
membership
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HSMAI Membership grants access to industry trends, marketing research, and valuable business connections, both locally and globally. As part of HSMAI Illinois, you'll join a loyal network of professionals who actively support each other's businesses and career growth. Engage in meaningful discussions on marketing trends, business structures, and the evolving hospitality landscape in Illinois.
Membership Types
Who Qualifies: Full-Time Hospitality Faculty
Key Benefits:
- Research Presentation & Publication Opportunities: International exposure for faculty and PhD Candidate research.
- Resources to Expand Curriculum: Free members-only access to the HSMAI Knowledge Center, Adrians Awards Winners Gallery, and HSMAI University webinar archives – all full of cutting-edge case studies, publications, news, and insights to support and compliment academic course work.
- A Competitive Edge: Weekly Insights from sales, marketing, and revenue optimization experts
- Local Education to Stay Up to Date: HSMAI chapters throughout North America produce more than 300 face-to-face education programs annually addressing the industry’s most pressing issues.
- Leadership Opportunities: Members may serve on local HSMAI chapter boards, sponsor collegiate chapters on campus, and apply for seats on HSMAI’s advisory boards.
- Complimentary Registrations: Attend the annual Faculty Revenue Management Roundtable the day before the Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC), and Research-in-Action programs.
- Significant Savings: Faculty (and student) members get a 50% discount on all HSMAI publications and regional (like the Revenue Optimization Conference and Digital Marketing Strategy Conference) events.
Who Qualifies: Full-Time Hospitality Students (school name must be included when joining)
Key Benefits:
- A Competitive Edge: Industry contacts, business experience and key industry knowledge to build job opportunities and a successful hospitality future.
- Expanded Curriculum: HSMAI programs and education that will complement academic learning.
- Leadership Building Experience: A way to learn how to be a better leader by being a leader in your local HSMAI chapter or in your collegiate chapter.
- Mentoring: Connect with today’s industry leaders through chapter and program participation
- Industry Experience: Internships, job fairs, and participation in HSMAI chapter boards and programs.
- Scholarship Opportunity: Scholarship opportunities are offered by local chapters.
- Industry Discipline Specific Education: Exclusive access to extensive online Insights resources.
- Significant Savings: A 50% discount on all HSMAI publications, and regional (like the Revenue Optimization Conference and Digital Marketing Strategy Conference) events.
Who Qualifies: Industry professionals who work at a hotel, hotel management company, hotel ownership group, resort, convention center, CVB, DMO, DMC, cruise line, attraction.
Key Benefits:
- A Competitive Edge: Weekly Insights from sales, marketing, and revenue optimization experts.
- Tools & Insights: Access to HSMAI conference session videos.
- Marketing Intelligence: Latest trends, best practices, and case studies from the industry’s top marketers.
- Industry Discipline-Specific Education: Exclusive access to extensive online Insights resources.
- Peer Network: Local, national, and international contacts.
- Significant savings: Special member pricing on all HSMAI programs, events, and publications.
- Chapter membership included: Your membership includes the opportunity to participate in chapter programs and events in multiple markets.
Who Qualifies: Industry professional who works at a partner/service provider firm such as a marketing agency, publisher, tech company, a/v company, recruiting agency, online travel agency, or public relations agency, as a consultant.
Key Benefits:
- A Competitive Edge: Customer market and business knowledge from HSMAI programs and publications to guide your business strategy and opportunities.
- Business Development: Networking & relationship building with customers and potential customers via the online Membership search engine.
- Tools & Insights: Free members-only access to the HSMAI University educational content including conference recordings and webinars.
- Leadership Opportunities: Development of current and future industry leaders through participation in chapter boards, executive advisory boards, and committees.
- Speaker & Sponsorship Opportunities: Thought leadership, branding, and product support through participation at national and chapter educational programs.
- Industry Discipline Specific Education: Exclusive access to extensive online Insights resources.
- Peer Network: Access to HSMAI members worldwide.
- Significant Savings: Special member pricing on all HSMAI programs, events, and publications.
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Join a premier network of like-minded peers and accomplished professionals when you sign up for a membership with HSMAI Illinois.
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