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Connecticut Lodging Association
04/01/2022
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Register Today! DCF Human Trafficking Prevention Course for Lodging |
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Join us Wednesday, April 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 3/13 HTP Question.
When: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Connecticut’s Open House Day 2022 - Saturday, June 11, 2022 |
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The Connecticut Office of Tourism is pleased to announce that on June 11, the 18th annual Open House Day will take place once again! This year, we are excited to return to a fully in-person event.
About the event:
As you‘ve experienced in years past, Open House Day inspires Connecticut residents to become more aware of the amazing experiences in their own backyard. This year‘s Open House Day will do the same, keeping our tourism and hospitality businesses in the hearts and minds of our residents.
As always, the event will be supported with public relations and paid media, driving more awareness of participating businesses.
How to participate:
It’s free and easy to be a part of this event. All you need to do to be included is:
1. Determine if your business meets the guidelines for inclusion described here.
2. Offer a FREE experience of any kind. The more creative your offer, the more likely it is to be promoted (and attract visitors, of course).
3. Register as a participant in the event here.
We hope you will participate in this year’s event! And thank you for all you do for Connecticut Tourism!
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CDC Recommends Additional Boosters for Certain Individuals |
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Data continue to show the importance of vaccination and booster doses to protect individuals both from infection and severe outcomes of COVID-19. For adults and adolescents eligible for a first booster dose, these shots are safe and provide substantial benefit. During the recent Omicron surge, those who were boosted were 21-times less likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those who were unvaccinated, and 7-times less likely to be hospitalized. CDC continues to recommend that all eligible adults, adolescents, and children 5 and older be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines, which includes getting an initial booster when eligible.
Following FDA’s regulatory action today, CDC is updating its recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least 4 months ago to be eligible for another mRNA booster to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19. Separately and in addition, based on newly published data, adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months ago may now receive a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
These updated recommendations acknowledge the increased risk of severe disease in certain populations including those who are elderly or over the age of 50 with multiple underlying conditions, along with the currently available data on vaccine and booster effectiveness. Read more.
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Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Allowing Relaxed Rules for Outdoor Dining at Restaurants To Continue for Another 13 Months |
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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation (House Bill 5271) allowing the relaxed rules on outdoor dining at restaurants that he established in response to the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue for at least another 13 months.
The relaxed rules were created by the governor in early 2020 through an executive order he issued using his emergency authority as a way of increasing the ability of restaurants to serve their customers more safely by expanding their outdoor footprints. In early 2021, that executive order was codified into state statutes and extended for several more months by the Connecticut General Assembly through Special Act 21-3, however that law is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2022.
This latest extension the governor signed will last until April 30, 2023. Read more.
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DHS, DOL Release Additional 35K H-2B Visas |
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After ongoing lobbying from AHLA and our partners in the H-2B Workforce Coalition, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) announced they would make available an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for the second half of fiscal year 2022 (FY22), which begins April 1.
Of these, 23,500 visas will be available for returning workers, while 11,500 are reserved for nationals of Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. In December, for the first time ever the Departments released an additional 20,000 H-2B visas for the first half of the fiscal year.
The H-2B visa program helps hotels and other industries with strong seasonal businesses and workforce needs meet their labor needs, and these additional visas will provide critical help to seasonal resorts as we enter the busy summer travel season.
AHLA will continue to push the Administration and Congress for legislation and policies to help address the unprecedented labor shortage and keep us on the road to recovery.
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