Central Florida Association Spotlight: Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association

While living in Central Florida, and working in the hospitality and tourism industry, becoming a part of an association can only increase your knowledge as you can gain education through member benefits, and events.

The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association is one of Central Florida's largest and most influential trade groups. The membership includes nearly 80% of the more than 114,000 hotel rooms in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties, and over 450 "supplier" organizations that do business with the hospitality and tourism industries.
CFHLA membership is dedicated to supporting the industry in Central Florida. Members socialize with the "Who's Who" of the local hospitality industry and have a voice in the governmental, social, cultural and charitable fabric of the Central Florida community.

CFHLA is at the forefront of the Central Florida economy, providing goods and services to the local community, as well as to the millions of visitors who contribute billions of dollars into our economy.  Our unified voice is capable of influencing decisions that affect our industry. 

➢    General Membership Luncheons
➢    Hospitality Expo (Held each year)
➢    Job Fairs
➢    Allied Relations Council (Allied members(supplies have their own Council that includes representation on the CFHLA Board of Directors.
➢    Engineers Council (Consists of hotel Chiefs and Directors of Engineering
➢    Food & Beverage Council
➢    Security & Safety Council

The benefits of becoming a CFHLA member include:

➢    Business and Social Networking
➢    Committee Participation
➢    Community Involvement
➢    CFHLA Events (every spring, CFHLA hosts over 140 golfers at the St. Patrick's Day Golf Open and in the fall, the Halloween Golf Outing. These tournaments and luncheons, held at name courses, offer fantastic opportunities to meet other members.
➢    Political Influence
As an Industry "watch dog" for Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties Tourist Development Tax, CFHLA ensures legal use of these funds
➢    CFHLA Lines of Communication
Reports/Bulletins of interest to our membership are distributed by fax and email on an as-needed basis. CFHLA's most popular newsletter, is distributed weekly via email and fax broadcast.

CFHLA invites you to visit their website and welcomes all comments and suggestions.  You can also request a new member package.