ABOUT THE HOTEL

AND RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES


The Hotel and Restaurant
Association of the
Philippines has celebrated
its 50th Anniversary in 2001
and likewise was reincorporated as an Association
for another 50 years last August 2001.

From a handful of owners and managers in 1951
HRAP has grown into a full-pledged national
organization representing the interests and
concerns of the Hotel & Restaurant industry in the
whole country.

As the national association of hotels & restaurants,
HRAP maintains formal as well as informal
affiliation with regional and other national bodies
such as:
Asean Tourism Association (ASEANTA)
Asean Hotel & Restaurant Association
(AHRA)
Employers Confederation of the
Philippines (ECOP)
Hotel & Restaurant Tripartite
Consultative Body (HRTCB)
The International Hotel & Restaurant
Association (IHRA)
Tourism Industry Board Foundation, Inc.
(TIBFI)
Tourism Promotions Board
Phil. Tourism Business Club (PTBC)
Federation of Tourism Industries of the
Phils. (FTIP)

Training and education remains at the forefront of
HRAP concerns. In 1995, HRAP in cooperation
with Singapore Hotel Association Training &
Education Center (SHATEC) and thru the Hotel
& Tourism Institute of the Philippines (HTIP),
started offering training & management
programmes using SHATEC modules and
trainors.

HRAP has graduated 118 professionals in its
advanced management programs and has likewise
graduated 16 students in its 2 year vocational
course.

Regular seminars and outreach programs are
conducted in cooperation with Provincial Chapter
members. Currently, we have 8 Chapters in
Baguio, Davao, Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Iloilo
City, Butuan, Cebu and Cagayan
HRAP concerns itself with all issues affecting the
Hotel & Restaurant Industry including but not
limited to Environment, Government Liaison,
Ethics, Health, legislation, Program, Technology,
Finance & Education. It has worked and partnered
with some of the following government agencies
and departments such as:
Department of Energy & Natural
Resources
Environmental Management Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor & Employment
Department of Health ( Occupational
Safety & Health Committee)
Department of Education, Cullture &
Sports (DEPED)
Commission on Higher Education
(CHED)
TESDA
National Statistical Coordination Board
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Interior & Local
Government (DILG)
Senate & Congress Committees on
Tourism

HRAP is an active partner of the Department
of Tourism (DOT) in the areas of concern:
International / Domestic marketing Plan
Tourism Product Upgrading
Tourism Planning and Development

Other activities include
Quarterly General Membership Meeting
an exclusive industry forum where
members get to network with other
members and hear updates of the industry
through invited speakers.
Sectoral meetings
Chefs on Parade - Dubbed as the most
prestigious and longest running Culinary
competition, this event has been HRAPs
most important contribution to the
industry. It has influenced hotels &
restaurants to aspire in reaching high
international standards in preparation &
serving food. It has nurtured and
encouraged talented chefs and culinary
artists to seek improvement in their craft
and become world class experts. It has
inspired and motivated schools and
universities with hotel & restaurant
components to improve their curriculum.

The HRAP Secretariat, 4th Flr. Golden Rock Building,
#168 Salcedo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City
Tel: (632) 816.2421 Fax: (632) 816.2419
E-mail: secretariat@hrap.org.ph
Website: http://www.hrap.org.ph/