectively for you. We’ve advanced an ambitious strategic plan that calls for an aggressive focus on advocacy; growing and diversifying our revenue so we can execute our policy agenda; enhancing the value of membership through strategic programs, resources and proprietary research; and refining our governance to ensure that the right AHLA balance of industry voices guides our organization. With one united voice, we accomplished a string of significant advocacy victories in 2016 that will protect our members’ interests. Together with our partner state associations, we secured regulatory action to rein in commercial home-sharing operators who are running illegal hotels. We achieved Congressional action to stop online booking scams. We worked with the FTC around the issue of resort fees and mitigated unnecessary regulation. We underscored that the Department of Labor’s aggressive push for a new overtime rule was too Members high and too fast and worked with a broad-based coalition to halt implementation through the courts. We rallied Congress to reverse the National Labor Relations Board changes to the joint employer standard.

We have also made great strides to ensure that your national association is stronger and more focused for the years ahead. In 2016, AHLA experienced tremendous growth in many key areas: • Increasing membership to the largest in our history, at nearly 25,000 members strong • Diversifying and leveraging our executive committee and board to represent your interests with the top executives in the industry across categories of owners, brands and management companies • Growing revenue by 30% and adding a record number of new Executive Partners • Securing a record $8 million for the Foundation’s new “Opening Doors to Opportunity” capital campaign, funding scholarships to build the talent pipeline and supporting current hotel team members to help them advance their careers • Raising a record $1,450,000 for HotelPAC during the election cycle, strengthening our industry’s political voice and putting us in the top 5% of PACs in Washington • Increasing AHLA’s and the industry’s visibility through a stronger presence in the media, earning more than 1.5 billion media impressions More importantly, we enjoyed unprecedented industry engagement, with tens of thousands of you downloading our materials and research and participating in our committees and councils, working groups, webinars, events, fundraisers, grassroots alerts and more.

We are truly proud of how far we’ve come together and we're excited about our future potential. Thank you for your outstanding support and steadfast trust. Without you, we would not be where we are today. And we look to 2017 and beyond with great optimism for AHLA, for our industry and for you.

Warmly,

Katherine and Jim 3 2 AHLA has record-breakingREVENUE year In 2016 AHLA achieved significant success UP 30% on many fronts, from growing and serving our membership to gaining traction inside the BOOSTING REVENUE Beltway and around the country advocating We increased revenue by 30% in just one year. for the association on important industry issues. Our laser focus on our most important WINNING ADVOCACY ISSUES advocacy areas produced significant advances We’re protecting members’ bottom line with on our priorities. significant advocacy wins on key issues: 0 1) Secured regulatory action against short-term rental companies REPRESENTING MORE MEMBERS 2) Achieved Congressional action in the House & Senate to stop online We grew membership and now represent . booking scams more than 24,000 members totaling over half of all the hotel rooms in the United States 3) Halted the Department of Labor’s overtime rule through the courts AHLA added a record-breaking number 4) Held off efforts to regulate resort fees of Executive Partners who support our that would negatively impact guest industry and grow our non-dues revenue. choice and amenities INCREASED VISIBILITY 1 By promoting our industry narrative in the national and local press, we achieved 1.5 billion media impressions in 2016. 64 RAISING THE FUNDRAISING BAR Now in the HotelPAC, AHLA’s Political Action Committee, set TOP 5% fundraising records as a result of the increased OF ALL political engagement and activism from members. Under the leadership of Chairman Jon Bortz, PACS President and CEO of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, HotelPAC raised nearly $1.5 million dollars during the 2016 election cycle from a record number of contributors. Our 2016 HotelPAC fundraising exceeded Raised a the previous election cycle total record of nearly by one million dollars. As we continue to build a culture of $1.5 political giving, our voice and MILLION for the 2016 influence will only get stronger. election cycle

Of the campaigns we invested in, 95% WON

HotelPAC invested in a record 225 FEDERAL CAMPAIGNS

5 AHLEF OPENING DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING In 2016, AHLA's foundation, the American Hotel and EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Lodging Foundation (AHLEF), had a historic year. It launched a new capital campaign, “Opening Doors to Opportunity,” with a goal of raising $8 million to fund critical research and scholarships for hospitality management $8,278,883 students and industry professionals. The campaign exceeded expectations by raising a record $8,278,883.

