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The American Privacy Rights Act – What Does it Mean for Hotel Companies?

On April 7, 2024, the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). While every Congress for more than a decade has introduced multiple proposals to address privacy rights on a national scale, ...

Robert E. Braun

Robert E. Braun

Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP

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The Economic Rollercoaster

It seems like we’re on an economic rollercoaster right now and the big question is when we get off. When does inflation cool? We dig into the latest data to help determine if a soft landing really is where we’re heading.

Aaron Szyf

Economist at U.S Travel Association

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Q3 Insights Reveal Holiday Travel Expectations and the Economic Cost of Not Addressing Traveler Pain Points

Each quarter, we continue to dig deeper into the traveler experience and identify barriers and points of friction that keep travelers at home or traveling less frequently based on a quarterly consumer survey with Ipsos.

Jamie Mageau

Director of Research Products for U.S. Travel Association

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Welcoming Our 41st Visa Waiver Program Member: Israel

The addition of any new country into our Visa Waiver Program (VWP) has always been a big deal.

Aaron Szyf

Economist at U.S Travel Association

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A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners

A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners

When the Patel family opened a hotel in Dickinson, North Dakota in 2007, they agreed that brand recognition offered by a large franchise chain would be a valuable trade-off to operating independently. After careful analysis, they chose to operate th...

Laura Lee Blake

Laura Lee Blake

President and CEO of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association

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A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners

Converging Factors: Is a Soft Landing Possible?

As we enter the final quarter of the year, is this recession still happening? And what does this mean for travel?

Aaron Szyf

Economist at U.S Travel Association

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Inbound Travel’s Slow Recovery is Hurting U.S. Retailers

International visitors to the U.S. love to shop and spend money at stores across the country. In fact, according to NTTO’s Survey of International Travelers (SIAT), more than 80% of overseas travelers reported that they engaged in shopping, more tha...

Aaron Szyf

Economist at U.S Travel Association

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The Q2 Business Travel Tracker Shows Business Demand is Normalizing While Cost Constraints Diminish

Business travel expectations are normalizing. In line with other travel indicators softening and consistent with prior quarters, eight in 10 business travelers expect to travel to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows in the next six months

Jamie Mageau

Director of Research Products for U.S. Travel Association

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How Three—or Four—Factors Have Combined to Increase Travel’s Affordability

Below, we take a deep dive into the data and what it means for travel.

Aaron Szyf

Economist at U.S Travel Association

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Hotel Data Security Update: Time is Short – Reporting your Data Breach

Over the past years, hotel companies – including brands, managers and owners – have increasingly sought the benefit of access to public markets and, in doing so, have become subject to the registration and disclosure requirements of the United State...

Robert E. Braun

Robert E. Braun

Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP

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