ATLANTIC CITY, NJ If the make-up of this year s Annual Asian American Hotel Owner Association (AAHOA) convention here is an accurate indicator, nearly two-thirds of the organization s membership consists of franchise property owners.
Other defining member characteristics portrayed by an on-site audience poll at AAHOA s 2001 meeting, currently underway here, include: 60% own properties of between 51 100 rooms; 58% own three or fewer hotels; and 60% are optimistic about the hospitality industry s near future 54% of those in attendance expect to build a new hotel within the next 12 months. (3/9/01) Michael Billig