6 Advocating New York New York state cracks down on illegal Airbnb rentals In October 2016, New York Governor & winning Andrew Cuomo took an important step to restrict commercial short-term for the industry rental operators by signing new legislation that specifically prohibits advertising illegal short-term rentals on web platforms like Airbnb and that provides substantial and escalating fines for violations. REINING IN ILLEGAL HOTELS, STANDING UP FOR OUR INDUSTRY Chicago Home-sharing has been around for decades, and we Chicago set to begin have always supported the rights of property owners enforcing tougher to occasionally rent their homes to earn extra income. short-term rental laws However, new short-term rental platforms like Airbnb In June 2016, the Chicago City Council, along with strong support from Mayor are not being used primarily by occasional renters. Rahm Emmanuel, voted 43-7 to pass one Rather, they’re being used by unregulated commercial of the country’s most comprehensive, operators running multi-unit, full-time lodging businesses. short-term rental ordinances, aimed at closing the illegal hotel loophole. In 2016, we supported new legislation in dozens of markets that dealt a blow to “illegal hotels” like Airbnb that flout basic health, safety, zoning and tax laws. San Francisco San Francisco mayor vetoes bill that would have slashed short-term rentals SF LEGISLATORS APPROVE In June, 2016, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors TOUGHER RULES FOR AIRBNB passed important legislation to improve enforcement of laws governing short-term rental websites.

7 GROWING COALITION STOPPING ONLINE The broad-based coalition Airbnbwatch.org BOOKING SCAMS grew substantially, uniting a diverse group of voices who care about this issue, AHLA worked with Members of including labor unions, affordable Congress to introduce the housing, and neighborhood groups. Stop Online Booking Scams Act in both the House and Senate. This was the first bicameral, bipartisan legislation to address the issue of online booking scams from websites that trick consumers into thinking they are booking directly with a hotel when they are in fact booking on a third-party affiliate site.

At a House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing, Jamie Pena, Vice President of Revenue Strategy & Global Distribution for Omni Hotels & Resorts, testified in support of the Stop Online Booking Scams Act.

8 PROTECTING THE RESORT FEES, FRANCHISE MODEL AND CONSUMER CHOICE

AHLA held off an effort by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would have negatively impacted the industry’s ability to provide our guests with choice and a variety of Working with the Coalition To Save Local amenities through resort fees. Businesses, which AHLA co-chairs, we secured introduction of House and Senate legislation We also educated the FTC about the lack of fee to reverse the National Labor Relations Board’s transparency by online travel agencies who often new joint employer standard. lump together service fees with the taxes they charge consumers.

STOPPING ONEROUS OVERTIME RULE DEFENDING FEDERAL PER DIEMS AHLA co-led efforts to combat the Department of Labor’s (DOL) “too high Prevented initiatives decreasing too fast” push for a new overtime rule. We federal per diems that would secured House and Senate introduction have negatively of legislation to address this issue and we affected joined more than 50 national and state federal associations in a lawsuit against DOL that employee was successful and resulted in the new travel options overtime rule not going into effect. including military personal.

9 A DAILY PRESENCE ON CAPITOL HILL SHOWING CONGRESS

THE HEART OF THE HOUSE In 2016, through hundreds of meetings and other touch points, The highly successful program gives AHLA engaged every day with Members of Congress behind-the-scenes Congress, the Administration and tours of AHLA member hotels. Each tour is their staffs, to relay our members’ an opportunity to educate these elected experiences and to advocate for officials about the important role hotels our industry. play in their local communities and the national economy. It also allows Senators and Representatives to meet the incredible front- and back-of-the-house staff who make our industry thrive. In 2016, AHLA completed two dozen tours in 15 states, engaging Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle.

