CHLA Lodging News Nov/Dec 2018

8 CALIFORNIA LODGING NEWS www.calodging.com The Southern California Hotel Association and the California State Hotel & Motel Association joined forces to create the California Hotel & Motel Association The California and national associations changed their names to the California Hotel & Lodging Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association, as they are both known today CHLA received an ISHAE Award of Excellence in the Events/Fundraising category for its Innspire Conference and Tradeshow CHLA received an ISHAE Award of Excellence in the Member Programs category for its annual Advocacy Summary CHLA worked closely with the President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate, Toni Atkins, on human trafficking awareness training Senate Bill 970, which was signed by the Governor CHLA received an ISHAE Awards of Excellence in the Events/Fundraising category for its Hotel Owners Conference The Southern California Hotel Association began as a fraternal group for owners and operators to share ideas and socialize The American Hotel Association was founded to serve the needs of the lodging industry at the national level CHLA received an ISHAE Award of Excellence in the PR/Communications Program category for the CABBI merger The Southern California Hotel Association joined the national association CHLA and the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) announced a merger The Northern California Hotel Association helped start the “See America First” advertising campaign The California Hotel & Motel Association helped pass the California Tourism Marketing Act The widely successful “We Welcome Service Animals” campaign was created by the California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation CHLA received an ISHAE Award of Excellence in the Events/Fundraising category for its Northern California Conference and Tradeshow CHLA received two ISHAE Awards of Excellence, one for its Emergency Pocket Guides and another for its Drought Water Cards CHLA received an ISHAE Award of Excellence in the Communications category for its California Lodging News magazine California Hotel & Lodging Association Milestones 1993  CHLA’s 100th Anniversary 2018  CHLA’s 125th Anniversary