Last month, on May 23, Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) held a complimentary webinar for all industry stakeholders. This exchange was part of a deepening partnership between the associations with a shared pursuit to advance the hospitality environment to the benefit of their members and the overall industry.

The webinar, titled "U.S. Legislative Updates from AAHOA," addressed AAHOA's initiatives on the U.S. Federal level, as well as state and local government levels.

Blake also covered policy recommendations that address the industry's labor shortage and SBA loan limits. In addition, she discussed how AAHOA works with states on STRs, OTA, evictions, and human trafficking awareness training and prevention. HFTP offers a robust Virtual Education program for its members, hosting between two to four hour-long sessions a month on a variety of topics of interest to its stakeholders.

You can watch the recording of the webinar here.

See Laura Lee Blake's recent post about the webinar on LinkedIn

Check out the stats from the live session:

• Out of 34 registrants, 26 attended the webinar (this does not include speakers or HFTP staff)

Poll questions responses:

1. Have you ever heard of AAHOA?

   1. 13 answered | 7 No | 6 Yes

1. Do you approve of having the City of LA give homeless residents government vouchers to stay in hotels in LA?

   1. 14 answered | 6 No | 3 Yes | 5 Unsure

1. Do you believe that raising the minimum wage to $25 per hour is a good idea?  

   1. 15 answered | 8 No | 6 Yes | 1 Unsure

1. If you knew that raising the minimum wage to $25 would cause more than 10% of the local businesses to shut down, would you be in favor of it?

   1. 17 answered | 9 No | 6 Yes | 2 Unsure

1. Why do you stay in AirBNBs when you travel?  

   1. 17 answered |1 Easy to book | 3 Location | 10 Unique experience | 3 Other

1. Do you know the secret hand signal for victims of human trafficking?  

   1. 16 answered | 2 No | 14 Yes

2. Will you share the secret hand signal with family and friends to help recognize victims who might need assistance?

   1. 16 answered | 0 No | 16 Yes