American Hotel & Lodging Association is a 96-year-old association of lodging properties and companies throughout the United States. Members are represented by AH&LA at the national level as well as by partner state associations. With more than 10,000 members in the U.S. and internationally, AH&LA provides advocacy on Capitol Hill, education, marketing, information and bottom-line benefits. AH&LA is not a consumer organization and has no regulatory powers over the operating practices of individual lodging properties. The association s headquarters is in Washington, D.C.