Organisation and structure

AHRIM Council

Members who form part of AHRIM Executive Council are elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Council comprises 15 members, of whom 5 seats are reserved for the Past President, a representatives of Small and Medium Hotels Commission, Restaurants Commission, the Association of Inbound Operators Mauritius (AIOM) and a representative of IRS members.
The Director of JEC is also invited to attend Council Meeting as an observer.
AHRIM Council meets every 4 to 6 weeks depending on progress on different projects and programmes.

The Small and Medium Hotels and Restaurants

The Small and Medium Hotels meet at the level of an independent commission on a ad hoc basis depending on progress on the projects and programme. The President of this Commission , elected by the Small and Medium hotels at the AGM makes project proposals and support the views of its members on the Council. The Restaurants and IRS also meet at the level of an independent Commission and the latter function in the same way as the Commission on Small and Medium hotels.

AHRIM Structure

The organisation structure of AHRIM comprises 8 full-time employees. The day to day running and management of the office is under the direct responsibility and supervision of the Chief Executive Officer who manage a dynamic team consisting of an Economist, a Communication Executive, a Research Executive, a Personal Assistant, an Accountant and two Messenger/Receptionist.

AHRIM counter at the Airport

AHRIM has also a reservation counter at the airport which offers deals to tourists willing to make room reservation in hotels. The counter is run by 3 hostesses who sell rooms of all AHRIM hotels against a commission of 20% which is used to finance the running cost of the counter.·

Conclusions

It is obvious that, in the present context and especially in the wake of major restructuring in the sugar and textile sectors, the tourism sector will face growing pressure and on different fronts, namely political, social, economic as well as environment. A strong, united and representative organisation is, thus, more than essential.