Keeping Up by Reading Trade Publications
The Trade Association Publications
The three primary trade associations for accommodations and food services publish several periodicals.
Club Managers Association of America: This association focuses on management in private and public golf and country clubs. Their primary publication is “Club Management.” The companion site on the web for the magazine is The Virtual Clubhouse. (http://www.club-mgmt.com/ )
National Restaurant Association
The NRA has two periodical publications, one on government issues affecting restaurants, Washington Weekly, and one on industry trends, TrendMapper. General industry news is on their web site, http://www.restaurants.org.
American Hotel and Lodging Association
The AHLA publishes the monthly “Lodging Magazine,” which has a companion web site at http://www.lodgingmagazine.com/ AHLA also provides an email newsletter, Lodging SmartBrief, which provides more current news than the monthly magazine can. You must be a member to subscribe, but student members receive both Lodging magazine and the newsletter as a benefit of membership.
