hospitality industry and human trafficking

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking
Hospitality Training

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking is a human trafficking prevention training that equips people who work in the hospitality industry to identify the signs of human trafficking and take steps to prevent it. Many survivors of human trafficking report staying at hotels during their exploitation. Hospitality employees can help by getting trained to recognize signs of human trafficking so they can respond safely and report human trafficking incidents effectively.

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking provides hospitality staff with the information they need to be able to recognize potential human trafficking activity they could observe at work. The Inhospitable to Human Trafficking training is available online and FREE for individuals. Other options for employers include group trainings, course customization, completion reports, live trainings, Q&A sessions, train-the-trainer services, and more.

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training Works:

By viewing this 30-minute training, employees will learn:

  • What human trafficking is
  • How to identify human trafficking
  • How to respond to potential human trafficking incidents
  • How to prevent human trafficking in hospitality

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking helps employees learn directly from human trafficking survivors as well as people who work in hospitality—making it practical, relatable, engaging, and memorable.

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking is available in English and Spanish. You can preview a portion of the training below.

train employees to assist potential victims of human trafficking

"The California Hotel and Lodging Association is pleased to endorse BEST as our exclusive human trafficking awareness training provider. BEST's Inhospitable to Human Trafficking training is an informative and practical resource for hoteliers and their staff. This training was designed for our industry —it allows hotel owners and operators to meet the state's new human trafficking awareness training requirement and provides California's lodging industry with the education necessary to help protect innocent victims and increase employee safety."

Lynn S. Mohrfeld President and CEO for California Hotel and Lodging Association

It's happening

75% of survivors reported staying at hotels during their exploitation.*
94% reported that they never received acknowledgement much less concern or assistance from hotel staff.*

It's harmful

Young children, teenagers, and adults are being commercially exploited for sex and forced to work against their will in over 25 industries in the U.S.*
All trafficking victims experience force, fraud, or high levels of control over work situations they feel unable to leave. Many also experience threats, assaults, and violence.

You can help

BEST’s training for the hospitality industry will teach you to spot the signs and how to safely respond.
The best way to end it is to prevent it. Learn how.
compliance standards for human trafficking

Meet Compliance Standards

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking online course is approved in the following localities that require human trafficking awareness training for lodging establishments:

  • Baltimore, MD
  • California
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Houston, TX
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Maryland
  • New York
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina

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