The Sacramento Hotel Association (SHA) is a nonprofit, professional trade organization of lodging properties representing more than 5,000 guestrooms in the greater Sacramento area. Our members represent a range of lodging properties. The association also represents allied businesses and suppliers engaged in the local hospitality industry.
Empowering Hospitality: Navigating New Legislative Landscapes
June 23, 2023
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown-Arena, 300 J Street
SHA is excited to present to you a legislative update that will have a significant impact on the hospitality industry in Sacramento and California.
Our speaker, Lynn Mohrfeld is the President + CEO of the California Hotel + Lodging Association (CHLA). He has been with CHLA since 2002 and in his current role for over a decade. With more than 35 years of experience in tourism, Lynn will update SHA members on current legislation and ordinances affecting housing, labor laws, and everything in between. This update will include discussion of proposed hotel-homeless housing mandates, provisions on minimum wage, worker safety standards, ADA litigation, mandatory 24-hour cancellation policies, and much more. On the environmental side, he will also discuss recently implemented policies governing sustainability in hotels, including California’s hotel plastic bottle ban, statewide organics requirements, and CHLA’s role in the State’s Save Our Water campaign.
This informative session will provide you with invaluable insights into current policymaking trends and industry sustainability goals, ensuring your establishments remain ahead of the curve and prepared for the future.
Mark your calendar and plan to attend the June 23rd SHA meeting as we look at the latest legislative issues and how they may affect our businesses.
Who Should Attend?
General managers, sales and marketing representatives, security managers, and guest services personnel as well as suppliers to the hospitality community are encouraged to attend this presentation. Reserve your seat now for the June 23rd luncheon meeting.
We want hotels in Sacramento to be clean and safe for guests and employees.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, hotels have been implementing enhanced hygiene and sanitization procedures in their facilities to protect guests and employees.
Visit Sacramento Podcast: Nikki Carlson of the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel on Providing Safe Rooms
Accommodations are on the front line of ensuring the health and safety of their employees and visitors as hotel guests begin to return for overnight stays. Whether it’s for business or a chance to relieve pandemic-related cabin fever for a night, guests have high expectations for the cleanliness of their rooms and the hotel. Nikki Carlson, General Manager for the Kimpton Sawyer, lays out what her hotel is doing so guests feel safe and comfortable. (Please note: This podcast was recorded prior to the closure of bars and nightclubs, and closure of indoor dining locations. Visit the Sacramento County Department of Health Services website for the latest closure updates.)
COVID-19 Resource Page from the California Chamber of Commerce
Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to dominate the news, raising concerns among individuals and for our economy. This page provides links to CalChamber, federal, state and local resources.
The American Hotel and Lodging Association is committed to helping hoteliers on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health organizations will be valuable in helping hotels maximize participation in the vaccination process. Maximizing employee participation in vaccination is a key step to protecting employees and guests as well as ensuring the hotel industry recovers. The resources at https://www.ahla.com/safe-stay-vaccination-center can be utilized by hoteliers to educate, inform, and encourage vaccination among employees.
Coronavirus Information & Resources
Practical measures and considerations for guests, employees, and business-wise
The California Department of Public Health and Cal-OSHA have developed specific guidance for hotels and lodging properties in regard to the public health crisis. This guide also includes a checklist that properties can use to implement their own practices.
The Project
It all started with a simple decision: To allow it to be okay not to be okay.
The goal is to provide tools and skills to identify and talk about mental health issues in a safe environment that encourages people to seek help they may need.
In hospitality we are family. Let’s do what it takes to make that family stronger and healthier.
