#AAHOACON18 kicked off in Washington, D.C., at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Tuesday. This year's event has drawn more than 6,000 hotel industry professionals and exhibitors from across the country. Several top hotel industry executives graced the main stage yesterday, including Eric Danzinger (Trump Hotels), Keith Cline (LaQuinta Inns & Suites), John Kidd (Radisson Hospitality, Inc.), Mark Hoplamazian (Hyatt Hotels Corporation), Pat Pacious (Choice Hotels International) and Ryan Rivett (MyPlace Hotels of America). American football coach and sports broadcaster Jimmy Johnson gave a poignant keynote address about leadership and what it takes to build and maintain a solid team. Earlier today, several more CEOs shared words of wisdom with attendees, and offered insight on ways to improve business, develop relationships and stay ahead of the competition. A bustling trade show floor featuring more than 400 exhibitors has proven to be an excellent place for members to find and cultivate new business relationships. Many attendees have also taken advantage of the highly topical education sessions available this year, including tips on survey management, online reviews, human trafficking awareness training, how to use big data to boost business, and more. To see pictures and read more about what's happening onsite, check out AAHOA on Facebook or Twitter. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego next year!

  

   

May 22 - North Pacific Regional Meeting - San Jose, Calif. 
May 24 - South Pacific Regional Meeting - Anaheim, Calif. 

 

A charity golf tournament will be held on May 31 in conjunction with the Southwest Albuquerque Regional Meeting. Proceeds from the event will go to support pediatric cancer research and the Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico.

The following courses will be offered this year:

Overall U.S. RevPAR was up 5.4 percent year over year for the week ending 3/24/2018, per STR. Independent hotels came in at 4.6 percent, while upper midscale and midscale performed just slightly under the overall U.S. hotel industry average at 5.1 percent. D.C. was the strongest of the top five markets at 6.8 percent, followed by  Boston (-4.0 percent), Chicago (-0.2 percent), Los Angeles (-7.4 percent), and New York City (+5.3 percent). San Francisco and Dallas also fared well. For more, read the full report. Also, be sure to check out the Corporate Rate Negotiations report, the January 2017 RevPar report, the Calendar Shift RevPar Roadmap and the Margin Monitor. The Calendar Shift RevPar Roadmap takes a deep dive into how RevPAR is estimated to be impacted by the changing dates of various holidays. The Margin Monitor focuses on hotel profitability trends and specifically for U.S. changes in labor costs.