American Hotel & Lodging Association Good Universities in Switzerland

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American Hotel Lodging Association Good
Universities in Switzerland
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• ABMS Switzerland is proud to be member of
  American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA). The
  American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA) is
  the only national association that represents all
  the segments and sectors of employees in the USA.

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• Having served the hospitality industry for over a
  century now, American Hotel Lodging Association
  (AHLA) represents more than 1.8 million
  employees within the countrys lodging industry
  that includes REITs, hotel owners, franchises,
  chains, independent properties, management
  companies, industry suppliers as well as state
  hotel associations.

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• American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA) has
  its headquarters in Washington D.C. and is truly
  a good advocate of its members. In addition to
  advocating for the rights and issues affecting
  its members, American Hotel Lodging Association
  (AHLA) also provides educational resources and
  communications support for this industry that
  sells 4.9 million guestrooms per year thereby
  generating 155.5 billion.

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• The partnership between American Hotel Lodging
  Association (AHLA) and other state associations
  within the US has also gone a great way to
  represent members in necessary forums thereby
  being a cost-saving machinery for its members.

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• This achievement is so because the partner state
  associations are only those with the same vision,
  mission, motto as well as goals that echo those
  of American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA)
  thereby enabling them to work together to achieve
  the best results both for its members and the
  lodging industry. This is a true typical trade
  union that has fought for the rights of its
  members for quite a long span of time now.

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The organizational structure of American Hotel
Lodging Association (AHLA)

• American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA) is
  well organized and is run by several organs
  ranging from board of directors, executive
  committees, officers among others. The American
  Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA) board of
  directors comprises of C-level executives of the
  lodging industry and constitutes

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• all the people representing all the lodging
  sector which as mentioned earlier comprises of
  REITs, hotel owners, franchises, chains,
  independent properties, management companies,
  industry suppliers as well as state hotel
  associations. This board meets twice a year to
  deliberate on a wide range of hotel related
  issues.

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• We also have elected officers who are elected
  from the devoted members from the industry. The
  election of these officers starts with nomination
  by American Hotel Lodging Association (AHLA)
  nominating committee who thereafter presents the
  nominees to the membership.

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• Voting is then done during American Hotel
  Lodging Association (AHLA) Fall conference
  through a special election where one individual
  is chosen for the position of secretary/treasurer.
  The elected person then automatically moves up
  the ladder every year till he becomes the
  chairperson of American Hotel Lodging
  Association (AHLA).

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• The executive committee brings together fourteen
  members from among the board of director members
  together with American Hotel Lodging
  Association (AHLA) officers. This committee is
  the highest or rather the most important
  governance group governing American Hotel
  Lodging Association (AHLA).

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• In addition to the above, American Hotel
  Lodging Association (AHLA) also has six councils
  for networking of members and several other
  committees that deal with different strategic
  plans.

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