Becoming a Member

Membership in ISHC is by invitation only, and to be eligible for membership, an individual must initially meet the following minimum criteria.

1. An individual must be a practicing hospitality consultant with five consecutive years of consulting experience immediately preceding invitation or three consecutive years of consulting experience if the candidate has a total of ten years of hospitality industry experience.
2. Ones primary professional activity is as a practicing hospitality industry consultant.
3. Be an owner, officer, partner or principal of his or her own company, or the equivalent thereof.
4. Be sponsored by existing members as determined by the Board of Directors. Currently U.S. candidates are required to have three existing members as sponsors. Non-U.S. candidates require two existing members as sponsors.

To potentially become a candidate for membership, please review our on-line membership directory at www.ishc.com to identify members that are personally familiar with your work experience and who may potentially serve as sponsors for your membership. Please note that the sponsoring member must be personally familiar with your professional work to launch the candidacy process. (For example, simply knowing the candidate or being on a conference panel is insufficient to be a sponsoring member.)