AAA: American Automobile Association Definition: Is a federation of motor clubs in the United States and Canada. Members of AAA can often get discounts...
AAHOA: Asian American Hotel Owners Association Definition: Is a trade association that represents hotel owners. As of 2018, AAHOA has approximately 18,000 members who own about...
AARP: American Association of Retired Persons Definition: Is a United States-based interest group whose stated mission is “to empower people to choose how they live as...
ABA: American Bus Association Definition: Is a trade association for motor coach operators and tour companies in the United States and Canada. Its membership...
Accounts Payable (AP) Definition: The total sum of all invoices owed by the hotel to its vendors for credit purchases made by the...
Accounts Receivable (AR) Definition: Money owed to the hotel because of sales made on credit. Shown on the Balance Sheet as an “asset”....
AD: Area Director (Franchise Services) Definition: A Choice Area Director (AD) is a trusted advisor to franchisee owners and property level management teams. He/she facilitates...
ADA: American with Disabilities Act Definition: The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications and...
ADR: Average Daily Rate Definition: The number represents the average rate paid for rooms sold in a given time period. Example: ADR = Rooms...
AdWords (Google AdWords) Definition: A Google owned program that is used by advertisers to place ads on Google search results pages, on YouTube,...