Ashford (AINC) 8-K/A Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements of the Chesapeake Companies

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ashford Inc.

Dallas, Texas

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-221993, 333-227729 and 333-236919) and Form S-8 (No. 333-200183), of Ashford Inc. of our report dated June 29, 2022, relating to the Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements of the Chesapeake Companies (A Carve-Out of MHI Hotels Services, LLC) as of December 31, 2021 and for the year then ended, which appears in this Form 8-K/A.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Dallas, Texas

June 29, 2022