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sources burba & hayes news newspapers books scholar jstor free images may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message burba & hayes industry investment conference producers for the hotel industry and tourism industry founded 2000 1 founder jim burba & bob hayes 2 headquarters costa mesa california usa 3 website http www.burbahayes.com burba & hayes also referred to as the burba hotel network or bhn is a costa mesa based partnership between co founders jim burba and bob hayes developers and producers of conference events for the hotel and tourism investment industry . 2 burba & hayes were named as one of the 15 power couples you should know by out magazine in 2013 . 4 bhn also publishes hotel investment data in hotels investment outlook a sister publication of hotels magazine . contents 1 history 2 philanthropy 3 references 4 external links history edit jim burba and bob hayes were life partners for approximately ten years before deciding to go into business together . 2 burba is originally from saginaw michigan and worked in different professions such as on an automobile assembly line and in the restaurant industry 5 while studying hospitality business . he has over 30 years experience in the hotel investment community including as a partner with accounting firm pannell kerr forster . 6 hayes was born in newport beach california and previously worked in government administration and real estate sales . 7 the burba & hayes business partnership was formed in 2000 . 1 burba & hayes produce eight major investment conferences on an annual basis in locations such as london miami and hong kong . 3 they have organized and presented events such conferences as the americas lodging investment summit and are known for attracting notable speakers that have included entrepreneur donald trump former california governor arnold schwarzenegger and virgin group founder richard branson . 3 other events they have developed and produced include the caribbean hotel and resort investment summit and the hotel opportunities latin america . 8 in june 2011 burba & hayes announced an alliance with hotels magazine to provide editorial content for its sister publication hotels investment outlook . they announced their alliance along with an announcement of the expansion of their international reach resulting from increased demand at the company s international events . 9 philanthropy edit burba & hayes are also known for their philanthropic efforts which have included generating more than 10 million from their events in the form of educational development scholarships and research for the hotel industry . 10 one of the major beneficiaries has been the american hotel & lodging educational institute . 11 burba & hayes also support a number of humanitarian organizations including steve chase humanitarian awards desert aids project in palm springs california and the youth career initiative yci in india . 12 13 references edit a b chandler stephanie 16 march 2012 . expert interview bob hayes burba hotel network . business info guide . retrieved 29 may 2013 . a b c haden jeff 11 april 2013 . still partners in life and business after 20 years . inc. magazine . retrieved 29 may 2013 . a b c norman jan 12 february 2012 . how to get celebrities for your event . orange county register . retrieved 29 may 2013 . 15 power couples you should know . out magazine . 8 may 2013 . retrieved 29 may 2013 . jim burba synopsis . burba hayes . retrieved 29 may 2013 . morell john june 1990 . should local interests strive to keep japanese investment in check . orange county magazine . access date requires url help bob hayes synopsis . burba hayes . retrieved 29 may 2013 . hotel summits report large attendance . cayman compass . 28 may 2013 . retrieved 29 may 2013 . bhn and hotels investment outlook magazine form an international strategic alliance . hospitality net . 1 june 2011 . retrieved 29 may 2013 . bhn events surpass us 10 million in contributions . the greek herald . 13 may 2013 . retrieved 30 may 2013 . doyle andrea 1 june 2012 . strategic naming and other tactics to make you meeting stand out . successful meetings . retrieved 30 may 2013 . greer gloria april 2013 . the social life . palm springs life magazine . retrieved 30 may 2013 . maxwell judy . burba hotel network reaches 9 million in giving . asian hospitality . retrieved 30 may 2013 . external links edit burba and hayes official website burba hotel network official website burba hayes in usa today travel article retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title burba % 26 hayes & oldid 721543268 categories people from costa mesa californiacompanies established in 2000hidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlwikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from may 2016articles lacking reliable references from may 2016all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles with topics of unclear 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