10 To promote the tremendous value of the hotel industry, we built Telling the the foundation for a new, national campaign that communicates the impact – and individual stories – of the industry. The campaign highlighted the great contribution hotels make to communities in every Congressional district around the country and showcased the hotel story lifelong careers individuals have made in our industry.

Dream big. DREAMS HAPPEN HERE The hotel industry is thriving. Creating endless career possibilities and strengthening communities all over the country. Learn more at www.AHLA.com. $170 BILLION IN TAX Supported by the most comprehensive data to date, AHLA REVENUE 8 MILLION AMERICAN 5 MILLION launched Dreams Happen Here, a brand new national JOBS ALL TOGETHER GUESTS POWERFUL AH&LA IS PROUD TO BE THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION EACH DAY OF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY. awareness campaign featuring the incredible people, Dreams happen here. At hotels. Through the guests we serve. And the people we employ. In the communities we support. career opportunities and economic impact of our vibrant In the investments we make in our people, our cities, our country. industry. Targeting key decision makers across the country, the campaign tells the story of upward mobility unique to our industry, where the dream of climbing the ladder from entry level to upper management is an inspiring reality.

HOTELS POWER AMERICA’S ECONOMY AND ADVANCE EMPLOYEES ✯ 8 million jobs ✯ Nearly $600 billion added to the U.S. economy was introduced to key influencers ✯ 3 out of 5 hotels are small businesses Dreams Happen Here HOTELS INVEST at the Republican National Convention and the IN AMERICA’S COMMUNITIES ✯ Guests spend nearly $500 billion at hotels and local businesses ✯ $170 billion goes back to communities Democratic National Convention, where 45,000 through local, state and federal taxes

HOTELS SERVE AMERICA’S TRAVELERS branded hotel keycards were distributed at host ✯ More than one billion guests stay in American hotels every year. hotels in both Cleveland and Philadelphia. That’s nearly 15% of earth’s population.

Learn more at AHLA.com/Dreams

Keycards received media coverage in Washington Post and Politico Influence.

11 THE OXFORD REPORT

In 2016, AHLA commissioned the most thorough economic impact analysis of THE NUMBERS our industry to date. The report provided SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES a comprehensive analysis underscoring our industry’s contributions to local communities and the U.S. economy. Conducted by Oxford Economics HOTELS GENERATE and funded through a grant from the $1.1 TRILLION Educational Foundation (AHLEF), the IN U.S data were shared widely with AHLA HOTELS GENERATE members and key influencers and were SALES featured in national media. $483 BILLION IN GUEST 8 MILLION SPENDING AMERICAN JOBS

1 BILLION+ GUESTS EACH YEAR

60%OF HOTELS RUN BY $590 SMALL BILLION BUSINESS TO U.S. GDP OWNERS

12 Welcome AHLA membership is stronger than ever, with property membership growing by a quarter of a million rooms in 2016. New Partners & With 2.8 million total rooms, AHLA members now represent more than half of all property rooms in the U.S.! With full confidence in AHLA’s direction, New Members our industry unity is stronger than ever.

NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS NEW PARTNERS, RECORD REVENUE AHLA was proud to welcome these new Corporate Members in 2016: AHLA added several new executive partners in 2016 including Encore Event Technologies, Hospitality Benefits and Saber. These non-lodging companies are deeply involved in our industry and are valued members who have made the financial and intellectual commitment to strengthen AHLA.

ADDED 2016 Presidential Hotel Advisors 13 In 2016, our brand companies, who together Our hats off to with all of our membership segments, supported the industry by encouraging participation in AHLA. We salute all of you our top 10 and thank you for your steadfast support.

