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AH&LA Applauds Committee Passage Of Immigration Reform Bill (5/22/2013)
Lodging industry emphasizes importance of final bill reflecting needs of today’s economy.

Pegasus Reports Global Corporate Bookings Set New Growth Record in April (5/21/2013)
+8.8% Increase Over April 2012 is Highest Year-over-year Increase Since August 2011.

Travel Industry Leaders Discuss Tourism’s Impact on the U.S. Economy and Changing Vacation Demographics (5/20/2013)
Best Western International, AAA and U.S. Travel Association executives share summer travel outlook and trends.

Senate Judiciary Approves Immigration Bill Amendment to Include Hong Kong in Visa Waiver Program (5/20/2013)
U.S. Travel Applauds Senators Hirono, Hatch and Lee for Offering Measure to Make Hong Kong Eligible for Visa-Free Travel.

PM Hospitality Strategies Expands West Coast Presence (5/20/2013)
Signs First Hotel in San Francisco/Oakland Market, Sees More Growth Opportunities.

American Spending On Hotel Stays This Summer Expected To Total $84 Billion, Room Key? Survey Reveals (5/10/2013)
Vacationing Americans 25 and older* expect to spend $84 billion on hotels this summer, with the average traveler booking slightly more ...

The Adventure Continues:The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley Is Coming To Universal Orlando Resort (5/9/2013)
Building on the global phenomenon that is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort and Warner Bros. Entertainment today ...

Hotels Continue to See Moderate Growth in Both Bookings and Rate (5/9/2013)
The transient segment, which consists of individual business and leisure travelers, is continuing to support both average daily rate (ADR) and ...

AH&LA Applauds Appointment Of Trudy Rautio To Ttab (5/9/2013)
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) applauds the appointment of Trudy Rautio, president and CEO of Carlson, to the U.S. ...

U.S. Hotel Guests Spend More to Rent Rooms, But Not on Much Else (5/7/2013)
Now that the national hotel occupancy rate is approaching its long run averages and scarcity has returned in certain markets and ...

Travel Employment Accelerates in April (5/6/2013)
The Travel Industry has Added 85 Percent of Jobs Lost During the Great Recession ...

Travel Exports Buck the Trend and Continue to Increase In March (5/3/2013)
David Huether, senior vice president of research and economics at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today's Commerce Department announcement ...

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