Palm Springs Hospitality Association

PSHA's Board of Directors urges
all Palm Springs residents to
"Vote NO on Measure C"
- Stop the Vacation Rental Ban -
For more information, please click this link:
Vote "NO" on "C"

Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in the
Palm Springs Hospitality Association

Featured Member

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Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a few months available for Monthly Sponsors for 2018. For a $100 fee, your business will be shown as the "Featured" Member on the PSHA website and will be promoted as that month's Luncheon Sponsor. You also receive 5 minutes to speak at that month's PSHA Luncheon. Please contact:
Tamara Stevens at 760.835.4957 or Tamara.Stevens@palmspringshospitality.org if you are interested.

The Palm Springs Hospitality Association (PSHA) is a non-profit business association whose focus is to increase tourism in Palm Springs while representing the interests of its hospitality members. It provides a voice for restaurateurs, hoteliers, lodging providers, attractions, retail and suppliers who work with Palm Springs City Government and its Tourism Offices. The Palm Springs Restaurant Association (PSRA) is represented under the PSHA umbrella. PSHA is governed by a Board of Directors, elected by the members.

Some of PSHA/PSRA many accomplishments include:

•Voluntarily raising room taxes to fund the Palm Springs Convention Center
expansion
•Privatizing tourism
•Voluntarily raising room taxes to increase tourism advertising
•Supporting industry-friendly candidates for City Council
•Funding & participating in bringing new events to Palm Springs
•Increasing industry visibility by establishing "Honorary Memberships"
for council members & other civic leaders
•Saving members thousands of tax dollars by clarifying & helping
redirect the City’s Rent Control Ordinance and forms
•Establishing the first & continuing to sponsor Palm Springs Restaurant Week
•Advising on the City’s sign ordinance
•Advising on City Vacation Rental policy
•Supporting the City's current Vacation Rental Ordinance
•PSHA members make up the PB&J Tourism Advisory Committee
•Working with City Council to establish annual increases to the Tourism budget
•Co-sponsoring the Best of the Best Awards dinner recognizing the industries'
best workers
•Representing the annual "Show Me Palm Springs event to showcase
Palm Springs’ Restaurants/Retail and local Attractions & Special Events to
front line Guest Services personnel including concierges & front desk staff
•Organize & implement an Annual Golf Tournament, benefiting Boys & Girls
Club of Palm Springs, PSHA & PSRA
•Ensuring that members are represented on the Tourism Commission
•Ensuring Palm Springs industry representation on the valley-wide CVB board
& other committees
•Supported Measure D

***Against the Vacation Rental Ban (Measure C)***

For more information about PSHA Contact:
Tamara Stevens at 760.835.4957 or Tamara.Stevens@palmspringshospitality.org

Show Me Palm Springs 2017

Last year, the 11th Annual "Show Me Palm Springs" Trade Show was held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at the beautiful Palm Springs Convention Center.
Front line guest services personnel from across the valley attended the Show to find out about local Attractions, Palm Springs Restaurants & Retail, Special Events and Visitor Related Business Services.
Last year 66 exhibitors, including 18 restaurants educated these front line personnel about their businesses.
Special thanks go to all the exhibitors and to the Show Me Palm Springs Committee and Staff of the Convention Center for helping make this year's event a success!
Information on this year's Show will be available soon on the PSHA website.

Upcoming Events

May, 2018 PSHA Member Luncheon

05/17/2018 11:30 AM • Renaissance Palm Springs

PSHA's 7th Annual Clubs Fore Kids Golf Tournament took place on:
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the beautiful Escena Golf Club.
Over 100 golfers from across the valley enjoyed beautiful weather on a day that started with breakfast, Scramble Format Golf & ended with a lunch. As always, there were lots of raffle prizes &15 silent auction prizes attendees could bid on. Special thanks goes out to all PSHA members who donated raffle & silent auction prizes & to all the golfers who came out in support of the Tournament that benefits Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs, PSHA and PSRA. At the January 18, 2018 Member Luncheon, PSHA presented the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs with a check for $5,500. Watch for information on this year's Tournament date to be announced sometime in the Spring.

Membership Benefits

PSHA Members receive information on issues that are of interest to the hospitality industry; are invited to attend our monthly educational meetings and participate in PSHA events. All members are listed on the PSHA website with a link to their business website.

Our member benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

Monthly Luncheons:
n       Networking opportunities with other members/guests/city and valley-wide attendees.
n       A one-time opportunity for new members to speak for two minutes to discuss their business.
n       At every luncheon members are asked to introduce themselves and give a 15 second description of their business or updating members on “news as it relates to their business”.
n       Informative speakers with information on timely topics relating to the hospitality industry as well as city and other agencies’ news. Previous speakers have included: the Mayor, City Manager, Fire Chief, Fire Marshall, Chairman of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, California Tourism Association, Riverside County, entertainers John Davidson and Susan Anton, Harold Matzner from the Palm Springs International Film Festival. We have also heard various expert speakers on OSHA, hotel/restaurant insurance, employment law issues for businesses, the ABC, Goldenvoice for Coachella & Stagecoach, programs available through the County’s Workforce Development Agency, Cyber Security and more.
n       Display table for members to display materials relevant to their business.
n       Associate members can be the "Official Luncheon Sponsor" and "Featured Member" for the month on PSHA's website for an additional
fee of $100 (not including lunch) which includes the opportunity to make a 5 minute presentation to the members. Official Luncheon
Sponsors are listed on the Luncheon Invitation and presented as the Luncheon Sponsor at the event.**

Discounts:
PSHA members enjoy discounts from other member businesses, offered through the "PSHA Member Discount Program".

Website:
All members are listed on the PSHA website which includes all contact information along with a description of the member business.

Representation:
PSHA represents its members on issues relating to the Hospitality Industry, including not only representatives on pertinent boards and commissions, but also at Council Meetings and other Government and/or local meetings.

Informative Alerts:
PSHA members are notified via e-mail of upcoming events, meetings and forums, sponsored by other organizations, which are pertinent to our members. (Ex: Convention Center Groups, including schedules for meetings and ‘free’ time for attendees for meals and entertainment.)

** Non-Members can be an Official Luncheon Sponsor for fee of $350 (not including lunch) and make a 5 minute presentation to the members at the luncheon. As mentioned above, members pay $100 and are also included as the "Featured Member" on PSHA's website for the month. Official Luncheon Sponsors are listed on the Luncheon Invitation and presented as the Sponsor at the Luncheon.

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Palm Springs Hospitality Association - P.O. Box 4507 - Palm Springs 92263 - 760-835-4957
"PSHA" is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization; Federal Tax ID #33-0422907