On Thursday, May 12, AAHOA leaders gathered in force in Trenton, New Jersey, to testify and support a fair franchising bill known as Assembly Bill 1958 (A1958) introduced in the New Jersey legislature. The hearing on the A1958 bill was before the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee.

 

AAHOA Mid Atlantic Regional Director Mahendra (MZ) Patel, AAHOA Past Chair Bhavesh Patel (2017-2018), AAHOA President & CEO Laura Lee Blake, and more than 25 other AAHOA Ambassadors and Members rallied to the hearing to give their testimony and show their support, recognizing that engaging with lawmakers and sharing their personal stories would help to pass this game-changing legislation.

 

AAHOA will be hosting five charity golf tournaments from May through September – launching our charity golf tournament series is the North Central Charity Golf Tournament at the Glenview Golf Course next week on May 25. Following that one is the Southwest Charity Golf Tournament on June 7 at the University of New Mexico Golf Course.

 

This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a beautiful day of competitive golf, network with hospitality peers, and raise money for great causes. The events are capped at 50 players, so if you want to join us, make sure you register and reserve your spot today! And if you can't make it to either of these, don't worry. We will have one in August and the final one in September. Check out the Charity Golf Tournaments page on the AAHOA website for more information. See you out on the greens.

AAHOA Lifetime Member Jay "Trini" Patel discusses his contributions to the city of Charlotte, NC, his accomplished career in the hospitality industry, and his time with AAHOA. Patel has been with AAHOA since its inception and has constantly looked for ways to improve the hospitality industry and be of service to businesses in Charlotte. 

 

Check out our lineup of events coming your way over the next few months! Make plans to join us by registering today. (All times are local.)

Truist Securities reports, "Last week’s RevPAR was up against a +164.5% comparable result in 2021 vs. +168.2% in the prior week. On a 3-year run-rate (vs. 2019), RevPAR was +4.1% vs. +5.1% in the prior week’s 3-year run-rate. Last week was a clean comp and sequentially slightly softer than the prior week (vs. 2019). Upscale RevPAR: +53.5% y/y and -3.8% over 3 years; Upper Midscale RevPAR: +32.0% y/y and +4.1% over 3 years.”

 

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