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AAHOA’s STRONG Opposition To Federal Tax-Exempt Legislation for OTCs and TPIs (Jul 9, 2010)
Dear Honorable Member of Congress:
On behalf of the more than 10,000 members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), who own 22,000 hotels worth $60 billion in property value, we are writing to express our strong opposition to the draft federal legislation that is designed to exempt online travel companies (OTCs) and third party travel agents / intermediaries (TPIs) such as Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Hotels.com, Priceline and others from paying taxes to state and local governments on the room revenues they receive for online bookings.
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AAHOA's STRONG Opposition to Federal Tax-Exempt Legislation for OTAs and TPIs (Feb 5, 2010)
On behalf of the more than 10,000 members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), who own 22,000 hotels worth $60 billion in property value, we are writing to express our strong opposition to the draft federal legislation that is designed to exempt online travel agencies (OTAs) and third party travel agents / intermediaries (TPIs) such as Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Hotels.com, Priceline and others from paying taxes to state and local governments on the room revenues they receive for online bookings.
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Position Paper: AAHOA Urges the USDA to Extend Recovery Act Guaranteed Loans to Hotels with Pools (Nov 11, 2009)
On behalf of the more than 10,000 members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), we strongly urge the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revisit the terms of the July 24, 2009 USDA Federal Register Notice, Vol. 74, No.141 (“Federal Notice”), which disqualifies hotels and motels that have swimming pools from being eligible for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act”) funded guaranteed loans.
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AAHOA Sends Letter to Florida DOT Opposing Fee Increases (Oct 26, 2009)
Dear Ms. Kopelousos,
On behalf of the more than 9,800 members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), including the more than 500 of our members who own thousands of hotels in the State of Florida, we are writing this letter to request a meeting or a conference call with you to address a serious concern that our members are facing as a result of the significant increase in fees associated with the Florida DOT LOGO sign program.
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AAHOA Letter to US House and Senate Small Business Committees (Oct 26, 2009)
Dear U.S. House and Senate Committees on Small Business & Entrepreneurship:
On behalf of the more than 9,800 members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), we are writing to strongly urge you to take immediate action to implement President Barack Obama’s strategies to assist small business owners who are facing tremendous difficulties during these challenging economic times.
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