The Hospitality Association of South Carolina and its affiliate, the South Carolina Tourism & Hospitality Educational Foundation, hold numerous industry events each year from educational training and seminars to dinners and meetings to statewide golf tournaments where hotel, resort, restaurant and other foodservice and lodging owners and managers come together to improve their business and assist the industry in remaining South Carolina's number one private-sector employer and segment of the state's economy.

There are several opportunities to partner with the association and educational foundation to not only show your support of the industry, but to put your company in front of the premier lodging and foodservice operators of our state.  From inexpensive one-time sponsorships of events, to on-going annual Corporate Partnerships, the association and educational foundation have opportunities to provide your company the best values in marketing your business, products or services to the key decision makers of South Carolina's second largest industry.

Please click on the links below to learn more about the opportunities we can provide you in maximizing your opportunities to partner with some of your current customers and those with whom you would like to do business in the future.

•  Hospitality Student Invitational •  Stars of the Industry Awards and       Luncheon •  Hospitality Golf Classic •  Taste of South Carolina Hospitality       Day at the State House •  Duet Dinner - Chef Student      Mentor Dinner •  Educational Seminars •  Educational Foundation •  Board of Directors Meetings •  Advertising and Promotional      Opportunities •  Corporate Partner Program		About Us The Hospitality Association of South Carolina (HASC) is a statewide coalition of hospitality businesses that serve this industry. We have members representing businesses from Rock Hill in the north to Hilton Head in the south, from Myrtle Beach on the coast to Seneca in the rolling hills. The association was created in 1993 by and for South Carolina lodging and restaurant owners and managers as a means for them to deal with industry challenges that would be difficult, if not impossible to deal with alone. Our roots date back to 1947 when the South Carolina Innkeepers Association was founded, and 1950 with the South Carolina Restaurant Association. Mission Statement HASC is a statewide, non-partisan trade organization. Our mission is to promote, protect and educate the foodservice and lodging industries of the state and to ensure positive business growth for our members. HASC strives to represent the best interest of its members on small business issues, hospitality and tourism concerns and towards the protection of South Carolina's quality of life. T.H.E. Foundation is a 501(c)3 federally recognized non-profit educational foundation dedicated to providing education, training solutions, resources and research for South Carolina’s thriving hospitality and tourism industries. Facts and Figures              • The hospitality industry is the second                 largest industry in the state. • Hospitality jobs make up 10.3% of all jobs in South Carolina. • Gross sales for the hospitality industry are $7.3 billion in South Carolina. • More than 188,575 people work in the hospitality industry. • Almost 70% of all restaurants are single-unit independent operations.               • Over $90 million is distributed back to                 local governments from hotel and                restaurant specific sales taxes.