AHLA's new President and CEO Following a thorough executive search, led by Leaders International, the AHLA Board of Directors are pleased to announce Tracy Douglas-Blowers is the new AHLA President & CEO. Tracy joined the AHLA in 2001, she has applied her years of hotel experience every day in service of the AHLA’s members [...]
Advocating for Industry in Alberta Budget 2023 The AHLA continues to advocate for members and the hotel industry by providing feedback on the Government of Alberta’s 2023 Budget. In the feedback submission, we highlight that Alberta hotels are a key driver of economic diversification, job creation, and sustainable, clean growth in the province. Hotels [...]
The AHLA is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a feedback submission to the Government of Canada on their 2023 Budget. In our feedback, we highlight devastating impacts of COVID-19 had on tourism and how these challenges have compounded the financial difficulties Alberta hotels were already experiencing as a result of reduced activity [...]
Premier Danielle Smith began releasing mandate letters to several cabinet ministers on November 9, including one to Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism. All of the letters asked the ministers to keep the inflation and affordability crisis top of mind, focus on job creation and strengthening the economy, and to address the health-care [...]
At our latest Quarterly Innsight webinar, AHLA members learned about: The latest economic trends in our industry AHLA Advocacy Update Resort Municipality Status There is a push by some communities to implement a resort municipality status similar to BC’s resort status model. There is concern that this model could impact the local voluntary DMF system that [...]