Welcome to the Hospitality and Tourism Alliance
Mission Statement

The Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance (HTA) is a full time association representing more than 800 businesses in the greater Charlotte area. The organization was established in October 1994 by the leaders of different segments of the hospitality industry. This combined organization was created to respond to the need for a full time and privately funded organization which was required to represent this growing industry with a commitment to proactively influence decisions, eliminating industry related challenges and maximizing opportunities for our remarkable industry.

The industry currently generates nearly $3 billion in annual revenues and employs more than 60,000 people in Mecklenburg County. As a membership organization, our main objective is to accommodate various needs of our diverse membership. With that in mind, our primary focus is centered on efforts which will increase the bottom lines of our members’ businesses.

The Board of Directors of the HTA invites you to join us and become part of a winning team dedicated to pursuing excellence for our businesses and our community.

2008 Board of Directors

Officers

Chair
Jerry Anderson
The Blake Hotel

Vice Chair
Joe Hallow
Bissell Hotels (Ballantyne Resort, etc.)

Treasurer
Nasser Razmyar
Zink Restaurant/Harper's Restaurant Group

Secretary
Nicole Bostic
Southpark Mall

Past Chair
Ravi Patel
SREE Hotels (Hilton, Marriotts, etc)

Board of Directors

Lodging/Restaurants

Jerry Anderson
The Blake Hotel

Rashmi Desai
Sleep Inn at University Place

Joe Hallow
Bissell Hotels

Joanie Kastl
Doubletree Guest Suites Southpark

Bill Maguire
Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel

Greg Panos
The Panos Hotel Group

Jay Patel
AAHOA

Nish Patel
Beacon Investment Management Group

Ravi Patel
SREE Hotels

Nasser Razmyar
Zink Restaurant / Harper's Restaurant Group



General Travel & Allied Organizations

Joe Applegate
Adams Outdoor Advertising

David Baucom
MAL Entertainment

Nicole Bostic
Southpark Mall / Simon Property Group

Jennifer Buckley
Richard Petty Driving Experience

Craig Dedrick
Arthur J. Gallagher

Geoff Durboraw
Enterprise Leasing

Shiela Fletcher
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Mike Henninger
Poseidon Seafood

Tom Holden
Rose Chauffeured Transportation

Brad Johnston
Tryon Distributing Company

Rich Kennell
Met Life

Kisan Khandelival
Crown Cab

Lori Pope
Studio Displays, Inc.

Paul Ridgway
Diamond Springs Water

Vic Roberts
Piedmont Natural Gas

James Sisk
U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

Jerry Stipo
Carowinds


Ex-Officio Directors

Jim Garges
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

Ron Kimble
Deputy City Manager

Tim Newman
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

 Michael Smith
Charlotte Center City Partners

DeSales Wagster
Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau