Matthew Meynell

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) is a national hotels association that represents more than 5,000 members across Australia. The AHA has a network of branches based in every state and territory, plus a Canberra-based national office. The non-profit company is based in Griffith, ACT, Australia. Australian hotels have a long and proud history of being a place where people and communities connect and belong, a place for leisure and recreation where people enjoy a sense of togetherness enjoying important milestone events and celebrating sporting successes. Australian hotels provide a safe place of solace and a sense of excitement where people from all cultures and communities can eat, drink, meet, play and sleep. The AHA's size and scope includes over 5,000 businesses ranging from country pubs to five-star resorts providing 270,000 jobs generating $12,000,000,000 economic benefit supporting over 50,000 community groups.