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The International Hotel and Restaurant Association is the main trade association for the hotel and restaurant industry worldwide. The organization was founded in 1869 when forty-five Hotelmen from around the world met in Koblenz, Germany, to form the "All Hotelmen Alliance." The alliance aimed to help the industry grow and gain organizational strength, and in 1921 various hotel associations were merged to form the IHA. The IHA is a nonprofit,…