Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has made a number of moves that could impact many top U.S. industries, including hospitality.
Hotel employers and workers, specifically, could feel the effect of Trump’s promised leadership changes to the National Labor Relations Board. Industry contractors and developers, meanwhile, are poised to notice pressure on construction pipelines from tariffs placed on imports from Mexico, Canada and China.
The president’s policy and rhetoric around diversity, equity and inclusion programs has already shifted the way some C-suites operate. And his criticism of the CHIPS and Science Act has left extended stay hotel executives pondering new potential demand drivers.
Below is a roundup of several major moves Trump has made in his second term so far, with insights into their long-term implications on the hospitality industry.
