We are building the house where ownership lives.
An ecosystem for majority Black-owned independent boutique hotels and resorts. From first vision to lasting ownership.
We are building an ecosystem to grow the majority Black-owned independent boutique hotel and resort market to 11,000 properties generating $24 billion by 2060.
Ownership, not operations.
Our work is Black hotel and resort ownership and wealth creation.
We focus on owners, and on the capital that moves their ventures forward. Where an owner is also running the property, our aim is to elevate them to the seat they have earned: chief executive of their enterprise.
Our focus is precise: majority Black-owned independent boutique hotels and resorts. Owned today, and still to come.
Infrastructure for a category that has waited long enough.
Capital
Pathways to capital on fair terms. Grants, deal readiness, and investment, designed so owners keep their vision and their control.
Research
Making Black hotel ownership visible and measurable. Rigorous, independent research the industry and its investors can build on.
Owners
Pathways for current and emerging owners. Built to grow owners into chief executives, and properties into enduring enterprises.
Black hotel owners are building on five continents. Our work follows them.
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Africa
- Asia
S. Lovey Parker
S. Lovey Parker founded BH&IA in 2023. The association rests on her master's thesis, Independent Boutique Hotels & Resorts and Equitable Representation of Black Ownership, written at Georgetown University, where she earned her Master's in Global Hospitality Leadership.
She leads as an architect of ecosystems and a steward of the relationships that make them possible.
This is being built for you.
We will open the doors more widely in time.
We welcome thoughtful introductions.
If someone has pointed you our way, or our work speaks to yours, we would be glad to hear from you.
This season, our attention belongs to the partners and capital building this institution. Where the fit is clear, we will be in touch.
Thank you.
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