MEMBER MEMBER ROOMS PROPERTIES HILTON 510,746 3,439 MARRIOTT 509,119 3,240 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (IHG) 348,175 2,948 WYNDHAM 343,746 4,406 STARWOOD 158,966 533 BEST WESTERN 148,953 2,050 G6 HOSPITALITY 110,557 1,235 HYATT HOTELS 105,937 430 LA QUINTA MANAGEMENT 86,709 886 CARLSON REZIDOR 37,568 333

14 To better serve our growing membership, AHLA has devoted significant energy to enhance our Enhancing our communications tools. We’ve redesigned the AHLA website and all our marketing pieces, updated our social media platforms, and tools to provide better value provided apps for events and our executives.

September 2016 HOTEL

The official newsletter of the American Hotel & Lodging Association

Conventions & Events

F e a t u r S o y GSA Announces 2017 Per Diem Rates, New Interagency Working Group

The General Services Administration (GSA) recently released the federal per diem rates for FY2017 that will go into effect October 1, 2016. The standard continental United States (CONUS) rate for lodging increased from $89 to $91 per night. Click here and select “FY 2017” in the dropdown menu

Short Term Rental Checking In Activity Escalates Congressman Blake Farenthold From Coast to Coast Tours Local Hotel

The New Orleans City Planning Commission Travel Industry Urges Congressional (CPC) last week approved draft rules regarding the Action on Zika Funding proliferation of short-term rentals, particularly in areas deemed off limits for transient rentals. The State Conversations Advance on proposal seeks to ban whole-home rentals, while Short-Term Rentals allowing rentals of “accessory dwellings” such as carriage houses and “temporary” homes rented for Efforts Continue Ahead of Overtime no more than 30 days. The threat of litigation by Implementation the likes of Airbnb appears to have dissuaded the CPC from including mandates for data reporting Local Business Journal Calls Out from online platforms. The draft now goes to the full City Council for consideration, which gets Flaws of Seattle Ballot Proposal underway this week.

We support the millions of lodging employees who make our $160 billion industry go.

OTA’s Deceptive Dimming Practices Exposed

CBS News published an article last week on, "Are Online Travel Sites Providing Biased Information?," highlighting online travel agencies (OTA) dimming practices. The piece exposes some OTAs’ deceptive practices while questioning if they are misleading consumers. Read more

University of Houston Students Visit AH&LA Headquarters

Last week, nearly 30 graduate students from the University of Hou- ston visited AH&LA's office to learn more about the industry. They met with each department to hear about the issues and opportunities we are actively engaged in as well as the importance of telling our story to stakeholders and media.

The students also met with the Educational Foundation to hear about scholarship opportunities and posed for the Foundation's newest campaign: #PineapplePics, which encourages students to take pictures with a Pineapple -the international symbol of hospitality - for a chance to win $100. Check out the picture for their very own #PineapplePic and be sure to join the Foundation's campaign by posing with a pineapple and tweeting it to @AHLEF using the hash- THE AHLA REFRESHING tag #PineapplePics for a chance to winn A NEW ONLINE HOME EXECUTIVE SUITE OUR BRAND

AHLA launched a dynamic new AHLA went mobile in 2016. We We redesigned AHLA’s collateral website in 2016. The new AHLA.com developed a customized mobile app and email communications with is a major upgrade with a modern, to help busy hotel executives stay a fresh and bold new look that sleek look, responsive mobile design, engaged and keep up with the latest enhances our brand, better and streamlined organization and advocacy issues. With talking points, reflects the great people in our navigation. Using a new state-of-the-art action alerts, executive updates and industry and projects a clean, online platform, AHLA can now support real-time text alerts in the palm of personable and professional members and tell our industry’s story their hands, our app users are more image for our world-class more effectively than ever. connected than ever. association.

