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Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation

The Top Lodging Trade Associations

Trade associations, or industry associations, are organizations that are created by businesses that operate in a particular industry or industry sector. These groups typically lobby for regulations that benefit the industry, host trade shows and conferences, and perform activities that are designed to help businesses in an industry. Several of these groups maintain production directories, create research reports, and offer additional educational opportunities for business owners. Some of this content usually requires a membership, but they also generally have some content for free on their websites.

These are the top Lodging Trade Associations:

*All of the link descriptions in this box were written by, or adapted from, the Cornell University Library (Current as of June 21, 2019).

Finding Additional Trade Associations and Association Reports with ChatGPT or other AI/LLMs

ChatGPT and other AI/LLMs can be useful for finding trade associations and their data, research, or reports.

Example searches for Trade Associations and their reports or data in ChatGPT or another AI/LLM: 

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