With the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) announcing a new $5 million, multi-year commitment and action plan to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the hotel and lodging industry, this a promising change that represents a shining beacon of hope for the industry.
“The AHLA Foundation Board of Trustees recognized that we can do more to build on our legacy of opening doors of opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, and we believe that this bold, new five-year plan takes us one step closer to reaching that goal,” as Rosanna Maietta, president and CEO of the AHLA Foundation stated when this was announced. “This is a monumental example of an industry coming together to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, even at a time when COVID-19 has wiped out 10 years of job growth in the industry.”
Companies like HotelFurniture.com ("HF") are quickly getting behind the Foundation to show their support.
“For us, it was natural to support this cause”, says Danna Dunnage, the President of HotelFurniture.com. “Companies who support diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of their business strategically outperform their peers. We have strived to build a team coming from diverse backgrounds, experience and personal journeys, and we want to support this spreading across our industry.”
HotelFurniture.com values fostering transparent, long-term relationships with its co-workers, partners, and clients, in order to succeed together (A Human Touch). It strives to treat its partners, clients, and co-workers as guests (Exceptional Experiences) and it commits to being bold, doing the remarkable, and tackling the unexpected (Dare to be Different). Setting their collective bar high, they believe nothing is impossible and consistently rise to the occasion (Determined to Deliver).
“You can’t have those values fully realized without employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. When these various perspectives combine, we see them come together in novel ways that lead to innovation and engagement - which is exactly our goal.”, says Dunnage.
New to the industry, HF is innovating in more ways than one. Over the past year, they have been building a groundbreaking product that changes how hotel hospitality manages renovation, conversions and new build projects.
They provide a unique, one-of-a-kind solution that will drive the hotel hospitality industry forward, providing a groundbreaking digital platform never seen before.
HotelFurniture.com is an all-in-one, digital guest room design and procurement platform. The platform allows hotel owners to select their design scheme, see it in 3D, get a transparent, preliminary quote, and order Brand-approved FF&E. Tags: AHLA Foundation |
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