Hotel Group Announces Progress Toward 2020 Nationwide Implementation of Panic Buttons
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced a 230-percent increase in members participating in the 5-Star Promise, which incorporates hotels deploying employee safety devices (ESDs).
The 5-Star Promise is a voluntary commitment by AHLA members to enhance policies, trainings and resources, including providing ESDs, that together are aimed at strengthening the culture of employee and guest safety, with an emphasis on preventing and responding to sexual harassment and assault. The commitment includes five components: