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About
PAII The
story behind the Professional Association of Innkeepers International In 1988 two innkeepers, Pat Hardy and JoAnn Bell, created the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII) as an outgrowth of their successful monthly newsletter, innkeeping. Their goal was to serve the industry nationally by providing programs and services that would enhance the professional skills of both active and aspiring innkeepers. From a tiny office in Santa Barbara, California, PAII has grown into a national organization of nearly 3000 members. Pat and JoAnn retired from the association in 2002, and turned the successful association over to an industry consortium called the Distinguished Inns Alliance. Today PAII is run by a professional staff based in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. It is governed by a nine person Board of Directors, along with numerous committees and task forces. PAII's mandate is to provide education, information, networking, advocacy, business opportunities and research relating to the innkeeping industry. The monthly innkeeping newsletter lives on, and is supplemented by our website, www.paii.org, and a variety of publications on staffing, marketing, operations, legal issues, zoning, safety, finance, and selling an inn. PAII provides continuing education programs via our Member Hotline as well as at our national Convention, where experienced innkeepers are challenged and new innkeepers brought up to speed at events featuring dozens of workshops, nationally known experts, and the industry's largest trade show. The PAII Industry Study is the industry's most widely respected source of information on the economics of running a successful bed and breakfast or country inn; PAII also tracks trends in travel and hospitality. Through our national status, we have been able to develop many partnerships with vendor members to afford our members substantial discounts on everything from bankcard processing to health insurance, mattresses, coffee or job postings. PAII
also strives to act as a clearing house of information and support for numerous
state B&B organizations. It has hosted conferences for state association leaders
many times over the years, and its executives are frequent speakers at state events.
PAII represents the B&B community to the larger travel and hospitality industry
with ties to the Travel Industry Association, AAA, Mobil Travel Guide, AHLA, as
well as with various government agencies at both the state and Federal level. PAII's
Mission Statement We are committed to fostering a knowledgeable, caring and conscientious community of professional innkeepers, networking with each other throughout the world.
PAII LISTENS
to the needs and desires of the innkeeping community, which includes aspiring,
active, interim and retired innkeepers, as well as industry suppliers and allied
organizations
PAII STANDS FOR a commitment to excellence and professionalism within the innkeeping community and among the general public
PAII LEADS the innkeeping community by supplying progressive, reliable and relevant information, education and resources aimed at supporting individual success
PAII THRIVES as a successful and formidable trade association representing most innkeepers throughout the United States and beyond
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