Jay Karen has been named member of the board of directors at the U.S. Travel Association

Jay Karen, president and chief executive officer of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII), was elected by peers in the travel industry to serve a two-year term as an at-large member of the U.S. Travel Association board of directors. This will be the first time a representative from the bed and breakfast industry will serve the organization in this capacity. Jay has fifteen years of experience in organizational and association management and leadership, fourteen of which has been in the hospitality and leisure market. Since 2007, Jay has served the bed and breakfast industry as president and CEO of PAII. For ten years prior to that, he served in senior staff positions with the National Golf Course Owners Association, representing and promoting the business interests of golf course operators worldwide.
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We are a collaborative community, solving the challenges of independent lodging property owners in a changing travel landscape. We’re a non-profit association that focuses on professional development and advocates for the industry in media relations and influencing public policy. To champion current and aspiring professionals within the independent lodging community, and to help them become highly successful by providing essential education,...