Hotel Caring is an initiative led by the California Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA) to showcase the positive social impact the industry has on our local communities.
The project highlights the philanthropic activities carried out by hotels and lodging properties in California each year, beginning with the 2023 calendar year.
Analyzing data on philanthropic activities by hotels in California, the following are estimates of total contributions in California by hotels in 2023.
in the form of cash, in-kind, fundraising, scholarship, and food drive donations.
for activities ranging from beach clean-ups to blood drives.
in the form of no-cost workforce trainings to members of the community.
We extend kindness and goodwill to guests, the community, and each other not to gain recognition, but simply because service is what we do every day.
I’m enormously grateful to the thousands of dedicated and hardworking people that make up San Diego’s lodging and hospitality industry.
Hotels are the heartbeat of California tourism, providing thousands of well-paying careers, generating millions of tax dollars to support cities throughout the county and driving billions of dollars in economic activity. For more details on the overall impact of hotels, please see the fact sheet here.
in wages and salaries
in total taxes
jobs in California
state and local taxes
Evans Hotels is a family-run business with a deep commitment to San Diego. WE CARE outlines their dedicated areas of philanthropic focus in line with the belief that hotels are both “of the community” and “for the community”.
Evans Hotels’ corporate social responsibility program not benets its employees and the local community, while supporting the commitment to provide a positive, high quality experience to guests.
Learn More.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is committed to a resilient portfolio of lifestyle hotels and resorts operating in an environmentally sustainable manner and being managed with the health and well-being of employees, guests, operators, and suppliers as a priority. The sociocultural fabric of the communities in which the properties operate is celebrated as the hotels contribute to local economic development and social equity within those communities.
The holistic approach to sustainability encompasses environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and inclusive and ethical corporate governance.
Learn More.The Hotel Caring Initiative is a project led by the California Hotel and Lodging Association, in partnership with Oxford Economics.
The project was piloted in San Diego early in 2024 before being expanded to include more regions in the state. In 2025, the project will be expanded to include more states: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts. For more information, please email ofahmy@oxfordeconomics.com.
