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AHLA Unveils Human Trafficking Advisory Council, Survivor Fund
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AHLA Unveils Human Trafficking Advisory Council, Survivor Fund

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation has launched an advisory council of industry leaders dedicated to preventing human trafficking and supporting trafficking victims, it announced Tuesday. The No Room for Trafficking Advisory Council will develop and oversee a fund support human trafficking survivors and further “collective anti-trafficking efforts that meet the needs of today’s hospitality employers, employees and…

G6 Hospitality Furthers Commitment to Combating Human Trafficking
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G6 Hospitality Furthers Commitment to Combating Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

DALLAS, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — G6 Hospitality, the parent Company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, today reaffirmed and provided an update on its commitment to raising awareness and advancing its efforts to help end human trafficking as the nation recognizes National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month this January. “We are…

Innocence Sold: Despite law, sex trade flourishes at hotels – Sun Sentinel
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Innocence Sold: Despite law, sex trade flourishes at hotels – Sun Sentinel

ByEyes on Trafficking News

First of four parts. The assault spilled into the fifth-floor hallway of the Plaza Hotel on State Road 7 in Fort Lauderdale. Angry that a 17-year-old girl refused to turn over the full $200 take from two sexual encounters with men, Damion Miller allegedly struck her and choked her. She fled the room and ran…

Hotels Donate $1 Million to Human Trafficking Survivor Fund – Skift Travel News
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Hotels Donate $1 Million to Human Trafficking Survivor Fund – Skift Travel News

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Skift Take Hotels play a key role in many human trafficking incidents, and G6 Hospitality, Hyatt Hotels, and Extended Stay America stepped up this week by donating to a fund helping victims to show that they are not turning a blind eye. While hotels are often seen as getaways and associated with vacation, they also…