California Lodging Investment Conference [CLIC] Hosts Seventh Annual Event
[CLIC] | March 14, 2024
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 14, 2023—Officials of the California Lodging Investment Conference [CLIC], the only hospitality conference focused on the California hotel market, today announced the successful completion of its seventh annual event held at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. With nearly 300 attendees, the conference included an opening reception for all attendees and a series of networking events and expert panels discussing the state of the California hotel industry followed by the post-conference networking mixer. “As we continue to build attendance, I was pleased to see so many new faces joining our stal...
35th Hunter Hotel Investment Conference Announces Featured Speakers and New Initiatives
Hunter Hotel Investment Conference | March 14, 2024
ATLANTA, GA (March 14, 2024) – The Hunter Hotel Investment Conference (“HUNTER”) today announces featured speakers and new initiatives woven into this year’s programming. The additions to the 2024 schedule underscore HUNTER’s commitment to incorporating fresh topics and perspectives to its expanding attendee base, positioning itself as the hospitality industry’s leading conference. Amongst the esteemed speakers, HUNTER welcomes Cassie Kozyrkov, Google’s first chief decision scientist, to lead an engaging session on artificial intelligence and its evolving impact on the hospitality industry. Additionally, joining the 2024 s...
Leaders Rally Together to Awaken the Hospitality Industry
the Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | October 12, 2021
More than 100 of the industry’s top creative minds who are owners and operators of some of the world’s most amazing hotel properties will speak on the secrets of their success in this digital-only event Los Angeles – October 12, 2021 – BLLA (Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association) is formally announcing the next conference taking place October 25-26 is being held virtually to allow a more global audience to participate. The association is well known for its experiential events having held 2 other digital events in the past 4 months. With more than 75 speakers ready to light the stage up with incredible content you may not hear else...
Pirate Exhibitor Prevention Maintains High Value of HITEC 2021
HFTP | September 23, 2021
To maintain its high value, plans for preventing pirate exhibitors (also known as Outboarders or Suitcasers) at HITEC® 2021 (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference) have been established for the upcoming show. It is common for unaffiliated or non-exhibiting vendors to take advantage of the show's popularity by promoting their wares leading up to and near the show, or on the exhibit hall floor in an unofficial capacity. Some plan product demonstrations and similar events to "steal" attendees from conference organizers and supporters. Such practices weaken the show's worth to its supporters and organizers. The producer,...
Mews & BLLA Revive the Noteworthy Social Club Dinner Series
the Boutique & Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | August 27, 2021
Los Angeles – August 27, 2021 – As we adjust to an ever-changing world, it is imperative that bright minds come together to address pertinent topics in our industry. On July 28th, 2021, BLLA hosted their first in-person event of the year with a dinner at The Pendry West Hollywood in Los Angeles. This intimate event was the third installment of the StayBoutique Social Club dinner series, designed to encourage meaningful discussions and to propel ideas that will strengthen the global sphere of boutique hospitality. Mews, a BLLA Premier Plus member, was a principal sponsor and collaborator for this special event. To start the evening, ...
AHLA, Foundation Welcome the Industry Back to Annual Fundraiser
AHLA | July 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES – July 27, 2021 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) honored the incredible resilience of hotel employees across the country who selflessly led their teams and supported their communities during the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic. The 2021 Night of a Thousand Stars gala, which featured the introduction of two new awards, celebrated the 2021 Stars of the Industry Award winners and up and coming hospitality super stars, while raising funds to support the AHLA Foundation programs that are helping the industry recruit ...
Wellness Tourism Association Announces First WTA – International Wellness Tourism Conference
The Wellness Tourism Association | July 23, 2021
Denver, CO – July 23, 2021 – The Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) will host its inaugural International Wellness Tourism Conference at Carillon Miami Wellness Resort on September 28, 29 & 30. For the first time, the association’s annual two-day event (formerly an AGM) will also be open to non-members. The program theme - Wellness Tourism: Now and Beyond - will embrace many topics specifically targeted to industry stakeholders including DMOs, suppliers, travel agents, wellness practitioners, wellness retreat leaders and others already in the space, or looking to be part of the growing global industry. “While other conferences...
