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modation industry and the AAoA wants
the government to address that.
Still, the AAoA has to remain impartial
on the political side of things. Accord-
ing to Richard, the association is “defi-
nitely agnostic” in this department as
their only goal is “to get the best out-
comes for the members”. Even if it
takes a bit of extra effort, they take
into account both sides of the govern-
ment by consulting with the appropri-
ate bodies. Thankfully, the AAoA has
had a lot of success in working with
the government to help shape legisla-
tion that makes the accommodation in-
dustry more viable for their members.
The association is mostly involved with
the federal government as it would be
nearly impossible to work with every
local government.
Responding to the
industry’s needs
Becoming a member of the AAoA
comes with pronounced benefits which
are hard to resist.
“We have a lot of benefits that we
negotiate on behalf of our members.
First and foremost, we are doing advo-
cacy. Not any one individual business
could go out and do what we do. Com-
bining all the members together and
pursuing the agenda as a peak body
makes a big difference. Secondly, we
offer an industrial relationships hotline