SACRAMENTO, California – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Bijal Patel, chairman of the board of directors of the California Hotel and Lodging Association, was honored Thursday with the Political Forum Award for Advocacy by the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the first time AAHOA presented the award to a non-politician .
“This award recognizes everything that hotels do for our communities, our employees and our guests,” said Patel. “It stands for the work of numerous colleagues, friends and family who tell the great stories of our hotels and employees so strongly.”
Ken Greene, AAHOA Interim President and CEO, presented the award to Patel on behalf of the 20,000 members at the association’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.
“Bijal’s commitment to hotels and colleagues is fundamental to him,” said Lynn S. Mohrfeld, President and CEO of CHLA. “His leadership has helped CHLA build a stronger, more effective voice for our hotels and our employees in communities across California.”
Patel, vice president of Coast Redwood Hospitality in California, is serving his second term as chairman of CHLA and leading the association through the pandemic and its increasing public leadership by emphasizing the importance of its employees.
“The hospitality industry has always been an industry that has developed a very family bond with our employees and our partners,” said Patel. “Many employees are industry veterans; You really take the time to immerse yourself in our properties. Hotels themselves are just buildings, but what makes hospitality a great experience is the people. ”
Via the California Hotel and Lodging Association
The California Hotel and Lodging Association is the leading resource and advocate for the more than 6,000 California hotels, motels, and boutique inns that employ more than 235,000 people. Founded in 1893, CHLA is the largest state association for the accommodation industry in the country and a partner of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. For more information, see www.calodging.com
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