Connecticut Lodging Association
1/6/2022
National Plan for Vacation Day
National Plan for Vacation Day, celebrated on the last Tuesday of January, is a day to encourage Americans to plan their time off.

Join 7,000+ participating organizations as we activate to celebrate and help Americans plan their time off! Happily, inspiring vacation planning doesn’t begin and end on on January 25. It’s something that can be done throughout the year. For more info, click here.
Additional resources are coming next week. 
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, 2022 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Coronavirus (COVID19) in Connecticut
Connecticut Update: as of Jan. 5, 2022 4:00 p.m. portal.ct.gov/coronavirus
Overall Summary Total**; Change Since Yesterday
COVID-19 Cases; 554,812; +10,344
COVID-19 Tests Reported; 13,680,874; +45,760
Daily Test Positivity; 22.60%
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19; 1,676; +114
**Includes confirmed plus probable cases
U.S. - COVID19: What is the current situation?
Cases & Latest Updates 1/5/21 Cases in U.S.
Total cases: 57,190,371 +717,765
Total deaths: 827,879 +2,691
Global
World Health Organization Situation Report who.int
293,750,692; cases; +11,509,420
5,454,131; deaths; +40,225

Connecticut News

‘The volume is obscene’: How CT hospitals are dealing with COVID surge ctinsider.com

After ‘grim and dismal’ 2021, when will COVID outlook improve in CT? ctinsider.com
National News

An 'awful' month of Covid-19 lies ahead, doctor says, but preventative measures will still be key

More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount cnn.com
Hotel News
Making Tourism Stronger and Ready for the Future

HotStats: COVID-19 Omicron Variant’s Effect on 2022 Travel lodgingmagazine.com

Make Sustainability Your Hotel’s New Year’s Resolution hotel-online.com

Hotel Industry Recovery Hinges on Demand from Business Travelers, Groups costar.com
500,000+ Hotel Employees Trained Through ECPAT-USA Training
In just one year, more than half a million hotel employees have been trained on how to prevent andcombat human trafficking produced by Marriott International in collaboration with ECPAT-USA and Polaris with the support of the AHLA Foundation.free online human trafficking awareness training produced by Marriott International in collaboration with ECPAT-USA and Polaris with the support of the AHLA Foundation.
 
Bring Training To Your Hotel: The training is targeted for hotel employees at all levels of a property, and the e-learning program can be accessed through ECPAT-USA’s Learning Management System or be licensed and hosted directly on an employer’s Learning Management System.
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