Membership in Oregon Lodging Association offers many benefits to lodging and lodging-related businesses - from promotion of your business to employer resources to legislative representation. Please find a detailed list of benefits below.
Automatic basic listing in the new Destination Guide (which now incorporates OLA’s "Where to Stay in Oregon” guide). This new publication (circulation 250,000) is distributed through the state tourism office, visitor centers, chambers of commerce, convention visitor bureaus, OLA members and direct mail.
Listing on-line with the Oregon Tourism Commission website, the official state tourism website for visitors to Oregon.
A successful governmental affairs program with lobbying at the state and local level on behalf of the lodging industry.
A copy of the Oregon Innkeeper’s or RV Park Operator’s manual, a summary of statutes related to Innkeeping or RV Park operations, wage and hour, liablilty, and other important legal information is available on the website.
Performance Resources will help you hire better, fire less, manage better, and retain your top performers.
The OLA Bank Card Discount Program providing competitive rates on VISA/MasterCard transactions through Chase Paymentech.
Endorsed programs for property and liability insurance, worker's compensation & health insurance.
An Allied Member Directory listing vendors and suppliers specializing in products and services for the lodging industry.
Regular information via the newsletter, Lodging News including lodging and recreational vehicle park industry updates, technical research, government affairs updates and event announcements.
Annual convention and trade show plus educational seminars and certification programs.
An extensive lending library of educational materials such as videos, books and manuals to use in training staff prepared by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
Special discounts on a variety of products and reports from Smith Travel Research (STR), the lodging industry's leading information and data provider.
In addition, OLA is affiliated with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) which provides similar benefits and services at the national level. AH&LA members receive the following:
Subscriptions to LODGING magazine (up to five per property).
Listing in the OAG Hotel Travel Index.
Discount on educational materials and training videos provided by the AH&LA Educational Institute.
The AH&LA Information Center, a one-stop source complete with library, information reference service and electronic information network.
