Thank you to all of our Partners. We truly appreciate your support, loyalty and partnership with ISHA. PRINT a directory listing of all partners and contacts.

Titanium Partner
Serving the hospitality industry for nearly a century, AHLA is the sole national association representing all sectors and stakeholders in the lodging industry, including individual hotel property members, hotel companies, student and faculty members, and industry suppliers. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AHLA provides members with national advocacy on Capitol Hill, public relations and image management, education, research and information, and other value-added services to provide bottom line savings and ensure a positive business climate for the lodging industry.  To learn more please visit www.ahla.com
Platinum Partners
In 2014, the Asian American Hotel Owners
​Association (AAHOA) celebrated its 25th anniversary and is currently one of hospitality industry’s leading voices for hotel owners and operators.  AAHOA represents nearly 14,000 members nationwide, who own more than 20,000 properties, amounting to more than 40% of all hotels in the United States. AAHOA members employ over 600,000 American workers, accounting for nearly $10 billion in payroll annually.  To learn more about AAHOA and its mission, please visit www.aahoa.com. ​
The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is the Washington D.C.–based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries.  Established in 1969, ARDA today has nearly 1,000 corporate members ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded companies and international corporations with expertise in shared ownership interests in leisure real estate. The membership also includes timeshare owner associations (HOAs), resort management companies, and owners through the ARDA Resort Owners Coalition (ARDA-ROC).  To learn more about ARDA please visit www.arda.org
The National Restaurant Association leads America’s restaurant industry by enhancing the quality of life for all they serve. That’s why the National Restaurant Association (NRA) created ServSafe programs nearly 40 years ago.  ​ And why – under the guidance of scientists and industry specialists – ServSafe training and certification are your best protection. The ServSafe program provides Food Handler, Manager Food Safety and Responsible Alcohol Service training and certification. These innovative, effective programs are created by and for the food service industry. For more information, visit ​www.servsafe.com
Gold Partner
Source1 Purchasing is a group purchasing organization supporting the hospitality industry by providing access to nationally contracted pricing, dedicated account management and specialized member programs that create significant value within their supply chain. For more information, visit source1purchasing.com
Silver Partners
The attorneys in the Hospitality Industry Practice Group at Fisher & Phillips LLP represent employers in labor and employment matters across the U.S. With headquarters in Atlanta, the firm has more than 225 attorneys in 23 offices. Since 1943, we have provided to hospitality employers efficient and practical solutions to labor and employment law problems.  To learn more please visit www.laborlawyers.com
Heartland Payment Systems provides credit and debit card, payroll, and related processing services to restaurant, hotel, and retail merchants throughout the U.S. HPS provides services to over 250,000 merchants with over 1,000 Relationship Managers out of a team of over 2,300 employees in operations, sales, IT, marketing and administration. Heartland processed its first card transaction on July 15, 1997 with a business investment of $41 million. Today, Heartland has become the sixth largest payment processor, with over $55 billion of annual processing volume from current merchants. To learn more please visit  www.MerchantBillOfRights.org and www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com
UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health care company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping make the health system work better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which provides information and technology-enabled health services.  To learn more, please visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com
Bronze Partners
Personify partners with associations, chambers of commerce, event organizers, and other purpose-driven organizations to help them manage and grow their communities. Your organization's software should meet your organization's needs. With Personify, you can streamline all of the day-to-day membership activities, maintain your financial and reporting data, and keep growing your mission with flexible platform features. Learn more about our Community Experience Platform that includes association management systems, learning management system, an online CommUnity, event management tools and more. personifycorp.com
Customers are at the core of everything  Dell does. Dell is focused on delivering affordable business solutions that enable small business owners to make smarter business decisions that impact their bottom line. ISHA has partnered with Dell to bring members savings (up to 30% - 40% off the everyday price) on their systems and Dell branded electronics and accessories.  See why Dell has all the technology, expertise and service you need to build and maintain an efficient home and business workspace.  Visit www.dell.com/ISHA  to learn more.
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Recognized as one of the most influential state lodging associations throughout the country, the California Hotel & Lodging Association's mission is to protect the rights and interests of owners and operators and be their indispensable business resource.
Brands
Hilton Worldwide is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels.  To learn more please visit www.hilton.com
Hyatt is a global hospitality brand with one driving purpose: to care for people so they can be their best. Our commitment to this purpose is evidenced by our 60-year history of high standards and quality, our portfolio of 20 premier brands spanning 875 properties in over 60 countries across six continents, our thoughtful and deliberate offerings for both business and leisure travelers, and our global footprint allowing us extensive reach.  Our loyalty program, World of Hyatt, allows us to deepen our relationship with our community of loyalists, and drive them to interact with our brand in new ways—supporting our strategy to create new experiences that go beyond hotel stays. For more information, visit www.hyatt.com
IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global organization with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN™ Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®.  IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,000 hotels and 744,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with more than 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty program with more than 92 million members worldwide.  Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information.
Marriott International, Inc. is a global hotel and lodging company with more than 3,700 lodging properties in 74 countries and territories around the world. The company’s portfolio of eighteen brands includes the signature Marriott Hotels and Resorts line, Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott and recently added Gaylord Hotels.  To learn more please visit www.marriott.com
ALLIED PARTNERS


