About AHLA Foundation
Building tomorrow’s hotel industry today
Our Mission
Inspire, support, and elevate all who work to advance the hotel industry.
Our Impact
We are committed to elevating, educating, and empowering individuals and the public on the industry’s story of opportunity and advancement.
The Problem
Our industry continues to face a gripping workforce shortage with more than a hundred thousand open positions nationwide.
Our Solution
We aim to support the recruitment, retention and advancement of employees throughout the industry. Through career development programs and scholarship initiatives, our work plays a vital role in helping hotel employees find their home in hospitality.
Our career development focus is all about empowering sustainable growth by supporting recruitment, retention, and advancement. Individuals receive the skills training, financial support and AHLA certifications to progress from entry-level worker to management apprentice to college graduate to lifelong hospitality professional.
The No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) program builds on the hotel and lodging industry’s longstanding commitment to eradicate human trafficking by uniting us around collective anti-trafficking efforts that meet the needs of today’s hospitality employers and employees.
$5M
Commited to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs
$1M+
Academic Scholarships Annually
$370K
Invested in 2023 in Opportunity Youth training for Entry-level Jobs
1.7M+
Industry Employees Provided with Socialized Anti-trafficking Training