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Hearth & Home December 2018

Membership Has Its Privileges…

Your HPBA membership can pay for itself if you take advantage of the cost savings benefits that are available to you.

Discounts on subscriptions and services?

Lower hotel costs?

Cash rebates?

Our affinity partners offer all of this and more to HPBA members. We add new partners all the time in response to our members’ needs.

Bookingcommunity.com – our new travel partner, offering exclusive access to unpublished hotel rates that are up to 70% less than any other travel or hotel direct website. They offer over 800,000 hotels and an easy-to-use search and booking process.

CVC Coaching offers all HPBA members a 10% discount on subscriptions to their CVC Base Camp Learning Platform. This is an education program that offers training using virtual presentations available 24/7.

Good Marketing Group – members receive up to 20% off of marketing, advertising and web design services from an agency that specializes in our industry. This helps our members keep their advertising consistent and professional.

Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Education Foundation will give you a 33% discount on HE@RTH Online Training classes and subscription.

HomeAdvisor is a popular source for homeowners researching service professionals. They offer our members a 7% quarterly rebate on all that they spend on the site. This helps maximize our members online presence.

National Fireplace Institute offers a 33% discount on all NFI exams and manuals, including the new ones being rolled out in 2019!

TSYS helps our members with processing their credit cards payments. They provide products and services that are customized to help members accept credit cards quickly and easily. They’ve been helping our members for more than 10 years.

UPS Member Saving Programs – helps our members with processing their credit cards payments. They provide products and services that are customized to help members accept credit cards quickly and easily. They’ve been helping our members for more than 10 years.

Interested in joining HPBA to take advantage of these offers as well as all the benefits available to members? Go to www.hpba.org/membership to find your Affiliate and learn more.

HPBA members can visit www.hpba.org/costsavings to find out more about our affinity partners and their offerings. We are in active negotiations with potential partners, so be on the look out for new offers.


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