About the AHA The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) is an organisation of employers in the hotel and hospitality industry registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. Its membership of more than 5,000 licensed hotel businesses includes pub-style hotels plus three, four and five-star accommodation hotels located in each state and territory. The AHA’s members are serviced by branches located in every Australian capital city and a Canberra-based national office. Accommodation hotels are represented by Tourism Accommodation Australia, a division of the AHA. The Australian tourism and hospitality industry Within the $70 billion Australian tourism industry, the hotel sector is the most significant employer, with more than 278,000 persons employed between the pub sector (188,000) and the accommodation sector (90,000) , and an annual wages and salaries contribution of $5.41 billion. In addition there are an estimated 20,000 employees in the casino sector. Estimates of total industry revenue vary between $11.1 billion (ABS) and $14.4 billion (IBIS World) per annum. Although some hotels are large-scale operations with hundreds of employees which form part of national or international chains, the majority of Australian hotels are small, locally-owned businesses serving their surrounding communities. In 2005-06 only 145 of 65,197 businesses in the ABS Accommodation, Cafes & Restaurants sector employed more than 100 people. In its 2009 report Australian Hotels: More than just a drink and a flutter, PricewaterhouseCoopers stated: “The industry remains characterised by small, independent pub owners who lack a chain or franchise affiliation. These businesses make up approximately 88% of the market share.”
About the AHA The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) is an organisation of employers in the hotel and hospitality industry registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. Its membership of more than 5,000 licensed hotel businesses includes pub-style hotels plus three, four and five-star accommodation hotels located in each state and territory. The AHA’s members are serviced by branches located in every Australian capital city and a Canberra-based national office. Accommodation hotels are represented by Tourism Accommodation Australia, a division of the AHA. The Australian tourism and hospitality industry Within the $70 billion Australian tourism industry, the hotel sector is the most significant employer, with more than 278,000 persons employed between the pub sector (188,000) and the accommodation sector (90,000) , and an annual wages and salaries contribution of $5.41 billion. In addition there are an estimated 20,000 employees in the casino sector. Estimates of total industry revenue vary between $11.1 billion (ABS) and $14.4 billion (IBIS World) per annum. Although some hotels are large-scale operations with hundreds of employees which form part of national or international chains, the majority of Australian hotels are small, locally-owned businesses serving their surrounding communities. In 2005-06 only 145 of 65,197 businesses in the ABS Accommodation, Cafes & Restaurants sector employed more than 100 people. In its 2009 report Australian Hotels: More than just a drink and a flutter, PricewaterhouseCoopers stated: “The industry remains characterised by small, independent pub owners who lack a chain or franchise affiliation. These businesses make up approximately 88% of the market share.”
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