Tag: hospitality industry
Hospitality Employment Is Improving, but Full Recovery Is Months Away
The hospitality and leisure sectors employ arts, entertainment, recreation, lodging, and food service workers, among many others. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of...
Report on Black Representation in Hospitality Leadership Highlights Structural Bias in the Industry
One in five people working in the hospitality industry is Black, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Yet Black men and women represent...
AAHOA Officers Share Thoughts on Their Industry and Their Organization
AAHOA officers, led by chairwoman Jagruti Panwala and joined by former interim president and CEO Rachel Humphrey, who has returned to her previous position...
Geoff Ballotti’s Next Steps as AHLA Chair
Like so many top executives in the industry, Geoff Ballotti started his hospitality career surrounded by suds—washing dishes in a hotel kitchen. Back then,...