The purpose of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association is to promote tourism in Ocean City. This is achieved through advertising in all media, travel shows, direct mail and tourist placement. The Association serves its members by informing them of legislative and legal issues pertinent to the Hospitality Industry. The funding of this non-profit association is from annual dues and an annual trade show. The OCHMRA is not a service organization.

Benefits and Application

Three levels of membership are offered by the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association in order to accommodate the personality of your business. Read on to find out which level best suits your needs. Click the type of membership to view the benefits.

• Active Members are any individual, firm, or corporation engaged in the operation of public housing establishment with over 25 units or a restaurant with over 50 seats located in the Ocean City District and licensed in the State of Maryland.
  
  
• Associate Members are any individual, firm, or corporation engaged in the operation of public housing establishment with at least 10 but no more than 25 units or a restaurant with less than 50 seats located in the Ocean City District and licensed in the State of Maryland.
  
  
• Allied Members are individuals, firms or corporations declaring themselves interested in the objectives of the Association, upon invitation from any Active/Associate member and upon approval by the Board of Directors.
  
  

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Hospitality Training Institute

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has appointed Professor Richard P. Gormley as Director of the Hospitality Training Institute. Implemented as an outreach effort of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management, the Hospitality Training Institute has been developed to partner with the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Committee, and the Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association to provide hospitality training to our employees. Best of all, he will offer the training free of charge! Generally, training sessions are most effective with classes of ten or more. Rick specializes in guest relations training, techniques of alcohol management, and dealing with difficult customers. If you would like Rick to help train your employees so they can provide exceptional guest service, please call Gretchen Givens at UMES Contiuing Education at 410-250-1088 or visit their website at www.umes.edu/hti.

Trade Expo

Find everything you need to operate your business in style at the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association Spring Trade Expo. More than 330 booths featuring everything from hotel and restaurant furnishings, services and equipment to food and beverage samples are the heart of this three day event.