Lodging Industry Guide: Trade Associations

A directory with approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations. Entries provide a description of the organization, membership fees, and contact information. Search for hotel, lodging, or hospitality for a list of related professional organizations.

Provides access to a directory of hospitality-related industry associations, both in the US and Internationally. These associations include: Green Hotels Association (GHA), Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP), Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), International Society of Hospitality Purchasers (ISHP), Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH), and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

HFTP is the premier global professional association serving members in hospitality careers. Since 1952, HFTP's mission has been to provide members with superior networking opportunities, industry-leading events, comprehensive certification programs, unique educational opportunities, and other essential resources for professional growth. Some free articles are available under the Resources and News sections.

HSMAI is a global organization of sales, marketing, and revenue management professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. Select the Knowledge Center category for some freely available market research and news articles.

National association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee U.S. lodging industry, including hotel owners, REITs, chains, franchisees, management companies, independent properties, state hotel associations, and industry suppliers. SHA has a membership to the AHLA and provides access to many different reports and surveys that are not freely available online. See one of the Nestle Librarians for additional information.