Networking

Six membership luncheons, guest speakers and annual meetings are all funded in part by membership dues.

Business Directory Listing

The website, gives access to the thousands who access our site annually. Many of these visitors you would miss, but for our menu of visitor options including direct access to business directory.

Trends & Forecasting

HCHMA provides upcoming trends & forecasting. It allows the members to see trends & forecast Tampa Bay economy and tourism.

MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY

Hotel, Motel and Resort properties licensed by the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants, not only within Hillsborough County, but also properties in adjacent geographic areas which target Hillsborough County as a service delivery area.

COMMITTEES

For the HCHMA to continue to develop, membership participation is encouraged. All segments of our members are urged to serve on one or more of the volunteer committees

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN!

The Hillsborough County Hotel/Motel Association is organized to unify, promote, and strengthen the lodging industry in Hillsborough County.

Friendship & Standards

The Association promotes friendships and understanding among its members, as well as high professional and ethical standards within the industry

The Association encourages the development of ideas and projects that will benefit the community at large and will publicly advocate official positions on issues of mutual interest to members.

Information & Guidance

The Association closely monitors local and state legislative issues, while seeking to strengthen the industry through hospitality, education and scholarship programs.

Making your property more profitable - need we say more? Whether it’s a new vendor at a more reasonable cost, or to discuss cost-savings operations, only the HCHMA provides you with an inventory of information which others can only hope to obtain and/or provide.

Three other reasons

  • First, the HCHMA has become a leader in local governmental affairs affecting the lodging industry. Your participation in the Association is needed to make our leadership stronger, and more effective.
  • Second, the HCHMA is a major contributor to the Hillsborough County tourist economy and with your assistance will continue to work to increase the public awareness of the industry’s economic and civic contribution to the community.
  • Third, the HCHMA has refined its annual members-only data collection symposium – our Trends and Forecasting Forum. Not only do you get solid national, state and local occupancy and industry trends, but also have that data available for your staff’s review and utilization.

Planning a visit to Tampa Bay?

To those of you who are either planning a visit or are in the market looking for a leisure and / or housing option - our Visitors Center link is designed to provide to you a one-stop Tampa Bay planning overview.

Enjoy your stay in Tampa Bay!!