CHLA News Room

Jennifer Jividen, from Infiniti HR presented her session on Pooling Power: Buying Big No Matter Your Size.

Know Your A.I. to Shape Your Guest Engagement was presented by Craig Carbonniere, Senior Director, Milestone Inc. In this session, he discussed how Artificial Intelligence and technology such as ChatGPT applies to boutique and independent hotels and how it impacts hotel marketing, staffing, and the guest experience.

In a rapidly evolving job market, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has taken a bold step forward by issuing an executive order for a Master Plan on Career Education. This comprehensive plan orders the state’s educational and business-oriented agencies to collaborate to promote a range of pathways to successful careers and is not limited to those requiring college degrees. The...

Hotel owners and operators know that the past few years have been unique economically for their business, including when properties change hands. The latest figures from the most recent mid-year survey by Atlas Hospitality confirm that—but in two seemingly contradictory ways. The results from our mid-year 2023 hotel sales survey saw two new records set. First was a median price...

California hotels achieved one of the highest occupancy and Average Daily Rate (ADR) year to date (YTD) through September. However, the state was not immune to the travel normalization trend that was seen nationally. Some of the California leisure-oriented destinations showed limited growth or even declines, while the city centers experienced robust year-over-year growth. While California hotels are one of...

Below, we're proud to display our most long-standing members. Hotel del Coronado Coronado 130 years Fairmont Hotel San Francisco San Francisco 84 years The Lodge at Pebble Beach Pebble Beach 84 years Pine Inn Carmel 84 years Palace Hotel San Francisco 84 years Chancellor Hotel on Union Square San Francisco 83 years Disneyland Hotel Anaheim 67 years Creekside Inn Palo Alto 66 years Silverado Resort & Spa Napa 66 years Cartwright Hotel Union Square San Francisco 64 years Handlery Hotel San Diego San Diego 64 years The Westin St. Francis San Francisco 64 years Hyatt Regency...

1893 – The Southern California Hotel Association began as a fraternal group for owners and operators to share ideas and socialize. 1910 – The Southern California Hotel Association joined the national association. 1910 – The American Hotel Association was founded to serve the needs of the lodging industry at the national level. 1919 – The Northern California Hotel Association helped start the...

In 1893, Grover Cleveland was sworn in for a second term as President. California’s 1.2 million residents made it the 22nd state by population, just behind Mississippi. Down in Los Angeles, though, things were booming: the population would triple during the decade to more than 50,000. That steady influx of new people and new business created an ever-growing need...

In the wake of new hotel worker safety ordinances and the increased focus on worker safety by hoteliers, many properties may benefit from considering new advancements in safety technology and devices. Consider Your Property Needs Hoteliers play a crucial role in maximizing the benefits of safety technology, including panic buttons. Jeff Engel, CEO of Location Tech, a company that creates wireless...