Human Trafficking Prevention

Join the Fight Against

Human Trafficking

Protect your guests, employees, business, and community.

There are an estimated 25 million to 40 million victims of trafficking worldwide, with an estimated 50,000 new victims being brought into the U.S. each year. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened many of the conditions that lead to the trafficking of vulnerable populations.

As hoteliers, we are in a prime position to lead the fight against sex and labor trafficking and that is precisely what we have been doing. AAHOA has long been at the forefront of the hospitality industry’s battle against human trafficking.

Exclusive Training for

AAHOA Members

AAHOA is committed to promoting awareness of human trafficking by educating hoteliers and their employees on how to spot and report suspected instances of human trafficking.

AAHOA offers BEST Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training, Sponsored by AAHOA, completely digital and free for all AAHOA Members and their employees. Trafficking not only destroys lives, it also can destroy livelihoods. Don’t wait. Get trained today to save lives and protect your business.

Earn your certificate in less than an hour
Available in both English and Spanish
FREE for AAHOA Members and their employees
Satisfies many state mandated training requirements
All-digital training, and work at your own pace

Earn Your Certificate

Hotel owners and their employees are in a position to make a real difference in stopping this despicable crime – but only if they know what signs to look for and how to respond. Proper training can be the difference between life and death for a trafficking victim. AAHOA remains committed to empowering hotel owners and hospitality professionals to help keep trafficking out of their hotels and their communities

– Neal Patel, AAHOA Past Chairman (2022-2023)

Did You

Know?

Overall, AAHOA has trained nearly 7,000 people to recognize the signs of trafficking through our Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training Sponsored by AAHOA program.
Our goal is to have 100% of our members and their employees trained in human trafficking awareness and prevention.
AAHOA developed partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign, Polaris, and Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking (BEST) to provide education and resources to hoteliers.
AAHOA also is committed to working with victims' rights groups and lawmakers at the state and federal levels to support laws giving both hoteliers and prosecutors more tools to stop the victimization of men, women, and children in human trafficking.
Almost every state in the country requires/encourages human trafficking training or the posting of the National Human Trafficking Hotline information in hotels.

Human Trafficking Awareness

Resources

BEST Printable Toolkit: This toolkit is available to download once someone completes our training. The toolkit includes indicator lists by lodging functions, prevention tips and printable resource cards for trafficking victims. The BEST Printable Toolkit also available in Spanish.

ITT Project Outcomes: A document detailing the social change outcome of BEST's Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training.