The Hungarian Hotel & Restaurant Association, founded by 17 hotels on March 30, 1968, has been one of the determining professional organizations of Hungarian tourism and the hospitality industry. The current membership exceeds 610. It includes more than 440 hotels with 38,600 hotel rooms – representing about 60% of the entire hotel capacity of the country, – seven hotel chains, 35 independent restaurants, 17 middle and high level educational institutions and more than 110 associate members. The aim of HHRA is the non-political, professional and interest representation, and lobbying for an economic and regulatory environment for hotels and hospitality enterprises in Hungary, which helps sustainable operation and development. We are convinced that the success of tourism, including the hotel industry and hospitality enterprises, helps to strengthen international competitiveness and contributes to the success of the Hungarian economy both by paying state and self- government taxes, and by employment of the labor force.