We’re thrilled to present to our members the 2025-26 Slate of Officers and Board of Directors for the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association. This group was voted on during the VRLTA Fall Membership Meeting, which took place prior to the Ordinary Awards on Monday, September 8, 2025. Congratulations to all those selected, and a…
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The annual hospitality and travel awards dinner celebrates the best and brightest in Virginia CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE 2025 ORDINARY AWARDS RICHMOND – The Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA) celebrated the best of the hospitality and tourism industry during an exceptional 2025 Ordinary Awards dinner on Thursday, September 8, at…
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The 2025 Ordinary Awards, which recognizes the best and brightest in Virginia hospitality, will take place on Monday, September 8 at the Richmond Marriott Downtown RICHMOND –Â The Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA) will celebrate the best of the hospitality and tourism industry during the 2025 Ordinary Awards dinner on Monday, September 8,…
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VRLTA and VTC are proud to announce that the 2026 VA1 Governor’s Tourism Summit will take place at the highly-anticipated Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Virginia.
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With a proposal on the table to increase the lodging tax to 8.5% and the room rate to $3, several folks spoke out against it during public comment.
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After a summer downtown with gun violence and stabbings making the news, and her own restaurant being held up at knife point, Liz Kincaid decided to form a Business Watch.
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Jenny Beaudoin, a VRLTA member and Inspire franchisee, represented the restaurant industry and the franchisee community in Washington, DC.
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The Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association (VRLTA) is grateful and excited to note that the Budget bill proposed by Washington D.C. Muriel Mayor Bowser to City Council calls for the eventual complete repeal of Initiative 82
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Though rejected by Fairfax voters twice, the County Board of Supervisors approved the new tax during Budget Mark-Up, while including the discount to help offset the cost to merchants.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary have announced the FDA’s plan to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation’s food supply.
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