Established in February 1986, Beijing ,CTHA is a national non-profit industry organization formed, in a voluntary manner, by the association of tourist hotels and local hotels, hotel management companies, hotel equipment & supplies providers and other relevant organizations in the territory of China as well as the hotel experts and senior scholars, under the operational guidance and supervision & management of China National Tourism Administration. Tenet of CTHA: to abide by the constitution, laws, regulations and relevant policies, protect the legal rights and interests of members, and the build a bridge and link between the members and the governments. Now, there have been 2700 members, 333 directors, 115 standing directors and 25 vice presidents in CTHA. Mr. Li Feng is the president of the association. Scope of services for CTHA Members: strengthening the communications of members, collecting information on the domestic and international hotel markets, providing hotel training programs and forums and liaising with overseas hotel & tourism organizations.

In the year of 1994, CTHA was recruited into International Hotel & Restaurant Association (Abb. As IH&RA) as one of its director.

Since June 2009，The CTHA Secretariat has undertook the functions of China Tourist Hotel Star-Rating Committee Office.