THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDE DONATES $75,000 TO AH&LEF

Washington, December 15, 2005 - The Employment Guide®, an allied member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), has contributed $75,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) to support the educational development of students pursuing an undergraduate degree in hospitality. The monies will be paid over the next three years in installments of $25,000 annually and will benefit AH&LEF's Annual Scholarship Grant Program.

As the Foundation's largest scholarship program, the program is co-administered with 87 AH&LEF affiliated two and four-year hospitality management programs at various colleges and universities in the United States. Each year, the participating schools are allocated a scholarship grant in which they select individual students to be recipients of the scholarship monies based upon various criteria designated by AH&LEF.

"AH&LEF is pleased that The Employment Guide has joined other organizations and companies that find value in partnering with AH&LEF to create a better future for the lodging industry," said AH&LA and AH&LEF President and CEO Joseph A. McInerney. "This scholarship program is one that will have a significant impact for many future hoteliers."

With this generous contribution from The Employment Guide, AH&LEF has been able to add eight schools that were on the waiting list to participate in the program, as well as increase funding to the existing schools.

"We are very excited to be a part of AH&LEF's Annual Scholarship Grant Program," said Richard Jamin, Vice President of The EmploymentGuide. "This program promotes one of our largest industries, and will afford more students the opportunity to excel within the hospitality field."

In addition, AH&LEF currently administers ten scholarship programs. This year, the Foundation will disburse approximately $418,500 in academic scholarships to 289 students.

For more information about the AH&LEF's Annual Grant Scholarship Program, contact Crystal Hammond, manager of foundation programs at (202) 289-3188 or chammond@ahlef.org or visit www.ahlef.org.

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AH&LEF is the charitable fund-raising and endowed fund-management subsidiary of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Founded in 1953, AH&LEF is the premier organization for scholarships, professional certification, and instructional material as well as funding for hospitality industry research.

AH&LA is a 95-year-old dual membership association of state and city partner lodging associations throughout the United States with some 10,000 members nationwide, representing more than 1.3 million guest rooms. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., it provides members with advocacy on Capitol Hill, public relations and image management, education, research and information, and other services to ensure a positive business climate for the U.S. lodging industry. Individual state associations provide representation at the state level and offer many additional cost-saving benefits.

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