Membership

“We are all in this together!”
Mufi Hannemann - HLTA President & CEO
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The Hawai'i Lodging & Tourism Association is a nonprofit, statewide trade organization of lodging properties, lodging owners and management firms, suppliers, and related firms and individuals.  Its mission is to provide advocacy and education for the hospitality industry.
 
It was founded in 1947 and is now the state’s largest private sector tourism organization.  Today, HLTA consists of over 700 members representing the state’s leading industry, 170 of which are lodging properties comprising over 50,500 rooms.  
 
Our goals are to:

• advocate the needs of our members with the federal, state, and county governments;
• provide educational opportunities, timely information, and appropriate resources to members, legislators, the news media, and community;
• provide a wide range of economic benefits and preferred services to our members; and
• support and contribute to a better quality of life and environment to the community and our visitors.

 
Membership Categories
Active
Active members shall be licensed lodging properties within the State of Hawaii that have met the requirements of the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association and are approved by the Board of Directors. They shall be represented by such person as may be designated by the management of the lodging property. Such representatives shall be called “active members,” and shall have the right to hold office in the Association and vote at all meetings of the membership.
 
Special Active        
Special Active members shall be persons active in the management of a group or chain of lodging properties wholly or partly engaged in business in the State of Hawaii. Such special class of active members shall have the right to hold office in the Association and vote at all meetings of the membership but shall not be entitled to vote under the circumstances set forth in Section 1 of Article XI hereof. Such special class of active members shall pay the same dues as an associate member.
 
Allied 
Allied members shall be in a business affiliated with the hospitality industry in Hawai`i. Allied members shall have the right and privileges of Active and Special Active members but shall not hold HLTA officer positions except that of Treasurer. Allied members are eligible to sit on both HLTA’s Board of Directors and Executive Board of Directors. 

Allied Membership Tiers & Rates
Allied Membership - $500
This is our basic Allied membership with which you will enjoy all of the benefits listed above. This membership is available to any and all tourism-adjacent businesses and organizations.

Allied Gold Membership - $5000
Limited to just five accounts each year, the Allied Gold membership will include all the same benefits afforded to Allied members but will also include the opportunity for a 10-minute presentation before the HLTA Board of Directors. This membership tier is best for those businesses and organizations that have a special pitch for products, services, and more that they would like to promote to our Board of Directors which includes tourism industry leaders from around the state. 

Allied Platinum Membership - $5000
Also capped at five accounts per year, the Allied Platinum membership includes the standard Allied membership as well as a planned meal with the HLTA President & CEO for up to three individuals or invitation to a key event such as a fundraiser, mixer, or forum. If your organization is looking to forge better relationships within the industry and local government, the Allied Platinum membership will be your best option.

Gold & Platinum Bonus Benefits
Gold and Platinum members will also receive the following benefits:

• Your organization’s logo on the HLTA homepage, linked to your website.
• Sponsor logo presence on HLTA e-newsletters. These digital communications are typically sent out 1-2 times weekly and are received by the entire HLTA membership.
• Recognition, priority sponsorship opportunity, speaking slots at signature HLTA events including, but not limited to: Visitor Industry Charity Walk, HLTA’s General Membership Meeting, the Hawai‘i Hotel & Restaurant Show, and Na Po‘e Pa‘ahana.
• The option to have a representative from your organization participate in or be a member of any of HLTA’s standing committees. These include: Engineer’s Advisory Council, Government Affairs, Hospitality IT Council, HYPE – Hospitality’s Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs, Human Resources Council, Membership & Marketing, Scholarship Golf Tournament, Women in Lodging & Tourism.
• A guaranteed reservation to field a team at any HLTA golf tournament.

For more information about membership, contact Director of Communications Jared Ellis, at (808) 923-0407 or at jellis@hawaiilodging.org.
 
Associate    
An Associate member shall be any person who has been a lodging manager but who has retired from the lodging business or any person who has been a representative for a member Allied company, but who has retired from the workforce. Associate Members shall not have the right to vote or to hold any office in the Association and shall pay the same dues as a Special Active and Sole Practitioner.
 
Special         
The Board of Directors may invite as special members those persons who render a service to the Lodging industry or to other visitor industry organizations that the Board of Director deems vital to the advancement of the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association. Special members shall have all the rights and privileges of associate members, but cannot vote or hold office, and shall not be required to pay fees. Such membership shall remain in effect only so long as the person remains active in the field from which he was chosen.
 
Construction          
Lodgings under construction. Entitled to all privileges of Active Members.
 
Sole Practitioner      
Sole Practitioner members shall be persons active in the management of a group or chain or lodging properties wholly or partly engaged in business in the State of Hawaii or is active in the lodging business outside the State of Hawaii. Sole Practitioner members shall have the right to hold office and vote. Sole Practitioner dues are $250 annually as of January 1, 2018.  
 
For more information about membership, contact Director of Communications Jared Ellis, at (808) 923-0407 or at jellis@hawaiilodging.org.

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