Allied Membership Opportunities with Hospitality Minnesota
Hospitality Minnesota offers two types of allied membership opportunities for vendor organizations looking to connect with member operator businesses: the Standard Allied Membership and the Platinum Allied Membership. Our Standard Allied Membership requires simply a financial investment, whereas our Elite Allied Membership also requires additional social investments in our association as well as in our member businesses.
To join our association with a Standard Allied Membership, interested vendors can register here.
Hospitality Minnesota requires the following financial investment from interested vendors:
Annual Sales Volume
To join our association with a Standard Allied Membership, interested vendors can register here.
Hospitality Minnesota requires the following financial investment from interested vendors:
Annual Sales Volume
- Under $2 million - Dues required: $415
- 2 million to $4 million - Dues required: $595
- Over $4 million - Dues required: $950
To earn Platinum Allied Membership status, Hospitality Minnesota requires Standard Allied Members to apply for Platinum status here. For this status to be approved, Standard Allied Members must also first achieve the following social investments in both our association as well as in our member businesses:
To earn Platinum Allied Membership status, Hospitality Minnesota requires Standard Allied Members to apply for Platinum status here. For this status to be approved, Standard Allied Members must also first achieve the following social investments in both our association as well as in our member businesses:
Social Association Investment:
Annual Sales Volume
*Annual Association Events are events hosted by Hospitality Minnesota or Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation throughout the calendar year. Allied Members can fulfill this requirement by attending the appropriate number of events, depending on the annual sales volume of the organization’s annual sales volume.
Annual Sales Volume
- Under $2 million - 2 Annual Association Events* Attended
- 2 million to $4 million - 4 Annual Association Events* Attended
- Over $4 million - 6 Annual Association Events* Attended
*Annual Association Events are events hosted by Hospitality Minnesota or Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation throughout the calendar year. Allied Members can fulfill this requirement by attending the appropriate number of events, depending on the annual sales volume of the organization’s annual sales volume.
Social Member Investment:
Annual Sales Volume
*Member Business Visits are classified as non-sales related visits to any of our member businesses by any member of an allied organization. Acceptable visits include nights stayed at a member hotel, campground, or resort; or meals had at a member restaurant, café, or eatery. Each visit made must be to a different member in order to be considered toward the required number of visits.
Annual Sales Volume
- Under $2 million - 3 Annual Member Business Visits
- 2 million to $4 million - 5 Annual Member Business Visits
- Over $4 million - 8 Annual Member Business Visits
*Member Business Visits are classified as non-sales related visits to any of our member businesses by any member of an allied organization. Acceptable visits include nights stayed at a member hotel, campground, or resort; or meals had at a member restaurant, café, or eatery. Each visit made must be to a different member in order to be considered toward the required number of visits.
Incentives for Becoming an Allied Member
With a Standard Allied Membership, participating vendors enjoy the following:
By graduating to Platinum Allied Membership, participating vendors also enjoy the following:
- All benefits experienced by normal operator memberships
- Digital advertising, including a vendor directory and email advertisements opportunities, across all Hospitality Minnesota communications
- Admission into all Hospitality Minnesota Standard Allied Meetings
- The opportunity to become an Elite Allied Membership by participating in the association
By graduating to Platinum Allied Membership, participating vendors also enjoy the following:
- An ever-growing contact list of all Hospitality Minnesota member businesses
- The ability to be featured as the Elite Allied Member of the Month across all Hospitality Minnesota communications
- The ability to be nominated as the Elite Allied Member of the Year at the upcoming Hospitality Minnesota Awards
