CHLA State and Local Update

Join Lynn Mohrfeld, CHLA’s President & CEO, for an update on the latest state and local issues you need to know. At the state level, this session will cover legislation governing ADA Reform, PAGA Initiatives, Recall and Retention, Resort Fees, 24 Hour Cancellation Mandates, Coastal Golf Resort Regulations and much-much more. At the local level, this session will cover the LA Minimum Wage Ordinance, shifts in San Diego’s political environment, and reforms within San Francisco’s administration.

Google Business Profile

The bread and butter of your Google Travel content begins with a complete and accurate Google Business Profile. 

To access the recording of this webinar, please email monica@calodging.com.

Google Ads vs. Google Hotel Ads

Do you know the difference between Google Ads (PPC) and Google Hotel Ads (GHA)? Are you paying for branded or search phrase Google Ads (or both)? Are you using Google’s free booking link Ads or their paid Ads (or both)? When chosen and set up correctly, this type of paid advertising pays off. However, when not properly planned, you may find yourself stealing from Peter to pay Paul, spending your marketing dollars in all the wrong places. Join us for this informative session to learn why GHA and PPC are so very different when it comes to your bottom line!

To access the recording of this webinar, please email monica@calodging.com.

Real Solutions for Staffing! – Utilizing Seasonal Americans and International Workers

Staffing struggles continue to be one of the biggest issues for lodging properties throughout California and across the country.  Join Seasonal Connect, a proud CHLA partner, to learn how utilizing seasonal Americans and international workers can make your dream of being fully staffed become a reality!

This webinar will help you understand how you can work with opposite-season organizations to transfer American workers between seasons.  This novel staffing approach is being successfully utilized across the country and can truly be a solution to one of your biggest struggles.  Additionally, international workers are being used by so many organizations to fill open positions.  This webinar will help you determine if international workers would be a viable solution for your property.  

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn how lodging properties nationwide are successfully staffing their properties to fill open positions!

The H-2B Visa Summer Cap was Reached – Now What? (a Seasonal Connect and Pabian Law joint webinar)

As many of you saw, yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor announced the lottery results for summer-season petitions with an April 1^st start date.  The agency received more than 142,000 worker applications for only 33,000 spots.  This means that many organizations across the country are scrambling to make sense of the lottery, how to proceed, and how to find workers for their upcoming summer seasons.

We are here to help!  Seasonal Connect and Pabian Law are teaming up to host a late breaking webinar on Wednesday, January 11^th at 1:30pm EST.  We will walk you through understanding the cap, explain solutions, and show you how to find in-country workers who are exempt from the numerical cap in the Seasonal Connect online platform!

This webinar will help you understand issues, such as:

1.     Understanding the H-2B summer-season lottery

2.     How best to move forward if you received a bad lottery spot

3.     Whether you should rely on extra visas through the H-2B supplemental cap

4.     Comprehending in-country transfers

5.     How to find in-country workers who are cap exempt

1.     We will show you how to find them in Seasonal Connect!

6.     H-2B recruitment tips and ideas

We will also provide an exclusive discount code for new Seasonal Connect members that provides for a substantial discount to join.

We highly encourage all of you to attend!  There will be some valuable insights and tips provided in this webinar.

California’s New Pay Transparency Requirements: A Roadmap for Compliance

With the enactment of SB 1162, California has joined the growing list of state and local jurisdictions that are requiring pay scale information to be included in job postings and provided to current employees upon request, among other requirements. This is a new requirement for California employers effective January 2023 and raises a host of compliance questions and challenges – and not a lot of time to figure it all out. We are here to help and walk you through it all. Join California attorney, Benjamin Ebbink, Partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, to review this new law and discuss tips and best practices for compliance. 

Please note: although this webinar will briefly discuss the pay data reporting changes enacted by SB 1162, the focus of this webinar will be on the pay transparency provisions. A future webinar will take a “deep dive” specifically on the pay data reporting requirements of the amended law. 
The firm is submitting this program for HRCI and SHRM credit.