BMI is the bridge between songwriters and the businesses and organizations that want to play their music publicly. As a global leader in music rights management, BMI serves as an advocate for the value of music, representing more than 17 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.1 million songwriters, composers and music publishers.  To learn more please visit www.bmi.com
Civitas is the nation’s leading firm in developing long term funding solutions for Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), by providing stable funding for destination marketing and promotion. Our team has helped form an unparalleled 180+ Tourism Improvement Districts (TIDs) throughout the United States and helped several states investigate the possibility of establishing statewide funding. To learn more visit www.civitasadvisors.com

STR is the leading global provider of competitive benchmarking, information services and research to the hotel industry.  Our data reporting empowers hoteliers, as well as third-parties affiliated with the hotel industry, to make sound decisions by providing actionable performance data.  To learn more please visit www.strglobal.com
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Back 9 Consultants provide strategic consulting for state and local hospitality associations. Our consultants will focus on your targeted goals to help your association achieve greater success. We understand the need to exceed leadership expectations without charging corporate level fees. To learn more visit www.Back9Consultants.com
Pyramind LLC is a woman-owned, retained executive search firm that delivers quality, senior-level talent to leading enterprises and organizations. By applying professionalism, integrity and a targeted approach to recruitment, Pyramind achieves successful placement results for a wide ride of clients. To learn more visit www.pyramindresearch.com
Seasonal Connect is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive solution to seasonal organizations’ biggest operational and staffing challenges. The software platform features a search tool to find other seasonal organizations for in-country recruiting partnerships, a job search tool to find U.S. and international workers (H-2B and J-1), assistance with finding employee housing and daily transportation options, and a community of other seasonal organizations to collaborate, connect, and help one another. www.seasonalconnect.com
WebinarHub helps industry associations increase their non-dues revenue (NDR) through implementing sponsored webinar programs.  We offer a turnkey solution that takes care of all the operational and event management aspects of webinar production. Best of all, our experienced sales team will even secure the sponsorship revenue for your association. There are no costs or fees involved; we work purely on a revenue sharing basis – our success is your success.
Contact at webinarhub.com
IAAPA is the premier trade association representing the diverse and ever-changing attractions industry. IAAPA hosts global events and conferences that spread successful ideas and practices. We also provide valuable tools and resources that make all our businesses smarter, safer, and more profitable while delivering guest experiences that surprise and delight. https://www.iaapa.org/​
Salary.com is the leading provider of compensation market data, software, and analytics, bringing more of the trusted data and intuitive software organizations need to get pay right. With WageWage now a member of the Salary.com family of compensation surveys, HR professionals can access Salary.com’s Hospitality Survey to compare compensation plans to industry peers and design competitive pay programs and industry-relevant benefits and pay practices. For more information, visit http://www.salary.com.  ​
Wipfli ranks among the top 20 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation and enjoys a solid reputation as industry specialists and business advisors. Our team of industry-focused professionals provide a range of services including compliance, tax consulting, technology consulting, cybersecurity, business valuation services, transaction advisory services, fraud and forensic services, litigation services, governance and risk, process improvement, human capital management, HR consulting, and organizational performance. Visit wipfli.com/accommodations to learn more.
IN-KIND PARTNERS
Class Action Capital is a provider of class action settlement claim management and monetization to the global corporate community. Launched in 2012, Class Action Capital has quickly gained traction amongst the corporate community to become the premiere provider of outsourced class action settlement claim management and monetization. From 30 clients in 2012 to over 4,000 clients to date, Class Action Capital's value proposition, reputation and expertise has been recognized by companies of all sizes and in diverse industries.  For more information, please visit classactioncapital.com
The Hotel Employee Rate travel program allows hotels and hotel chains the opportunity to offer their teams the essential benefit of hotel employee rate travel. To participate, hotels contribute a small percentage of their inventory over low demand periods at hotel employee rates. In exchange, the hotel can offer their very own hotel employee travel program featuring hotels and resorts at hotel employee rates/preferred rates in over 100 countries. www.hotelemployeerate.com
Traliant’s industry-leading online training courses for the hotel industry feature modern, bite-sized episodes presented in a news-style format. The courses cover the topics of sexual harassment prevention, recognizing human trafficking, and bloodborne pathogens. Training is immersive with interactive videos and alternate endings highlighting real-world scenarios within a hotel setting. Traliant’s training is built to educate, influence, and motivate by training on appropriate behaviors and promoting a positive, respectful work environment. 
For more information please visit Traliant.com
Merchant Advocate helps businesses lower the cost of accepting credit cards without switching processors. Our team of analysts will perform a FREE analysis of your statement to uncover any hidden fees, coding errors or inflated rates. https://merchantadvocate.com
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Adesso Capital provides concierge lending services for small businesses. When the pandemic sent the hospitality industry into a downturn, Adesso assembled a team to help restaurant owners and lodging operators maximize the federal COVID relief available to them. Adesso has partnered with state hospitality associations to deliver the Easy ERCTM (expedited Employee Retention Credit filing services for business owners) and ERC Cash NowTM (ERC advances while owners wait for the IRS to process their filing). https://adessocapital.com/​
2022 CONFERENCE SPONSOR
Novi was created and designed by associations, end users just like you, who wanted the power and flexibility of custom software without the custom price. The result is association management software that staff quickly adopts and is excited to log in to every day. With an intuitive user experience, combined with our 24/7, two-way sync with QuickBooks, Novi AMS removes workarounds and automates manual tasks so that staff can focus on serving members and growing the organization. https://www.noviams.com