HITEC Ready to Welcome the Hospitality Technology Industry to Dallas in September, Event Given the Okay to Proceed at 100 Percent Capacity
HFTP | July 21, 2021
As the 2021 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) nears, the event is ramping up its program and getting ready to welcome back the industry after a year off from taking place in-person. Now producers Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is planning for increased capacity as it was just given word from the convention center that there will be no attendance limitations. In consideration of the ongoing pandemic, health safety guidelines and protocols will remain in place for the protection of all attendees. HITEC North America is September 27-30, 2021 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Conventi...
Destination, HITEC Dallas: Return to In-Person Engagement, Education and Exhibits in 2021
HFTP | July 9, 2021
HITEC®, the world’s largest hospitality technology conference and exhibition returns live this year in just three months. Join thousands of fellow hospitality professionals September 27-30, 2021 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas USA for four days of exciting in-person networking, education and exhibits. HFTP recently announced the full education lineup this year, which includes a captivating keynote speaker and slate of industry experts to lead the 40+ individual sessions. Developed by an advisory council of top-level professionals immersed in today’s hospitality industry, the program offers a range of top...
Ian Schrager and Boutique Hotel Icons Come Together to Support the Noticeable Growth of Boutique Hotels
the Boutique & Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | May 11, 2021
Los Angeles - May 11, 2021 - Global experts have confirmed their participation at the 9th annual Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 2-3, 2021, produced by BLLA (Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association). They are all coming together to shape the year’s most sought-after sector of hospitality. From workshops to mentorship circles, to debates, to keynotes, to investment opportunity presentations, and more, there will be a range of content and networking opportunities for all hotel investment professionals. The time has finally come where the most profitable assets have become boutique hotels, making this the most highly-anticipated c...
Nominations Open for the 2021 Rising Star Award Caribbean to Be Presented at CHRIS
ISHC | May 3, 2021
Miami, FL — May 3, 2021 — The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has opened nominations for the prestigious Rising Star Award Caribbean to be presented at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS). This is the eleventh year ISHC and CHRIS have collaborated to recognize young, talented leadership in the Caribbean region. Candidates must meet the following criteria: 35 years of age or younger, born on or after August 31, 1985 Is currently, and has been, working in a hospitality-related field Is recognized by leaders in the hospitality field as a rising star Is currently living and worki...
LBA Hospitality President Beau Benton to Speak at the 2021 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference
LBA Hospitality | May 3, 2021
LBA Hospitality is a Silver Sponsor of the 32nd “HUNTER” Dothan, AL – May 3, 2021 – LBA Hospitality, an Alabama–based hotel management company, announced that President Beau Benton has been selected to be a panelist at the 2021 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. The three-day event held annually in Atlanta brings together the most influential leaders and investors in the hotel industry. Benton will serve as a panelist on the Future of Management: Select-Service and Full-Service Hotels session at this year’s conference. Benton has been leading LBA Hospitality since 2005, growing the company through a combination of innovative ...
PolyU School of Hotel and Tourism Management to Host Smart Tourism in the Greater Bay Area Forum
PolyU’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management | April 29, 2021
Organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in collaboration with its Hospitality and Tourism Research Centre, School of Tourism Management (STM) of Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) and Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), the Smart Tourism in the Greater Bay Area Forum will take place in Hong Kong on 21 May 2021. Held in both virtual and in-person format at the SHTM, the forum takes the theme “Big Data, AI and Ecosystem”. New technologies have been evolving very fast in the hospitality and tourism industry, which drive product innovations and connect various touris...
U.S. Travel Announces Cooperation With Connect Travel for IPW 2021
U.S. Travel Association | December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON (December 10, 2020)—The U.S. Travel Association announced Thursday that it will coordinate with the trade show company Connect Travel to co-locate several events around IPW 2021 (September 18-22 in Las Vegas) in order to maximize value to attendees and provide travel marketers with cutting-edge tools and intelligence to promote their destinations and products in a post-COVID environment. As travel businesses evolve their promotion strategies to emerge from the global pandemic, the adjusted IPW format for 2021 will enable exhibitors to grow domestic visitation in addition to regaining their share of rebounding inbound travel—...
