Founded in 1953, EI is the educational arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and works to provide hospitality organizations and schools around the world with quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals through distance education and e-learning.

EI is a non-profit educational foundation and has awarded more than 68,000 professional certifications since it introduced its first, the Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), in 1971.

The Educational Institute serves the needs of international learning institutions and hotel organizations through exclusive Hospitality Education Program (HEP) license agreements in 45 countries, connecting the Educational Institute's research and expertise to hospitality operations throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

In 2008, EI established an agreement with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to offer a Bachelor of Arts program in International Hospitality Administration that includes the Educational Institute’s academic hospitality diploma.  This innovative program combines 10 EI courses with five IGNOU courses, providing a comprehensive and flexible hospitality curriculum.

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31 August 2009