Welcome to the Tennessee Hospitality Association Website!

Tennessee is known for its great hospitality, and we want to make sure you feel at home with your strongest resource in the Tennessee hospitality industry: The Tennessee Hospitality Association.

The Tennessee Hospitality Association is the advocacy voice and the source for information and education for the lodging and dining establishments in Tennessee.

Fast Facts About Tennessee's Hospitality Industry:

1) In 2010, Tennessee tourism generated a $14.1 billion economic impact to the state's economy.
2) More than 174,900 Tennesseans are now employed in the state's tourism industry.
3) Payroll generated by direct travel spending reached $5.2 billion in 2010.
4) Tax revenue generated by domestic travel for federal, state, and local governments totaled $2.9 billion in 2010.
5) The Tennessee Hospitality Association consists of over 230 hotels representing 40,000 rooms and over 600 restaurants statewide.
6) TnHA also represents over 230 additional businesses that are preferred vendors and associate members.

The hospitality industry provides important business revenue, jobs, and tax dollars, and without the hospitality industry, either significant tax increases or deep budget cuts would need to be made.  It is important to have instant access to state statistics to share with our industry partners, business leaders, and elected officials.  These detailed facts can be found at http://tnvacation.com/industry/toolkits-research/ under the "Economic Impact of Travel on Tennessee Counties", and Appendix A reveals a county by county study of the impact of the hospitality industry, as well.  The information above has been provided by the TN Department of Tourist Development and the Tennessee Hospitality Association.

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