15 High-impact events uniting our industry. AHLA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

MARCH 9 WASHINGTON, DC THE HAY-ADAMS

The first-ever AHLA Leadership Summit brought together nearly 100 of our industry’s most senior executives for a one-day program of stimulating presentations and panel discussions with key thought leaders. THE AMERICAS AHLA @ HX: THE HOTEL EXPERIENCE LODGING INVESTMENT ROOMS TO RESTAURANTS AND BDNY SUMMIT (ALIS) NOVEMBER 13-15 NEW YORK, NY JACOB K. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER JANUARY 25-27 LOS ANGELES, CA JW MARRIOTT & MICROSOFT THEATER AT LA LIVE HX: The Hotel Experience is North America’s largest hospitality trade show. Co-owned by AHLA, it With nearly 3,000 delegates, ALIS featured hundreds of exhibitors, 10,000 attendees continued to be the industry’s largest and more than 50 educational programs covering all AHLA LEGISLATIVE ACTION SUMMIT and leading investment conference, things hospitality. Each year, AHLA holds a variety of featuring exclusive networking special events during HX, including the WIL Connect MAY 17-18 WASHINGTON, DC MARRIOTT MARQUIS opportunities and an extensive array Luncheon, Joint Council Meeting, Under 30 Gateway’s of seminars and panel discussions. Not Your Boss’s Party and AHLA’s Industry Leadership AHLA partnered with the Asian American Hotel The second annual ALIS Law was also Dinner. This year’s Leadership Dinner was held at the Owners Association (AAHOA) for a second year to held January 25-26 at the Residence Waldorf Astoria and was attended by more than 300 unite hoteliers and show lawmakers the industry’s Inn Courtyard Los Angles L.A. Live. industry leaders for a celebratory evening recognizing strength at the annual Legislative Action Summit. This ALIS Law featured programming the association’s accomplishments throughout the two-day program assembled nearly 500 hoteliers to geared specifically for the legal issues year and honoring AHLA 2017-2018 Chair, Mark Carrier, represent the industry and educate Congress about faced by hotel owners and operators. CHA, President, B.F. Saul Company Hospitality Group. key issues impacting the lodging business.

16 Enhancing the conversation with

Economic Impact of the U.S. Hotel Industry (Oxford cutting-edge Economics) represents the most thorough economic impact analysis of the hotel and lodging industry to date, research with new, comprehensive analysis of the industry. Conducting the industry’s leading research and providing members with valuable insights is a major AHLA priority. With the instrumental support of the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Foundation, we took our efforts to the next level in 2016. We produced a variety of exclusive new reports which offered members dynamic data to help them make informed business decisions. Demystifying the Digital These reports also illustrated the story of our industry Marketplace: Spotlight on the and supported AHLA’s stance on key issues. Hospitality Industry (Kalibri Labs) is the most extensive research ever published on the lodging industry’s distribution channel landscape and helps our members better understand digital trends in order to identify opportunities.

17 From Air Mattresses to Unregulated The Hotel Success Story: Business: An Analysis of the Other From Front Desk to C-Suite, Side of Airbnb is an analysis that a New Report on Hotel Jobs offers the first,comprehensive (WageWatch, Inc.) offers a national look at the rise of national survey examining commercial activity on Airbnb. It the upward mobility for was written by John O’Neill, Professor employees pursuing of Hospitality Management and professional careers in hotels. Director of the Center for Hospitality Real Estate Strategy in the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State University.

U.S. Hotel Small Business U.S. Lodging Tax Study (STR) Ownership Study (STR) provides current information analyzed ownership of U.S. by state on lodging tax hotels and found that 61% structure, total lodging tax are considered small businesses collections and lodging tax by the United States Small in the largest cities. Business Administration small business hotel classification.

To access these and other AHLA reports, visit www.ahla.com/ahla-research-reports.

