Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 265: Hotel History: Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Hotel History: The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA): The Asian American Hotel Owners Association is a trade association that represents hotel owners. As of 2022, AAHOA has approximately 20,000 members who own 60% of the hotels in the United States and are responsible for 1.7% of the nation’s GDP. More than one million employees work at AAHOA member-owned hotels, earning $47 billion annually and provide 4.2 million U.S. jobs across all sectors of the hospitality industry.
By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC