ATLANTA, Ga. – The 2023 Asian American Lodge House owners Affiliation (AAHOA) Conference & Commerce Present in Los Angeles final week broke varied data within the affiliation’s historical past.
AAHOA, the most important lodge homeowners affiliation on the planet, hosted its annual Conference & Commerce Present, AAHOACON, with almost 8,000 attendees on the Los Angeles Conference Heart for what’s dubbed the “Tremendous Bowl” of hospitality occasions.
There have been 20+ schooling classes, 500+ exhibiting firms, an immersive do-it-yourself product demo expertise, top-level keynote audio system, and 4 networking occasions, together with the Welcome Reception on the world-famous LA Coliseum.
With a report stage of sales space gross sales for the commerce present, it was the most important commerce present in AAHOA’s 34-year historical past, and a 22% improve over 2022. There have been almost 520 complete exhibiting firms, the second largest exhibitor complete in AAHOACON historical past.
The AAHOACON23 Commerce Present was offered out, and a wait listing was created – the primary time ever in AAHOA historical past! AAHOACON23 additionally generated a really robust variety of first-time exhibitors, 167, which is the second-largest variety of first-time exhibitors in AAHOA historical past.
On prime of that, the Exhibit Gross sales group achieved a brand new report in exhibit sales space gross sales for AAHOACON24. A complete of 170 exhibitors have rebooked and can return for AAHOACON24 in Orlando subsequent yr. This quantity represents greater than 40% of the present ground house and 100% of all exhibiting lodge manufacturers rebooked for AAHOACON24.
Phrase from the exhibit ground is that AAHOACON23 was the perfect commerce present for enterprise transactions in current reminiscence, and the thrill for Orlando is mounting.
The acclaim and praiseworthy feedback to explain AAHOACON23 and our exceptional AAHOA Group preserve pouring in. I couldn’t be prouder of how AAHOACON23 turned out to be such a smash hit. We’re so grateful for all of the sponsors, exhibitors, audio system, and attendees who helped make this conference and commerce present one of many highest. We couldn’t have performed any of this with out each one in every of you. Laura Lee Blake, AAHOA President & CEO
Our Normal Session particular visitors and keynote audio system included comic and activist Hasan Minhaj, BAPS Chief Swami Brahmaviharidas, and the Honorable Sadhguru. AAHOACON23 additionally supplied HerOwnership-driven workshops and studying classes created only for girls hoteliers, together with a luncheon and a HerOwnership & Ladies Personal the Room panel, together with two Younger Professionals Classes and a Younger Professionals Reception.
Florida hotelier Bharat Patel, CHO, CHIA, grew to become the brand new Chairman of AAHOA’s Board of Administrators, and Rahul Patel of Bradenton, Florida, grew to become the brand new AAHOA Secretary.
AAHOA Members additionally elected 10 members to the Board of Administrators to interchange these with expiring phrases, acknowledged the achievement and excellence of the AAHOA Award recipients, and partnered with Covenant Home California at this yr’s AAHOACON to assist increase cash and consciousness for youth going through homelessness and trafficking.
To offer again, AAHOA Members purchased AAHOACON23-branded socks and t-shirts on the AAHOA Sales space throughout the Commerce Present, the place as much as 80% of the proceeds went on to Covenant Home California.
AAHOA additionally introduced the launch of its AAHOA Charitable Basis. Forming later this yr as an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the AAHOA Charitable Basis will intention to assist humanity, offering catastrophe reduction, instructional scholarships and grants, charitable initiatives for worthy causes, and humanitarian help.
Two different notable gadgets included Virdee taking dwelling the highest prize within the 2023 AAHOA Tech Pitch Competitors, Co-Powered by HFTP. Members have been ready to participate within the AAHOA Storage, a brand new characteristic for AAHOACON23, which included a demo space for exhibitors to showcase suggestions and methods to resolve frequent points that many proprietor/operator hoteliers face in areas reminiscent of housekeeping, upkeep, repairs and troubleshooting. Moreover, there have been new studying alternatives for members within the type of deep-dive masterclasses.
Turning into AAHOA Chairman at such a historic and record-breaking occasion is an unbelievable feeling. I obtained so many thank yous and expressions of gratitude for a job effectively performed that I misplaced rely, and I wish to return the identical exhibiting of appreciation to everybody who attended and made AAHOACON23 one for the report books. Bharat Patel, AAHOA Chairman
About AAHOA
AAHOA is the most important lodge homeowners affiliation within the nation, with Member-owned properties representing a major a part of the U.S. financial system. AAHOA’s 20,000 members personal 60% of the lodges in the USA and are accountable for 1.7% of the nation’s GDP. Multiple million staff work at AAHOA member-owned lodges, incomes $47 billion yearly, and member-owned lodges assist 4.2 million U.S. jobs throughout all sectors of the hospitality business. AAHOA’s mission is to advance and shield the enterprise pursuits of lodge homeowners by way of advocacy, business management, skilled improvement, member advantages, and neighborhood engagement.
