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ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The New Mexico Hospitality Association (“NMHA”) is pleased to announce its inductees for the 2022 New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame – the highest honor for New Mexico hospitality and tourism professionals who embody the ideals of professionalism, integrity and service to the industry. The inductees are: Laura Kesselman, Ken Riege, and Ray Sandoval. “These three Hall of Fame … Read More

The New Mexico Hospitality Association, the New Mexico Restaurant Association and the Jennifer Riordan Foundation have partnered with the “Be Kind” campaign to all of our servers in all of the restaurant industry, they are having a really tough time being understaffed with supply problems.

ALBUQUERQUE—The New Mexico Hospitality Association (NMHA) in collaboration with the New Mexico Restaurant Association (NMRA) and the Jennifer Riordan Foundation (Foundation), have joined together in a plea to ask the public to be patient, kind and respectful when dealing with hospitality and restaurant staff. “We’re excited to see our hospitality and tourism businesses opened again, many of which are bringing … Read More

New Mexico’s Hospitality Association is asking the public to continue being patient with businesses who are still dealing with a staffing shortage. Places like restaurants and hotels are now fully open but are not fully staffed so they are having to modify their operations. The “Be Kind” campaign launched on Thursday, July 8, 2021 and is asking residents to be … Read More

The New Mexico Hospitality Association, the New Mexico Restaurant Association and the Jennifer Riordan Foundation have partnered to encourage the public to be kind to service workers with the “Be Kind” campaign. The campaign offers tips to customers like treating others as you would like to be treated, tipping generously, planning ahead for potentially slower service and using compassion, according … Read More

The New Mexico Hospitality Association recently released the results of its recent Workforce Challenges Survey. This was designed to understand the struggles the industry is currently experiencing when it comes to not being able to fill its many vacant positions at hotels, restaurants, and tourism-dependent shops. CEO of New Mexico Hospitality Association Kathy Komoll talked about the survey results. Article … Read More

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Hospitality Association, along with several other partners are launching the Be Kind campaign. The partnership is an effort to encourage the community to have some patience when visiting a restaurant or hotel. Article Originally by KRQE

The New Mexico Hospitality Association in collaboration with the New Mexico Restaurant Association and the Jennifer Riordan Foundation have joined in a plea to the public to be patient, kind and respectful when dealing with hospitality and restaurant staff. “We’re excited to see our hospitality and tourism businesses opened again, many of which are bringing new employees on board without … Read More