Benefits



FHRAI is committed to the interests of the Hospitality community and works in several ways for its welfare and progress. FHRAI is supportive to the problems that members face and cannot solve by themselves.The collective strength of the members helps in dissipating issues.

Representation
FHRAI is the authentic voice of the hospitality industry in India. By sharing your views and problems you can help us in representing your specific matters and the issues facing the industry more effectively to the Central Government, State Governments and their Agencies. Some matters and news are also communicated in international fora through International Hotel and Restaurant Assocaitions (IH&RA). 

Lobbying
We are very conscious of our lobbying role and make constant efforts to represent to the Govt. and Policy making bodies on all matters concerning the industry including taxes, incentives, export – import policy, hotel approvals, Classificataion of Hotels etc.

Legal Relief
We are very active in legal matters and for obtaining legal relief for our members. Sometimes we obtain stay orders from courts which are only applicable to our members. For example we have a stay from Delhi High Court on TDS under section 194- I of Income Tax since April 1999, which is still continuing ( in April 2002) Members are free to refer any legal matters to us for advice and clarification.

Annual Convention & Exhibition
Members attend our Annual Convention, which is an ideal forum to exchange experience and ideas, build profitable partnerships and interact with major players in the hospitality industry. These Conventions have excellent professional sessions for education and information on major topics of interest to our members. An exhibition – "Hospitality India" is organised every year by us & showcases new technologies and products for the industry.

Website
The new website has all the advantages old site offered along with facility for online payments, online submission of awards forms, updation of listing information, discount card details etc.
All our members have the privilege of being listed on this website. They can get more traffic to their site by our link exchange programme.

Career Opportunity
Our members have the privilege of exploring human resource potential available in the country and have access to the recruitment process through the career section on our site where they can post their job openings free of charge.


Discount Cards
Our hotel and restaurant members get two membership discount cards entitling them to 30% discount on rooms and F&B in all member establishments.


Listing in Hotel & Restaurant Guide
Membership entitles you to be listed in our prestigious Hotel and Restaurant Guide India, both the printed version and the CD Rom version which is published every year in a new edition. Members listings are also available in the search section of this site.


Hotel Industry Database
FHRAI has an exhaustive data base on the hotel industry and rules and regulations applying to this industry. Members will become a part of this data base and can access this wealth of data.


Magazine & Publications
The bi-monthly and very popular FHRAI Magazine is complimentary to all our members. FHRAI also produces relevant, useful and well-researched industry related publications which our members get free or at discounted rates.


Professional Development Programmes
FHRAI conducts regular Professional Development Programms to develop and update knowledge and skills of hotel professionals.FHRAI organises training courses and seminars for the industry on various subjects . Quality training is provided at subsidised rates to our members. As a service to the Indian hospitality industry these programms are also open to non-members.

Eligibility Criteria

FHRAI Hotel membership

  1. Must be a member of one of our Regional Associations.
  2. Must be a functioning establishment in operation.
  3. Must have minimum 10 rooms or the qualifying criterion of the Regional Association.
  4. If the hotel is under construction, only associate membership can be approved. This can be converted to hotel membership once it starts operations.
  5. Must have a restaurant in the hotel.
  6. Must have all the relevant Municipal/Police or any other required licenses with current validity.
  7. A restaurant in a hotel can also become a separate restaurant member (One restaurant can become member for hotel with 25-100 rooms and two restaurants can become members for hotel above 101 rooms)

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FHRAI Restaurant membership

  1. Must be a member of one of our Regional Associations.
  2. Must be a restaurant under operation.
  3. Must have minimum 25 covers.
  4. Must have all the relevant Municipal/Police or any other required licenses with current validity.
  5. A Restaurant within the hotel (who is FHRAI member) can also apply for separate membership. One restaurant can be a member for a hotel with 25-100 rooms and two restaurants can be members for hotels with more than 101 rooms. Such restaurant members are also entitled to two FHRAI discount cards like any other member.

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 FHRAI Associate membership

1. Must be a member of one of our Regional Associations.
2. Must be associated with the hospitality industry in some way.
3. Only Companies, firms and such entities can become a member, not individuals
4. Hotels under construction should apply for associate membership. This can be converted to hotel membership instantly after the hotel starts operations.
5. Our associate members are not entitled to FHRAI membership discount cards.

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