Internet Travel Tax Fairness Act (ITTFA): The Facts
Over the holiday weekend, the major online travel companies and their national trade association launched a very misleading email campaign to urge both the general public and the travel industry to contact Congress in support of the “Internet Travel Tax Fairness Act” (ITTFA). We want to make sure that you have the correct facts regarding [...]
State Agency Adopts Rules for Water Features
State Agency Adopts Rules for Water Features On May 1, 2010, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) adopted its permanent rules for “public interactive water features,” or “PIWFs.” A PIWF is a water spray, dancing water jet, waterfall, dumping bucket, or shooting water cannon that is designed for the purposes of wetting persons [...]
National News: Third Party Travel Intermediaries Pushing Federal Hotel Occupancy Tax Legislation
National News: Third Party Travel Intermediaries Pushing Federal Hotel Occupancy Tax Legislation Third party intermediaries (TPIs) such as Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, Hotels.com, etc., are promoting new draft federal legislation referred to as the “Internet Travel Tax Fairness Act.” THLA, along with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), are opposing this legislation because it poses [...]
Travel Promotion Act Opens Door for National Funding for Tourism Promotion
Travel Promotion Act Opens Door for National Funding for Tourism Promotion Why was it needed? In 2009, 2.4 million fewer overseas travelers visited the U.S. than in 2000, at an estimated cost of $509 billion to the U.S. economy. Unlike the vast majority of European and counterparts, the United States has to date had no [...]
Attention Planners: Submit RFPs for Tarrant County Hotels!
We are pleased to announce a new site feature that enables meeting planners to submit RFPs directly through our site. We collect the imperatives, and then we submit it to our hotels for bid. Click here to check it out!
AH&LA Department of Labor Alert!
Washington, D.C., June 21, 2010 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has learned that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is planning an initiative that specifically targets every hotel, motel and resort in the United States for audits by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. Without contacting AH&LA or providing any justification, DOL [...]
Jeremy Berlin Named General Manager of the DFW Airport Marriott South
Fort Worth, Texas, June 14, 2010 – Winegardner and Hammons, Inc, announced Jeremy Berlin as General Manager of the DFW Airport Marriott South Effective May 25, 2010. He was most recently the General Manager for the Embassy Suites in Williamsburg, VA , a hotel also owned and operated by Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. Berlin is a graduate of [...]
Super Bowl XLV Urban Forestry Project
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Super Bowl Urban XLV Urban Forestry Project First of 13 tree-planting projects being done as part of the NFL Environmental Program for Super Bowl XLV WHERE: Dr. Robert Cluck Linear Park – North Section (1601 E. Randol Mill Road, Arlington, TX) WHEN: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 11:00 a.m.– Noon WHO: JACK GROH, Director, NFL [...]
HATC offers web advertising packages!
Check out our web site advertising packages. Since our site is brand new, we are offering some great opportunities for advertising on our web site. Contact Julie Faver-Dylla to request a site sponsorship/advertising packet. We offer cube ads, banner ads and quarter, half and full page listings!
HATC & HSMAI Networking Social – July 21, Glass Cactus
Join HATC and HSMAI for a networking event on July 21, 2010 at the Gaylord’s Glass Cactus. Enjoy discounted hors d’ oeuvres, cocktails and free parking as you network with your industry colleagues.