Macro Economics 101: What to look for in the Hospitality Industry in 2023

The hospitality industry has been on a roller coaster for the last four years. With the strongest year back in 2019, followed by the ongoing impact of a global pandemic, and the questionable future regarding an economic recession, the industry has seen a lot of change. The uncertainty of the future is looming, but understanding a few major macroeconomic indicators can help us be planful for the future and set realistic goals as we move into 2023 and beyond.

In this webinar we’ll cover the following macroeconomic topics and discuss how each one impacts the hospitality industry. Topics include economic recession, inflation, business travel, occupancy, RevPAR, and more.

Alert Card Compliance for Hotels

Recent hotel ordinances have taken place across the country and require that staff be provided reliable devices to keep them safe while on site. Finding an answer can be time-consuming and expensive. Join us as we discuss a simple and cost-effective solution to help keep your site compliant and your staff secure. 

Compliance Toolkit and Next Steps – The New City of Los Angeles Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance

Join us for this FREE deep dive webinar into the new City of Los Angeles Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance, which is effective August 12, 2022.

Now that you have had a chance to absorb and review the provisions of this new ordinance, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and focus on what you need to do to come into compliance.  This webinar will take a deep dive into the requirements of the new law and answer some of the common compliance questions that industry are grappling with as they prepare for August 12.  This webinar will focus on the specific obligations you will need to comply with, identify your next steps, and help plan the key components of a “compliance toolkit” that every hotel employer in Los Angeles will need to develop – policies, notices, forms, training and more!

Turn your understanding of the new law into action!  Don’t miss this essential webinar!

Understanding the New City of Los Angeles Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance

On July 7, Mayor Garcetti signed the City of Los Angeles Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance. The ordinance imposes onerous compliance obligations on hotels operating in the City and authorizes huge financial penalties and damage lawsuits for noncompliance. 

Key provisions include severe daily workload limitations for room attendants, required daily room sanitizing and cleaning, mandatory provision of personal security devices (e.g., “panic buttons”) and training, new time off requirements for certain employees, severe overtime limitations, the expansion of existing Hotel minimum wage requirements.

CHLA and HALA have invited leading hotel industry labor attorneys Richard Rosenberg, Eric Mueller and Charles H.W. Foster from Ballard Rosenberg, Golper and Savitt, LLP to break it all down and answer your questions. Don’t miss this essential briefing!

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The Future of Hotel Safety

The pandemic has had a substantial impact on the hotel industry and times have changed when it comes to employee and guest safety. Technology has also evolved where guests can now bypass the front desk using contactless check-in, etc., and with the adoption of this technology, it may be challenging to “police” every area where guests and employees may cross paths. Hoteliers now need to be incredibly vigilant when it comes to ensuring that their employees are safe.  

The City of Los Angeles has confirmed that a new panic button ordinance will take effect in August 2022. This webinar has been offered to answer the many questions that hoteliers may have concerning this new ordinance and the future of hotel safety.

This webinar will focus on:

• How will this impact our hotels and hotel operators?
• What new measures need to be implemented and how is the CHLA involved?
• Panic Buttons: What are they, how can they be used and what benefits do they offer?
• Training will be Required: How will it be delivered and facilitated, where and in what languages?

This webinar is a must-attend for hotel owners, managers, and front-line employees.

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Leveraging your PMS and Channel Manager to Strengthen Your Distribution Strategy

Are you getting the most out of your tech stack to drive new business, win more reservations, and cultivate happy guests? Join Cloudbeds for an insightful conversation on the impact that a powerful PMS paired with a robust Channel Manager can have on the guest journey as well as your bottom line. With the right technology and a few core strategies, lodging businesses can easily increase revenue, save on time and labor costs, and enable increased guest satisfaction.

In this webinar, you will learn:

– How to build a channel mix of OTAs that helps you maximize your visibility and bookings
– How to win more direct business through strategic rate plans
– How to monitor market demand and get ahead of your competition through dynamic pricing
– How to win guest loyalty (without needing a points program)
– Plus all the modern tools you can use to execute these strategies efficiently and cost-effectively

Join Jacqueline Maloney for a discussion on distribution and operational tactics and strategies, backed by exclusive consumer insights, that give you a sneak peek into how Cloudbeds is revolutionizing hospitality management for thousands of properties worldwide.