Bharat Patel named Chairman at Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
Florida hotelier Bharat Patel, CHO, CHIA, is the new Chairman of AAHOA's Board of Directors. Patel became chairman at the conclusion of the 2023 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show in Los Angeles, Ca., which set a record level of booth sales for the Trade Show, making it the largest in AAHOA history.
Patel has been an active member of AAHOA since 2008. He served as an Ambassador for several years before his election to the Board of Directors as the Regional Director for Florida in 2015.
Bharat is a second-generation hotelier who learned the hotel business through hands-on experience at properties owned by his parents. Today, he is Partner at Gulf Coast Hospitality, a company based in Sarasota, Fla.
From a young age, I wanted to make a difference, which is why I wanted to join AAHOA," Patel said. "AAHOA Leadership meets with legislators at the highest levels of government, and we're doing so while simultaneously showing the industry, and beyond, that representation matters."
Bharat plays an active role in his community and previously served on the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Board of Directors, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Hotel and Restaurant Advisory Council, the Sarasota County Tourism Development Council, and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Advisory Board.
Patel is a graduate of the University of Florida and resides in Sarasota with his wife, Manisha, and their two children.
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