Listen to Chief Travel Leader Kevin Carey – 16 May 26

 
Kevin Carey, COO
American Hotel & Lodging Association
www.AHLA.com

As the largest hotel association in America, representing over 32,000 members, more than 3.2 Million room, the Top 10 hotel companies as well as 80% of all franchised properties, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (aka AHLA) is actively involved in advocacy, industry communications, workforce development programs and more.

Kevin Carey joined AHLA nearly 10 years ago and serves as its COO.  He’s also the CEO of the AHLA Foundation.  His COO responsibilities include helping to lead the organization in its various activities across the hospitality sector of travel.

Kevin initially joined us on-air back on the September 21st 2024 broadcast and then joined AHLA CEO Rosanna Maietta during the September 13th 2025 show.  For this check-in on America’s #1 Travel Radio Show, we invited him back to get a first-hand report on their successful “Hotels on The Hill” event that just wrapped-up this week and discuss the happenings on Capitol Hill they just experienced in Washington.  We also got him to weigh-in on the positive impacts the upcoming America’s 250 celebrations and FIFA World Cup will have on the hospitality sector of travel this Summer, we talked about cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Honolulu increasing taxes on travelers, as well as the evolution and implementation of technology across the industry.

Now that RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa has been transmitted over satellite and aired across the USA via our 620 weekly AM & FM radio stations that broadcast the program nationwide, you can access the interview that’s been archived here by simply clicking the play arrow beneath this text …

 

 

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During our live national broadcast of America’s #1 Travel Radio Show on September 21st  2024, we invited Kevin to join us for a wide-ranging and engaging “Chief Travel Leader” conversation that addressed the destructive bill for hotels being pushed in NYC by its City Council, the passage of the Hotel Fees Transparency Act by the U.S. House of Representatives that’s now in need of Senate approval for Presidential signature, we engaged on his long-standing career and successes with American Express and American Express Global Business Travel, as well as some realities impacting hotels that result in travelers too often paying more and getting less.

Now that the program has been transmitted via satellite and aired across the USA via our 585+ weekly radio stations that broadcast RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa, you can access the full interview again that’s been archived here by clicking on the play arrow immediately following this text …