Egyptian Hotel Association

What Egyptian Hotel Association does

The Egyptian Hotel Association (غرفة المنشآت الفندقية) is a private, membership-based chamber of commerce that serves as the official industry body for hotels, resorts, owning companies, management companies, and floating hotels operating in Egypt. It operates under the umbrella of the Egyptian Federation of Tourism Chambers (الاتحاد المصري للغرف السياحي), a state-affiliated federation, and is governed by a Board of Directors and Chairman. Its headquarters are located at 8 El-Sadd El-Aali Street in the Dokki district of Giza, and it employs roughly 12 staff.

The Association does not sell a unified software or commercial product. Instead, it provides a portfolio of member-facing services: member directories for hotels, management companies, and owning companies; regulatory resources including ministerial decisions, hotel classification specifications, and the Egyptian code for fire protection; professional training and human development programs delivered via the EHA Training Center; general and floating-hotel-specific publications; a Green Star Hotel sustainability certification program (النجمة الخضراء); and a media center covering news, events, and industry best practices. There is no proprietary technology disclosed; core technology is listed as "Not disclosed."

Its revenue model is membership dues and event/training-related fees for a domestic, single-country (Egypt) member base. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no published tiers, rates, or fee schedules. There are no funding rounds, investors, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or leadership changes on record, consistent with its status as a non-profit chamber entity rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Egyptian Hotel Association

Legal name

غرفة المنشآت الفندقية (Egyptian Hotel Association)

Website

https://egyptianhotels.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Egyptian Hotel Association is a government-affiliated membership chamber serving hotels, resorts, owning companies, management companies, and floating hotels in Egypt, providing member directories, regulatory resources, training, publications, and a green hotel certification program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Giza

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Egyptian Hotel Association is a chamber of commerce that delivers membership services to Egypt's hospitality sector, including representation of hotels, resorts, owning companies, and management companies. It provides professional training programs, regulatory resources (ministerial decisions, hotel specifications, fire protection code), industry publications, member directories, and a Green Star Hotel sustainability certification program for eco-friendly establishments.

Product overview

The Egyptian Hotel Association (غرفة المنشآت الفندقية) is a chamber organization under the Egyptian Tourism Federation serving as a central body for hotel establishments in Egypt. The organization does not offer a single unified software product but rather provides a portfolio of membership services including member directories for hotels, management companies, and owning companies; regulatory resources such as ministerial decisions, hotel specifications, and the Egyptian fire protection code; training and human development programs; knowledge publications for both land-based and floating hotels; and a green hotel certification program. The chamber also operates a media center covering news, events, and industry best practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Hotels Initiative (النجمة الخضراء): A certification program for eco-friendly hotels that commit to sustainable practices including energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and use of environmentally friendly materials.

Products and services

• Training Programs
• Green Hotel Certification (Green Star Hotel)
• Ministerial Decisions Repository
• Hotel Specifications Documentation
• Egyptian Code for Fire Protection
• General Publications for Hotels
• Floating Hotels Publications

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sommet EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Cornell eHotelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)coreTechnology or Integration
• Experience EgyptcoreGTM or Marketing Partner
• EHA Training CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MOTA)coreOthers
• Tourism Development Authority (TDA)coreOthers
• Green Star HotelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• NFSA (National Fire Safety Authority)minorOthers

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC): Global umbrella body for travel and tourism, of which national hotel associations like EHA are partners. Operates at a much larger, global scale covering the broader sector beyond hotels alone.
• UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO): United Nations agency for tourism policy and sustainable tourism development. EHA lists UNWTO as a strategic partner, reflecting alignment at the international policy level rather than direct competition.

Direct peers

• Hotel Association of India (HAI): National trade body for the Indian hotel industry, representing hotels across categories and engaging with government on policy. Directly comparable in function to EHA as an emerging-market hotel chamber.
• Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC): Canadian tourism industry trade body that includes hotel sector advocacy. Direct peer in scope (a tourism chamber representing accommodation providers) and operational mandate.
• UKHospitality: The UK trade body for hotels, restaurants, pubs, and hospitality providers. Direct peer given similar membership-based representation of hotels, industry advocacy, and training/standards delivery to lodging operators.
• Saudi Hotel and Tourism Association: Saudi Arabia's national hotel and tourism trade association, working closely with the Ministry of Tourism. Regional direct peer with comparable government-aligned industry representation responsibilities to EHA in Egypt.
• American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA): The principal US hotel industry trade association, representing thousands of hotels and lodging operators. Direct peer given EHA's analogous role as the official national hotel chamber in Egypt, providing regulatory advocacy, training, and standards.
• Jordan Hotels Association: Jordanian hotel industry association representing hotels, resorts, and tourism businesses. Geographic peer in the Middle East hospitality landscape with analogous chamber functions.
• Emirates Hotel Association: Trade body representing hotels and hotel operators in the UAE. Comparable as a Gulf-region hotel chamber with similar standardization, training, and member advocacy functions.

Others

• Green Building Council Egypt (GBCE): Egypt's sustainability certification body for buildings. Adjacent to EHA's Green Star Hotel program; both operate in the sustainability certification space for Egyptian built infrastructure, including hotels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EgyptianHotelAssociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/egyptian-hotel-association

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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