The Oklahoma State University School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration (HRAD) has released the results of its 2015 Oklahoma Wage Survey. Read More

After months of intense work on Capitol Hill and with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), coupled with a major national media effort to warn consumers, the hotel industry achieved another significant milestone in Congress that helps put an end to online hotel booking scams that negatively impact our guests. Read More

With the World Health Organization announcing this week that the Zika virus is a public health emergency, the American Hotel & Lodging Association is sharing the most updated facts and resources with you to inform both your employees and your guests. Read More

The OH&LA held its annual Lodging Summit, including the Vendor Expo and Stars of the Industry Awards, on January 19 at the Embassy Suites OKC Downtown/Medical Center - and had record numbers all around. Read More

As a service to OH&LA members and the traveling public the Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association, in partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association, would like remind you of the facts on bed bug infestation, as well as the best treatments. Read More

October 1, 2015 marked the launch of the “Payment Networks’ Liability Shift.” Under this new paradigm, retailers that have not implemented new EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) enabled point-of-sale equipment and banks that have not issued EMV payment cards, may be liable for credit card fraud. Read More

Mark your calendar for February 3, when members of the OH&LA will come together for Hospitality Day at the Capitol, where we will spend time speaking to legislators about issues facing our industry. Then we’ll mingle with more than 600 members and legislators while we do what we do best - show these leaders Oklahoma hospitality! - at a bigger and better-than-ever “A Tasteful Affair” Legislative Reception. Read More

AH&LA has filed official comments regarding the Department of Labor's proposed changes to our nation’s overtime rules, highlighting the lodging industry's concerns with DOL's proposal to more than double the salary threshold of employees eligible for overtime pay from $23,660 to $50,440. Read More

The General Services Administration (GSA) has released federal per diem rates for FY2016 that will go into effect October 1, 2015. Read More

In partnership with the Greater Oklahoma City Metro Hotel Association and the Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association, the City of Oklahoma City has issued a FREE tornado safety information card for your guest rooms and/or front desk. The card is also available in Spanish. Read More

The OH&LA is pleased to present its 2015-2016 scholarship application. Scholarships are open to people who are enrolled in or currently enrolling in one of the following college hospitality industry programs: Hospitality Management, Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Culinary Arts Education in the state of Oklahoma. The scholarship is to be used toward the pursuit of undergraduate, master’s degree or continuing education at a post-secondary accredited institution. Read More

We’ve extended the nomination deadline for the Stars of the Industry Awards to November 21! These awards go to those that epitomize the service & spirit of our industry, and will be recognized at a luncheon on January 20, 2015. Identify and nominate your best employees today! Read More

Jeffrey Cole of Ambassador Hotel in Oklahoma City took first place with his Yuzu Margarita in the first annual Oklahoma Restaurant Association Cocktail Shakedown at the Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo on August 27, 2014. Read More

To simplify the communication of hazardous information in the workplace, OSHA is adopting a new hazardous communication labeling system, the Globally Harmonized System. It is designed to help people understand the information on labels and material data safety sheets more clearly. OSHA requires that all newly hired associates are trained in both the former hazard communication training and the new GHS training through 2015, after which only the GHS training will be required. Hazard communication information and training resources are available at www.OSHA.gov. Read More

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Save American Workers Act (H.R. 2575): Read More