Island Oasis® Partners with Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE®) to support foodservice families facing a qualifying crisis

CORE is initiating its 2022 Inspiring Hope campaign that is focusing on raising much-needed funds to assist restaurant employees when they are facing a health crisis, injury, death or natural Read More

DHS and DOL Announce Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Second Half of Fiscal Year

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced this week the availability of an additional 35,000 Read More

Florida Tourism Continues to Grow in Q1 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida welcomed 36 million total visitors between January and March 2022 according to VISIT FLORIDA estimates. This is a 14 percent Read More

Two Florida High School Teams to Compete for Top Honors at National Culinary & Restaurant Business Competition in Washington, D.C.

 ~Students to contend for almost $200,000 in scholarships at the National ProStart Invitational~ TALLAHASSEE – Following their recent first-place finishes at the statewide Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Educational Foundation Read More

AAHOA Names New President and CEO: Laura Lee Blake

From Lodging Magazine: ATLANTA, Ga. — Following a vote by the AAHOA Board of Directors, Laura Lee Blake, Esq., will be the new president and CEO of AAHOA, the nation’s Read More