Vail Ross Brown

STR LLC provides hotel data services. Its clients includes hotel operators, developers, financiers, analysts and suppliers to the hotel industry-access to hotel research with regular and custom reports. The company was founded by Randy Smith and Carolyn Smith in 1985 and is headquartered in Hendersonville. TN.

Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International is an organization that provides hotel professionals and their partners with tools, insights, and expertise to fuel sales, inspire marketing, and optimize revenue. The private company is based in McLean, VA. The association offers various programs such as the marketing strategy conference, Adrian Awards, Sales Leader Forum, and HSMAI. Founded in 1927 by Michael Stanley Wylie, HSMAI is a membership organization with more than 5,000 members worldwide and 40 chapters in the Americas region. The CEO is Robert A. Gilbert.