W. Nick Kellock

Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. operates hotels and resorts. It acts as a fee-based manager for various hotel ownerships, including joint ventures, REITs, private equity funds and private entities and individuals. It develops new construction, mixed use development, repositioning & reuse, capital investment, procurement and green initiatives. The company was founded by Mark Laport in 1985 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc. is the largest hotel association in the United States, representing all segments of the industry nationwide. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company provides financial assistance to hoteliers through two main programs listed below. The company is focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19. Chip Rogers has been the CEO of the company since 2019.