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Venue Criteria / Application Form

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  • Be a hotel or non residential venue that has been trading for 12 months or more.
  • Be fully aware of the HBAA Code of Conduct and adhere to the code throughout their business. Venues must agree to sign and abide by all terms and conditions of the Code of Conduct and are responsible for ensuring all members of their staff are aware and abide by the Code of Conduct.
  • Ensure the owner or senior representative attends at least 50% of venue meetings per year.
  • If you are a group of hotels/venues, the application must be for the whole group (only the number of UK based properties will be counted in the fees). You can join as an individual hotel/venue once the group has joined, thereby having a group listing and an individual listing.
  • If you are applying as an overseas hotel/venue/group you can apply for “Lite” Venue Membership, which will be calculated on 50% of the fees. Lite Venues are not however permitted to attend meetings and are not allowed free event places.
  • Applications must provide references from one existing agent and one existing hotel/venue.
  • Payment of venue membership fees must be settled on the due date. The Executive Committee reserves the right to expel venues who have not paid their annual fees within 30 days of the due date.
  • The Executive Committee has the right to amend the venue membership criteria as deemed necessary from time to time.
  • The Executive Committee reserves the right to request management accounts and/or a credit check.
  • The Executive Committee reserves the right to reject any application for venue membership.
  • Names of applicants are to be circulated to agents and venues 14 days prior to an application being considered by the Executive Committee and if any objections are received these will be taken into account when considering the application.



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