Welcome to AHIA
The members of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys specialize in hospitality industry legal issues. AHIA members have a minimum of 5 years experience for In-house counsel or 10 years’ experience for outside counsel. In-house counsel work in key companies in the hospitality industry. Outside counsel members have at least 50% of their practice in either the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) and/or travel, tourism, restaurant, and broader hospitality industries.
All AHIA members are committed to promoting professionalism, continuing education, and improved communication which creates a network of competent experienced attorneys committed to improving legal services throughout the hospitality industry.
Member Articles
Creating Mutually Beneficial Contracts in a Seller's Market
The current economic uptick has led to an extremely competitive hotel sourcing environment over the last couple of years. Both our client contacts and our team of travel buyers are facing similar challenges as we look to find adequate space for upcoming meetings, events and incentive trips.
In this article, Maritz Travel has identified three major ways the hotel negotiation process can be simplified in order to benefit both our client and our hotel partners.
Dark Side of Meetings
A group of senior meeting professionals meets at an “Industry After Dark: The Stuff No One Talks About” session at SPINCon 2014. The women are from different generations and come from myriad backgrounds, but have one thing in common: Each has stories about experiencing harassment, either in industry jobs or at conventions, or both.
Hotel Law by Nelson F. Migdal
Hotel Law presents a practical guide to the issues that face the legal profession in the hospitality field. It develops the reader’s understanding of the complex management processes and the franchise deals that control the hotel industry. The highly experienced authors offer insights into
the industry players and their preferred positions, desired outcomes, and the potential pitfalls that can ensnare even the most well-planned deals. With coverage including gaming, recreation, and amenities, the book examines all of the dominant franchise models of hotel ownership and management and includes independent hotels and the move towards complex resorts.
20 Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 at checkout*
Hb: 978-1-138-77952-5 | $71.96
* Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies to
books purchased directly via our website.
For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: Megan Smith, Marketing
Assistant, megan.smith@taylorandfrancis.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Introduction to Hotel Law, 2. Purchase Sale Agreements, 3. Hotel Management Agreements,
4. Essential Cases, 5. Franchise Agreements, 6. Subordination Non-Disturbance and Attornment and Comfort Letters, 7. Technical Services, Glossary of Terms, Index
Lawyer vs. Lawyer
With a touch of humor and large doses of common sense, meeting industry lawyers Barbara Dunn (the group guru) and Lisa Sommer Devlin (the hotel honcho) discuss how they get to “yes” on contentious contract clauses in the March 2015 digital edition of MeetingsNet
Upcoming Events
December 8, 2026
1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT
AHIA Fireside Chat: The NYC Union Template and the Future of Hotel Labor
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