American Hotel & Lodging Association

Thank you @repdondavis for supporting the #AmericanFranchiseAct, and recognizing the need to preserve and strengthen this important pathway to entrepreneurship.

This legislation will protect the more than 1,200 hotel franchisees in North Carolina and support the entrepreneurs, employees, and local communities that depend on them.

Franchised hotels support more than 2.8 million jobs, account for nearly 60% of all U.S. hotels, and generate nearly $100 billion in annual economic impact.

Thank you @repkevinhern for supporting the #AmericanFranchiseAct, and recognizing the need to preserve and strengthen this important pathway to entrepreneurship.

This legislation will protect the 600 hotel franchisees in Oklahoma and support the entrepreneurs, employees, and local communities that depend on them.

Franchised hotels support more than 2.8 million jobs, account for nearly 60% of all U.S. hotels, and generate nearly $100 billion in annual economic impact.

Thank you @repwalberg for supporting the #AmericanFranchiseAct, and recognizing the need to preserve and strengthen this important pathway to entrepreneurship.

This legislation will protect the more than 800 hotel franchisees in Michigan and support the entrepreneurs, employees, and local communities that depend on them.

Franchised hotels support more than 2.8 million jobs, account for nearly 60% of all U.S. hotels, and generate nearly $100 billion in annual economic impact.

✅ Breaking news - the American Franchise Act has been approved by a key committee.

This important step moves us closer to protecting the hotel franchise business model and supporting the entrepreneurs, employees, and local communities that depend on it. Franchised hotels support more than 2.8 million jobs, account for nearly 60% of all U.S. hotels, and generate nearly $100 billion in annual economic impact.

We are grateful to Chairman @RepWalberg, @repkevinhern and @RepDonDavis, and members of the committee for recognizing the need to preserve and strengthen this important pathway to entrepreneurship.

North American hospitality is deeply interconnected, and prosperity depends on policies that facilitate cross-border travel. 🧳

On the heels of the 2026 tri-national World Cup games, AHLA joins @hotelassoc and the @HotelesXMexico in calling for a long-term extension of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

A long-term extension of #USMCA will build upon the momentum created by the World Cup by providing the certainty businesses need to invest, strengthen integrated supply chains, support workforce mobility, and keep North America globally competitive as a destination for business and leisure travel.

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