WASHINGTON, D.C.—AHLA Basis gathered survivors, specialists, and business leaders at its annual No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) Summit to advance greatest practices and reaffirm the business’s dedication to combating human trafficking by means of collaboration, schooling, and assets to uplift survivors.
On the occasion, the Basis additionally introduced the recipients of its 2025-2026 NRFT Survivor Fund grants, which give funding to organizations providing providers and assets that help survivors on their path ahead. The occasion coincided with the United Nations World Day in opposition to Trafficking in Individuals.
“For years, the No Room for Trafficking initiative has leveraged our assets to unite the lodge business in opposition to human trafficking,” stated Kevin Carey, AHLA Basis president and chief govt officer. “The NRFT Summit serves as a strong call-to-action, bringing collectively the business and our companions to strengthen our dedication and drive significant change.”
The Summit included a number of keynotes and panel discussions, together with insights from lived expertise specialists on the complexities of survivor employment, in addition to periods with distributors and business stakeholders targeted on amplifying human trafficking prevention efforts.
Since 2023, the NRFT Survivor Fund has awarded greater than $2.35 million to help packages throughout 27 organizations nationwide. This yr’s grantees embrace two survivor-founded organizations and a number of other others advancing prevention and survivor help efforts, together with:
- 3Strands World Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking
- Empowered Community
- Hoola Na Pua
- New Mates New Life
- Rebecca Bender Initiative
- Restore NYC
- Security Compass
- Salt & Gentle Coalition
- UMD Secure Heart
- Wellspring Residing
- WillowBend Farms
The AHLA Basis’s efforts to fight human trafficking are led by the NRFT Advisory Council, composed of 12 leaders throughout the hospitality business.
“The organizations supported by means of the No Room for Trafficking Survivor Fund are doing essential work to forestall human trafficking and help survivors on their path ahead,” stated Joan Bottarini, chief monetary officer at Hyatt and Chair of the NRFT Advisory Council. “Their experience, particularly the voices of these with lived expertise, proceed to form how our business exhibits up as a part of the answer to this international disaster.”
The NRFT Advisory Council and Survivor Fund supporting firms consists of Aimbridge, Selection Resorts, Prolonged Keep America, Hilton World Basis, Hyatt Resorts Basis, IHG Resorts & Resorts, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Basis, Marriott Worldwide, Actual Hospitality Group, Purple Roof, Sonesta, Summit Basis, Imaginative and prescient Hospitality Group, Wyndham Resorts & Resorts.
