Professional Associations in Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management
Every student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism at the University of Utah are required to maintain an affiliation with a parks, recreation and tourism professional organization. Students are encouraged to consider membership in one or more of the following professional associations. The Utah Hotel and Lodging Association provides a website listing current Utah Lodging Positions that will be of interest to our students. Many of these organizations provide a discount membership for students, such as the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) which provides access to a Career Center. Start by checking out the AHLA Under 30 Gateway Today!
- American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
- American Culinary Federation (ACF)
- American Dietetic Association (ADA)
- American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF)
- American Resort Development Association (ARDA)
- Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
- Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA)
- Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)
- Commercial Food Equipment Service Association (CFESA)
- Convention Industry Council (CIC)
- Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE)
- Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)
- Dietary Managers Association (DMA)
- Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
- Food Service Consultants Society International (FCSI)
- Global Business Travel Association
- Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association
- Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
- Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
- Hotel Association of Canada
- Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA)
- International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA)
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
- International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA)
- International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA)
- International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC)
- International Society of Hospitality Purchasers (ISHP)
- International Society of Hotel Association Executives (ISHAE)
- Meeting Planners International (MPI)
- National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers (NABHOOD)
- National Restaurant Association (NRA)
- Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
- Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII)
- Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
- Resort Hotel Association (RHA)
- Society for Foodservice Management (SFM)
- The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
- United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)