Connecticut Lodging Association
12/16/2021
DCF Human Trafficking Prevention Course for Lodging
Join us Thursday, January 13th for CLA's virtual training course on Human Trafficking Prevention from the CT Department of Children and Families. This course is open to any and all lodging employees. Please register each employee who will attend the course separately.

Please send any questions in advance to info@ctlodging.org, with subject line 1/13 HTP Question. 

When: Thursday, January 13, 2021 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Coronavirus (COVID19) in Connecticut
Connecticut Update: as of Dec.15, 2021 4:00 p.m. portal.ct.gov/coronavirus
Overall Summary Total**; Change Since Yesterday
COVID-19 Cases 452,038; +1,723
COVID-19 Tests Reported; 12,941,731; +24,082
Daily Test Positivity; 7.15%
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19; 716; +35
**Includes confirmed plus probable cases
U.S. - COVID19: What is the current situation?
Cases & Latest Updates 12/15/21 Cases in U.S.
Total cases: 50,181,003 +125,503
Total deaths: 797,877 +1,842
Global
World Health Organization Situation Report who.int
270,791,973; cases; +4,183,869
5,318,216; deaths; +46,929

Connecticut News

Hospitalizations hit new recent high as CT COVID deaths near 9,000 ctinsider.com

MEDICAL ROUNDS: It's been a year since COVID vaccines arrived in CT wfsb.com
National News

'A defining tragedy': US COVID death toll eclipses 800,000 as winter surge intensifies abcnews.go.com

Omicron is coming but boosters should fight it, federal health officials say cnn.com
Hotel News
Holiday Travel Forecast: Cloudy With a Chance of Omicron hotel-online.com

Trivago: Holiday travel slows due to COVID variants, travel restrictions hotelbusiness.com

Hotel Profitability Global Update: Continued Improvement for Most of the World in October - STR hotelnewsresource.com

GBTA: Omicron causes business travel industry concerns hotelbusiness.com
How to Help with Kentucky Tornado Relief
We at the American Hotel & Lodging Association grieve for all those affected by the devastating loss of life and property in Kentucky and surrounding areas. AHLA stands ready to support you in the aftermath of this tragedy, and we are coordinating with our colleagues at the Kentucky Travel Industry Association (KTIA) regarding how the hotel industry can contribute to the relief efforts.

Reports from within the immediate tornado impact areas are that hotels are at capacity. We continue to assess the need for hotel rooms outside the impact areas. If you are interested in making special offers to displaced people or in contributing to the relief and recovery efforts, please contact member@ahla.com to let us know, and we will work to get that information into the right hands. 

If you would like to donate to the recovery efforts, visit here. Please indicate Kentucky Tourism Industry in the fundraising event space so that KTIA can track overall industry support.

KTIA is also maintaining a list of ways you can help, financially and otherwise. Visit here for the current list.
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