The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) has announced that its 2020 Convention & Trade Show will now be held online, due to new health and safety guidelines for combatting COVID-19 that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued on Saturday, June 20th.
“We’ve remained optimistic that the 2020 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show could go on as planned in August,” AAHOA president and CEO Cecil P. Staton said in a press release. “With over 400 vendors and thousands of members ready to attend and great support from the hospitality industry, this looked to be a bright spot after a challenging spring and summer for our industry. Unfortunately, the recent spike in new COVID-19 cases in Florida led the state’s public health officials to recommend more stringent measures to mitigate virus transmission, including new guidelines that limit the size of public gatherings. The safety and wellbeing of our members, employees, industry partners, and vendors is our top priority. Given the change in circumstance, we must cancel our in-person convention and trade show.”
The association is now planning industry keynotes and panels, speeches by AAHOA leadership, and secure online elections for AAHOA’s Board of Directors and Secretary virtually. Details about registration and the online event will be available soon on AAHOA’s site.