18 Advancing careers & ensuring a skilled workforce

HISTORIC NEW PARTNERSHIP

Building on a 60-year tradition as the leading provider of hospitality training and professional development, the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) launched a historic

partnership in 2016 with the National Restaurant High school students participated in Cornell University School of Hotel Association (NRA) to ensure the success of our Administration’s summer college where they earned the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) industry’s employees.

Under the partnership, the NRA acquired the training business, assets, AHLA achieved record levels of and products of the AHLEI and provided the unique opportunity to certification enrollments in 2016 combine NRA’s and AHLEI’s resources to produce an even more robust training program. 80,000+ 17,000+ STUDENTS SIT FOR A As AHLEI begins a new chapter, AHLA remains dedicated to the AHLA CREDENTIAL development of a skilled workforce through professional certification. CERTIFICATIONS EXAM OFFERED BY THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE ISSUED EVERY YEAR

19 of the

LAUNCHING A HOSPITALITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AHLA STARS OF THE INDUSTRY

In 2016 AHLA, in partnership with the National MAY 18 WASHINGTON, DC Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, secured a $1.8 million contract from the U.S. The AHLA Stars of the Industry awards recognizes Department of Labor to develop a management outstanding accomplishments and individuals in the level apprenticeship program for the hospitality lodging sector who stand out and whose stories inspire industry. This program is the first of its kind for the us all. The 2016 ceremony was held on Capitol Hill and was hosted by Anthony Melchiorri, creator and star of hospitality industry, providing the next generation the popular cable TV series, Hotel Impossible. of hospitality leaders with opportunities to increase their skills, earn higher wages, acquire 2016 AHLA STARS OF THE INDUSTRY WINNERS recognized credentials and boost their prospects Outstanding General Manager of the Year, Small Property Anna Marie Presutti, General Manager for career advancement. Hotel Nikko San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Outstanding General Manager of the Year, Large Property Jack Miller, General Manager Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ Women In Lodging Leader of the Year Deborah Croce, Director of Human Resources The Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park, New York, NY Stevan Porter Emerging Hospitality Leader Jennifer Yang, Director of Reservations Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA AHLEI Lamp of Knowledge – Outstanding Workforce Partner Thomas Penny, General Manager Courtyard by Marriott Convention Center, Washington, DC AHLA Student Chapter of the Year Cornell University, Ithaca, NY AHLA Property of the Year, Small Property Joori Jeon, Shelly Weir, and the project team from NRAEF pose with Jose Velazquez and Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport, Seattle, WA Cierra Mitchell from the Department of Labor during the contract-signing ceremony. AHLA Property of the Year, Large Property W San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year Chris Woodrow, Sales Manager Riverwind Hotel, Norman, OK 20 Thank you HotelPAC Leaders

HOTELPAC CO-CHAIRS

AHLA Hersha Hospitality Trust Pyramid Hotel Group Katherine Lugar Jay Shah and Neil H. Shah Rick Kelleher, Jim Dina and Warren Fields Aimbridge Hospitality Hilton Worldwide RLJ Lodging Trust Dave Johnson and Les Bentley Chris Nassetta, Kevin Jacobs and Jim Holthouser Ross Bierkan, Tom Baltimore and Robert Johnson Ashford Host Hotels and Resorts Ryman Hospitality Properties Monty Bennett and Doug Kessler Ed Walter, Minaz Abji and Jim Risoleo Colin Reed Best Western Hotels & Resorts Hyatt Hotels Corporation Sage Hospitality David Kong and Ron Pohl Mark Hoplamazian and Rena Hozore Reiss Walter Isenberg and Zachary Neumeyer B.F. Saul Company Hospitality Group Interstate Hotels and Resorts Salamander Hotels & Resorts Mark Carrier Jim Abrahamson Prem Devadas and Sheila Johnson Boykin Management Company InterContinental Hotels Group Seaview Investors John Boykin and Robert Boykin Elie Maalouf and Joel Eisemann Bob Alter Davidson Hotels and Resorts Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Two Roads Hospitality John Belden and Steven Margol Marc Gordon and Bob Habeeb Jamie Sabatier Denihan Hospitality Group JHM Hotels Vesta Hospitality Brooke Barrett and Patrick Denihan D.J. Rama and H.P. Rama Rick Takach Diamond Rock Hospitality LaSalle Hotel Properties Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Mark Brugger Mike Barnello and Al Young Marcel Verbaas and Barry Bloom Fabric Innovation Marriott International Watermark Capital Partners Deborah Herman Arne Sorenson and Dave Grissen Michael Medzigian FelCor Lodging Trust Omni Hotels & Resorts White Lodging Tom Corcoran, Richard Smith and Troy Pentecost Mike Deitemeyer Bruce White HEI Hotels and Resorts Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Wyndham Hotel Group Gary Mendell, Steve Mendell and Anthony Rutledge Jon Bortz (HotelPAC Chairman) Geoff Ballotti and Steve Holmes

