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Christine Killion

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Jose Betancourt

AHLEF Scholarship Recipient Overcomes Barriers To Pursue Hospitality Education

Jose Betancourt is building a career centered on helping people. Born in Mexico, Betancourt moved to the United States with his family when he was seven years old, graduated high school in Houston, and...
Digital detox - phones on the beach

Digital Detox: Hotels and Travel Companies Give Guests Space To Unplug

As the world becomes more connected, so do travelers and their phones. A study from Deloitte found that Americans check their smartphones 52 times times a day on average while another survey from Pew...
Selene Gabriela Gonzalez

AHLEF Scholarship Winner Selene Gonzalez on Discovering a Love of Hospitality

Selene Gabriela Gonzalez didn’t always know that she wanted to make a living in hospitality. A recent recipient of the AMEX, Ecolab, Handlery Hotels, and Opening Doors scholarships given through the American Hotel &...
ForWard Conference

Advancing Women Across All Levels of Hospitality: Highlights From AHLA’s Second Annual ForWard Conference

More than 270 hospitality professionals gathered in Chicago last week to discuss how women can advance their personal careers and those of women across the hotel industry at the second annual ForWard Conference presented...
(From left) Linsey Kennedy, GM of Best Western Plus Norman, Lyssa Murray, former Front Office Manager of Best Western Plus Norman and now GM at Best Western Plus West Lawrence, and Matt Marks, Graduate Director of OU Food Bank

Oklahoma Hotel Partners With University Food Pantry To Aid Local College Students

Food insecurity impacts individuals of all ages across the United States, and college students are no exception. In fact, according to a study conducted in part by the University Food Bank Alliance, nearly half...