CHIA CERTIFICATION FINAL REVIEW PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

CHIA CERTIFICATION FINAL REVIEW
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+

⫸ Parent Company Answer: the company that includes multiple chains


⫸ Management Company Answer: operates a hotel for another party


⫸ Owner Answer: there are many companies that own hotels


⫸ Asset Management Company Answer: represents the owner


⫸ Membership or Marketing Groups Answer: provide additional benefit


⫸ Independent Hotels Answer: an important part of the industry


⫸ World Answer: world


⫸ Continent Answer: continents


⫸ Sub-Continents Answer: subsets of continents

, ⫸ Countries Answer: based on UNWTO definitions


⫸ Region Answer: for certain larger countries like USA, Canada


⫸ Markets Answer: for major cities, also non-metro areas


⫸ Submarkets Answer: subsets of markets


⫸ Additional Geographic Fields Answer: state, county, zip/postal code,
city


⫸ Scale Answer: 7 groups based on year-end average: Luxury, Upper
Upscale, Upscale, Upper Midscale, Midscale, Economy, Independent


⫸ Class Answer: 6 groups: Luxury, Upper Upscale, Upscale, Upper
Midscale, Midscale, Economy


⫸ Location Answer: urban, suburban, airport, interstate, resort, small
metro/town


⫸ Price Answer: 5 groups based on ADR relative to specific market


⫸ Size Answer: based on number of rooms