21 Stephen Wahrlich Pierre Giacotto John Murtha 2016 HOTELPAC CONTRIBUTIONS Congressional Suite Jeremy Wegner Tim Giesler David Nadelman $500 – $999 Doug Vicari Deb Goetz Tom Netting Gregory Adams Shelly Weir Ben Goh Jason Olea Rick Adams Brian Wheeler Marc Gordon Laurence Oleck CHAIRMAN’S CLUB Steven Mendell Michael Cryan Edward Arps Lisa Whittington Gabrielle Gordon Patrick Orlowsky $10,000 Joint Contribution Gary Mendell Jeffrey Dauray Maryam Banikarim Bruce Wiles Jeffrey Gross Chris Ostapovicz Robert and Joanne Alter Metro. Memphis HLA PAC Jeffrey Donahue Tom Bardenett Rob Winchester Char Gross Joseph Ottinger Geoff and Lesile Ballotti R. D. Musser Cindy Estis Green James Biggar Mark Wolman Stefan Gruvberger Christina Pappas Jon and Ellen Bortz Chris Nassetta Deric Eubanks David Brooks Len Wolman Kirsten Guill Ryan Parker Rick Takach and Kari Jonasson Zachary Neumeyer Kenneth Fearn Banks Brown Chau Wu Sarah Gulla Paresh Patel Bruce and Elizabeth White Al Patel Wendy Ferrill John Campbell Jonathan Yullen Debra Gutierrez Roshan Patel Buggsi Patel Mark Fioravanti Robert Carl Mindy Hanan Atul Patel Presidential Suite Leland Pillsbury Troy Flanagan Stefani Carter Supporter Suite Mufi Hannemann Alpesh Patel $5,000 Dave Pollin Jeff Foland Jerome Cataldo $25 – $499 Christian Hansen Susan Patterson Minaz Abji Randy Pullen Kenneth Fuller Dinesh Chandiramani Greg Adkins Daniel Hanu Jeff Penner Jim Abrahamson D.J. Rama Troy Furbay Steve Coe Brad Aldrich Christian Harris Liz Perkins James Amorosia Colin Reed Thomas Gartland Denise Coll Scott Arensmeyer Michelle Hartman David Prentiss John Arabia Robert Rowling Robert Gartner Jen Collins Martha Axford Patrick Hatton Trisha Pugal Thomas Baltimore Anthony Rutledge Krissy Gathright Maryam Cope Karen Baker Wendy Heineke Karen Rapley Michael Barnello Ryman Hospitality PAC Beverly Goulet Vijay Dandapani Sheri Baraw Smith Tim Hennessey Gerald Rappaport Brooke Barrett Jamie Sabatier Joel Griffin David Danieli Marian Barbieri Stacy Henrichsen Deanna Richeson John Belden Ben Seidel Amish Gupta Bill DeForrest Mark Bastis Heather Henson Thomas Robertson Archie Bennett Neil H. 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