AAHOA President to speak at Wyndham Hotel Group Global Conference

ATLANTA, September 11, 2016 – Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), will address attendees of the annual Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) Global Conference this week. Rogers will speak during the General Session on Tuesday, September 13at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

"The long-standing partnership between Wyndham and AAHOA is one of the strongest in the hospitality industry. It is an honor to address the thousands of hotel owners who will be in attendance." said Rogers. "Our collective efforts to protect our industry from the numerous challenges we face from an ever-growing local, state, and federal bureaucracy will pay dividends if we stand united. Events like the Wyndham Global Conference make the task of uniting our industry possible."

According to Wyndham, the conference will enhance operations worldwide as Wyndham hotel owners will have access to:

Two general sessionsrevealing the strategic transformation taking place to drive increased market share and profitability
Focused brand sessionshighlighting the bold moves being made to clearly define and differentiate Wyndham brands
Industry expert instruction on how to unlock a hotel's competitive advantage
A vasttrade showof leading hospitality supplier partners featuringexclusiveconference promotions
A global villageof personalized guidance from every WHG department dedicated to maximizing every system and resource Wyndham Hotel Group has to offer
Networking with WHG representatives, brand leaders, and hotel owners to discover best practices
Awardsand celebrations

Founded in 1989, AAHOA is the largest hotel owner’s association in the world, with more than 15,000 small business owner-members. AAHOA members own almost one in every two hotels in the United States.

AAHOA members and Wyndham conference attendees at the AAHOA advocacy booth on the trade-show floor.

#Awesome! The Wyndham conference hashtag this year is #WHG2016.

AAHOA Vice President of Government Affairs Chirag Shah chats with conference attendees on how AAHOA works for members.

AAHOA Vice President of Government Affairs, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) President and CEO Katherine Lugar, and Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti on stage at #WHG2016.

AH&LA CEO Katherine Lugar and AAHOA CEO Chip Rogers on stage at the Wyndham conference.

A packed house at the 2016 Wyndham conference.

Wyndham CEO addresses the crowd at #WHG2016.

Backstage group shot following the show, including AAHOA Treasurer Hitesh "HP" Patel (third from left), CEO Chip Rogers (third from right), and Vice Chairman Bhavesh Patel (far right).

The Knights Inn Community Award received by AAHOA Gulf Region Ambassador Girish "Gary" Patel.

AAHOA Vice Chairman Bhavesh Patel and AAHOA Mid Atlantic Regional Director Sanjay Patel chat at the G6 conference.

Six AAHOA lifetime members pose at the G6 conference.

Front-row seats at the G6 conference!

AAHOA members from Georgia who have been victims of ADA ("drive-by") lawsuits stop by the AAHOA advocacy booth to learn what they can do to stop these predatory lawsuits.

AAHOA member Mukesh Shah (Tennessee) thanks AAHOA VP of Government Affairs Chirag Shah for AAHOA’s dedication to protecting small businesses.

Check the AAHOA Facebook page for even more photos!

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