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| | Join us for the Southwest Lodging Council Regional Summit - Oct. 9
Discover a smarter, more engaging way to stay plugged into Ohio’s vibrant lodging community. Our regional meetings bring the conversation to your backyard, delivering timely, location & lodging-specific insights that matter most to your area and trends that keep you and your business at the top of your game.
Register Here!
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Top | | Reserve your Exhibitor Booth now at the largest gathering of lodging professionals in the state! If you are interested in expanding your brand visibility, there are still sponsorship opportunities available.
Contact sara@ohla.org if interested. |
Top | | Are you ready to unlock the future of Ohio hospitality? Join us at the 2025 OHLA Annual Conference & Gala, where hoteliers from across the state come together for two power‐packed days of learning, networking, and celebration.
Details to Know:
📅 November 24-25
📍Hilton Columbus at Easton
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OHLA Conference Home Page
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Top | | This briefing highlights critical federal and state legislative initiatives affecting Ohio’s business environment, including the introduction of the American Franchise Act aimed at clarifying joint employer responsibilities, and Ohio House Bill 272, which proposes new food additive restrictions with potential economic consequences. Additionally, recent federal tax regulation proposals on tipped income and significant tariff implementations impacting the hospitality industry are discussed.
🌐Click here to read the full Government Affairs Update.
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Top | | We are currently preparing our 2026 Allied Directory, and we need your assistance to ensure your listing is accurate.
Update or Approve your Allied Directory listing by Monday, October 6th. |
Top | | Totes of Hope - OHLA’s Women In Lodging (WIL) invite you to join them in supporting the American Red Cross’s Totes of Hope initiative. Totes of Hope is a nationwide campaign led by the American Red Cross’s Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program.
Volunteers collect personal-care items, pack them into totes or backpacks, and deliver them directly to veterans in hospitals, shelters, or outreach centers. These kits serve as both a practical lifeline—providing toiletries and warm accessories and a heartfelt reminder that someone cares. |
Top | | This dynamic community is built for driven young professionals who are ready to make an impact, expand their horizons, and shape the future of hospitality. Whether you're seeking mentorship, insider insights, or valuable opportunities to lead and connect, you'll find the tools and support you need to grow, succeed, and stand out.
Upcoming Events with EP
Emerging Professionals Third Thursday - Pumpkins and P&Ls
📅 October 16 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
📍OHLA Offices (Columbus, OH)
Get ready to dig into more than just pumpkins! Pumpkins and P&Ls is a fun, hands-on workshop designed to help you better understand your financials and boost your business impact—just in time for fall.
🌐Click here to register.
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Top | | Effective Stress Management Tips for Hotel Managers During High-Demand Periods
Hotel managers face constant challenges navigating fluctuating occupancy and unpredictable demands, which can lead to significant stress and burnout. This article offers practical strategies—such as prioritizing clear communication, leveraging checklists, encouraging breaks, delegating tasks, and securing reliable staffing support—that help managers maintain focus, reduce pressure, and lead their teams more effectively. Partnering with trusted staffing services like HotelPro can further ease operational strains, enabling hotel managers to deliver exceptional guest experiences even during the busiest times.
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| | How Eco-Friendly Practices Are Driving Guest Expectations and Boosting Ohio’s Hospitality Industry
As travelers become increasingly eco-conscious, sustainable lodging has evolved from a trend to a business necessity in the hospitality industry. Across generations, guests now expect hotels to implement visible, effective green practices such as energy conservation, waste reduction, and local sourcing. In Ohio, this shift presents a significant opportunity for hotels to gain a competitive edge by adopting environmentally responsible measures, improving guest loyalty, and supporting the state’s booming tourism economy.
Keep Ohio Beautiful highlights the crucial role of sustainability in attracting today’s mindful travelers and offers resources to help Ohio’s lodging sector lead the way in green hospitality. |
| | Have You Checked In?
We’re thrilled to introduce The Conscious Check-In, our new podcast dedicated to the stories of travel and hospitality leaders making a difference through sustainability and conservation.
Each week, we share conversations that will inspire you to see hospitality in a new light—whether that means rethinking the way you run your property or the way you choose to travel.
This week’s episode celebrated World Tourism Day, whose theme was Tourism and Sustainable Transformation. I spoke with Liesel van Zyl Head of Positive Impact at Go2Africa, who offered a refreshing and inspiring perspective on how to reframe “impact” when traveling—especially in the context of a luxury safari.
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| | October Workers' Compensation & Safety Updates
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has reopened its Safety Intervention Grant, offering employers up to $40,000 in matching funds to invest in injury-reducing workplace safety equipment. Additionally, the BWC has introduced the SUPR Program, a consolidated initiative that expands support for substance use prevention and recovery efforts through grants, flexible participation options, and streamlined reporting.Take a look at the latest articles & updates from our friends at Sedgwick to learn more!
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| | What Cogwheel’s Saying: Smart Takes Worth Reading
OTAs vs. Metasearch: The Hotel Marketing Dating Game
Trying to decode the difference between OTAs and Metasearch? This clever blog from Cogwheel Marketing compares hotel marketing strategies to the dating world—OTAs as the fast-paced matchmakers and Metasearch as the reliable wingman. Learn where each fits in your marketing funnel, how they impact cost and brand control, and why understanding both is key to boosting direct bookings.
🌐Click here to read the full article
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Top | | On the Road with OHLA: Empowering Hospitality Students
To build stronger connections to the colleges and universities in Ohio with hospitality programs, OHLA will begin visits to each program in the Fall. If you are interested in joining OHLA on a visit to one of the programs listed below, please reach out to Amanda Peltier @ amanda@ohla.org.
Next Committee Meeting
📅 November 13 | 11 a.m.
📍Virtual
Want to get more involved with the Education & Workforce Development Committee? Contact Amanda Peltier at amanda@ohla.org to learn more!
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Top | | Donate to our Silent Auction!
Our 2025 Silent Auction benefits the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (OHLEF) and is held in conjunction with the OHLA Annual Conference. The foundation is designed specifically for the benefit of Ohio’s hotels, the professionals who work in them, and the individuals interested in entering our industry. You can positively impact the lodging industry’s current and future workforce through participation in it. All proceeds raised go directly to OHLEF. |
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Upcoming Events
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October 9, 2025
9:00AM - 12:00PM | Dayton Convention Center22 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45402 |
| October 16, 2025
2:00PM - 3:00PM | Virtual |
| October 16, 2025
4:00PM - 6:00PM | OHLA Offices175 South Third Street, Suite 170, Columbus, OH 43215 |
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