HOTEL INNOVATORS EDUCATE LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL, URGE SUPPORT FOR STOP ONLINE BOOKING SCAMS ACT
(World News Science)

Washington, D.C. - November 29, 2017 - Innovation and e-commerce leaders from hotels across the country, led by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), will convene on Capitol Hill today to educate lawmakers about innovation in the hotel and lodging industry and how to best protect consumers against online hotel booking scams. The hotel industry has been a leader in the evolving digital landscape for decades and were among the first to move products to the online space. Indeed, hotel businesses now make up 15 percent of all U.S. e-commerce, with 500 online bookings happening every minute. `I am proud of the digital innovations in our industry, which make booking vacations and...