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| | OHLA’s Annual Conference & Gala is back! This time we would like to welcome you to Hamilton, OH, home of the Champion Mill Conference Center & Spooky Nook Sporting Facility. Only the second of its kind in the country, this facility has a full conference center, a Unique Lodging of Ohio hotel property, retail shops and sporting complex totaling over one million square feet.
Come for the venue but stay for our 2024 Annual Conference & Gala experience! Join us for engaging general sessions, breakout sessions designed specifically for hotel operations, and our spectacular industry celebration: the 2024 Ohio Stars of the Industry Gala!
November 25 - 26, 2024 | Champion Mill Conference Center & Warehouse Hotel
Register here
Click here to view the schedule
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| | Visit the NEW conference website for everything you need to know about the event! The site is your source for up-to-date information such as:
We have several ways to keep you updated with all the need-to-know Conference information at your fingertips!
- Check out our website.
- Upon your check-in programs are available with all pertinent speaker, session, and meeting room information
- Download the conference app - click "Read More" for directions on downloading.
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| | Our 2024 Silent Auction benefits the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (OHLEF). This foundation is designed specifically for the benefit of Ohio’s hotels, the professionals that work in them, and the individuals interested in entering our industry. Help offset education & certification costs for lodging associates across the state. You have the opportunity to positively impact the lodging industry’s workforce!
Fill out donation form here.
The deadline to donate is November 8th! |
Top | | We are given 86,400 seconds every day. Those seconds come with a powerful decision. That decision is to THRIVE or SURVIVE. One leads to success, personal value, and a feeling of peace. The other leads to nowhere fast. Learn from this message how to take massive action and bring success to your career and life!
Join OHLA and 2x Best Selling Author, 5-rated keynote speaker Dustin Dale for this interactive powerhouse of a closing session ensuring you leave from this conference with takeaways that can help transform mindset, create balance, and live purposefully!
Dustin Dale, a bestselling author and nationally recognized keynote speaker, transformed his life after a life-threatening diagnosis in 2021. Drawing from his experience leading over 1,000 employees, Dustin penned Learn to Lead by Serving while undergoing treatment, sharing insights on servant leadership. Today, he travels full-time, inspiring audiences to embrace a people-focused mindset and empowering them to overcome fears and doubts to reach their fullest potential.
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Top | | Government Affairs Update
A busy month culminating in the election includes a number of important issues, including the chance to hear the Chair of the legislature’s Business Caucus, impacts of the election at the state level, an increase in tax rate in Central Ohio, pending legislation on marijuana, the coming overtime threshold increase, and a tourism summit featuring 10 lawmakers from around the state.
See more details in the full Government Affairs Update.
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Top | | As a thank you for everything you do to make Central Ohio a wonderful place to live and visit, service industry professionals will receive a complimentary ticket with the purchase of at least one specially-priced ticket! Additional tickets can also be purchased at a preferred price! |
| | OHLA’s event attendees include key decision-makers and industry influencers, and we’ve got an exciting lineup for our most anticipated event of the year—the OHLA 2024 Annual Conference & Gala. This is your chance to shine and connect with Ohio’s top brands through exclusive packages and opportunities that will put you in the spotlight!
Contact Melissa DeGraw at melissa@ohla.org or click here for more information.
As a member, did you know you have access to our Owner/Management Report?
This exclusive report gives a breakdown of Owner/Management groups and the properties they manage. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this report, please email Melissa DeGraw at melissa@ohla.org |
Top | | As a ULO member, you are invited to our pre-conference dinner on November 24th. This event is free for conference participants, but all ULO members are welcome to attend.
If you are registered for the conference, the code is CELEBRATE24. Email Melissa DeGraw melissa@ohla.org with any questions.
Click here to register
Are you registered for the ULO Track at the Annual Conference?
This track was carefully crafted with our ULO properties in mind. Take part in these engaging & thoughtful sessions! Open to all registrants! |
| | We are ending the year strong and we hope you can be a part of it! Join other EP's at the last three events of the year. They promise to be full of networking, giving back to our community, and meeting other like-minded individuals!
Columbus
Help us pack and sort dry goods at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective right in time for Thanksgiving!
November 21, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Register here.
Columbus
Join us for your favorite holiday beverage and chat with us as we do a fun hands-on activity!
December 19, 2024 | 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Register here.
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| | Join Rachel Vandenburg and us at this year's conference as we explore obstacles to personal and professional growth using stories, presentations, and peer discussions (including male allies!). Stay tuned for information on 2025 WIL events.
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Top | | As winter weather approaches in Ohio, challenging road conditions like snow, ice, and reduced visibility increase the risk of work-related driving accidents, which can have significant financial and emotional impacts on employers and employees alike. To reduce risks and costs, it’s essential to prepare by implementing safe driving practices, equipping vehicles with emergency kits, and exploring cost-containment options like Settlements, Disability Relief, and Subrogation/MVA claims, where Sedgwick leads the industry.
Enroll now!
Sedgwick has mailed Group Rating and Group Retrospective Rating enrollment and re-enrollment materials to
qualifying employers. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to save significantly on your workers’ compensation
premium.
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| | Join Amy for this exclusive Secrets to Sustainable Hospitality Masterclass. We will dive into the business case, financial ROI's, how to navigate the maze of certification, storytelling the right way to attract travelers, what the new EU Green Claims directive means to your business and SO much more!
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| | In late 2023, OHLA established, for the first time, the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (OHLEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity specifically for the benefit of Ohio’s hotels, the professionals that work in them and the individuals interested in entering our industry.
Click here to donate |
Top | | The Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association will convene the annual meeting of the Association for the purpose of electing Association Trustees and Officers and for transacting such other business as may come before the meeting.
This meeting will take place as part of the OHLA Annual Conference, on Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. at the Champion Mill Conference Center, 600 North B St. Hamilton, OH 45013. |
Top | | Whether you’re looking to reimagine new customer experiences, launch new products, set your reputation as the thought leader in your industry, or have the best sales meeting of the year, Encore is the partner you’re looking for to create the connections and impact you desire. |
| | IGS has been in business for over 30 years and is a certified, trusted Ohio-based energy company. Whether you have one hotel or multiple locations, they can help you control your energy costs with their fixed-rate products. By locking in a fixed rate versus variable pricing, they help eliminate your exposure to market price fluctuations. |
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Upcoming Events
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November 21, 2024
1:00PM - 4:00PM | Mid-Ohio Food Collective3960 Brookham Dr., Grove City, OH 43123 |
| November 25 - 26, 2024 | Champion Mill Conference Center & Warehouse Hotel600 N B St., Hamilton, OH 45013 |
| December 19, 2024
8:30AM - 10:00AM | Winans Coffee & Chocolate611 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215 |
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