HFTP Announces HITEC 2021 for September 27-30 in Dallas, Texas USA
HFTP | November 18, 2020
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce that HITEC North America 2021 will be held in-person on September 27-30 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas USA. Traditionally held in June, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) has been pushed back to give the hard-hit hospitality industry an opportunity to build positive momentum as it recovers from the pandemic-related slow-down. In addition, HFTP will co-locate its Annual Convention with HITEC Dallas, presenting an information-packed event to benefit multiple hospitality industry segments and sta...
Nominations Open for HSMAI 2020 Top 25 and Lifetime Achievement Honors
HSMAI | October 21, 2020
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) Americas is now accepting nominations for its Lifetime Achievement and Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization honors. HSMAI will recognize honorees during the HSMAI Adrian Awards Dinner in conjunction with the HSMAI Marketing Strategy Conference and other HSMAI Marketing Week events in 2021. Nominations are open until December 1, 2020. HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Awards HSMAI’s Albert E. Koehl Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Marketing and Winthrop W. Grice Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Public Relations recognize hos...
She Has a Deal Announces Signature Hotel Pitch Competition for Aspiring Women Hotel Owners
She Has a Deal | October 20, 2020
MCLEAN, Va. - She Has a Deal, an education and investment platform for aspiring women hotel investors and developers, announced today its first annual hotel pitch competition taking place on October 24 at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. During the competition, the five finalist teams consisting of 12 women will pitch their strategic hotel projects to industry experts and investors as they vie for $50,000 in deal equity. In a male-dominated industry, She Has a Deal was founded to create hotel ownership pathways for women through education, networking, and mentorship. In its first year, the much-anticipated competition will be produced as a ...
HSMAI Is Accepting 2020 Adrian Award Entries
HSMAI | October 7, 2020
(McLean, VA, October 6, 2020) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is now accepting entries for the 2020 Adrian Awards. The 64th Annual Adrian Awards focuses on the best practices, innovation, and community shown in hospitality campaigns and coronavirus crisis responses. This year, HSMAI has redesigned the Adrian Awards to reflect the current travel landscape and streamlined entry, lowered costs, as well as set a later submission deadline to allow recognition of more great work. “The Adrian Awards take on a new and vital meaning in 2020,” said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI....
U.S. Travel Announces New Dates for IPW 2021 in Las Vegas
The U.S. Travel Association | October 1, 2020
WASHINGTON (October 1, 2020)—The U.S. Travel Association today announced that IPW, its annual international inbound travel trade show, will be a live, in-person event held in Las Vegas from September 18-22, 2021. The September dates are revised from previously released 2021 event dates. U.S. Travel, together with premier sponsor Brand USA and our hosts, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Travel Nevada, secured later dates to provide additional time for international long-haul travel to the United States to broadly resume. “Next year’s IPW will reunite the global travel community and be the keystone for safely rebu...
IHG® Hotel Awards Recognize Excellence of More Than 700 Hotels Across the Americas
IHG | September 8, 2020
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, IHG and IHG-branded hotels have worked to best support local communities in their overall response efforts. In the spirit of this commitment, IHG is making donations to local food bank charities across the Americas in honor of award-winning hotels. These donations will support people in the community facing economic challenges due to Covid-19, including those in the hard-hit hospitality industry. Elie Maalouf, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, IHG, said: “At IHG, the strength of our brands comes from the tireless efforts of dedicated local hotel teams who bring these experiences to life for our gu...
Marriott International Introduces New Content On Digital Platform For Meetings & Events
Marriott International, Inc. | August 11, 2020
Following the announcement of Marriott International’s Commitment to Clean and Global Cleanliness Council, Marriott has introduced digital content about redefined processes and reimagined spaces guided by cleanliness experts and best practices to help hosts, organizers and attendees plan and execute meetings and connect with confidence. Recognized as an industry leader for quality and exacting standards for over 93 years, Marriott is introducing changes which include enhanced sanitation guidelines, new operational training for associates, and increased use of conference technologies to ensure that customers are able to come together when...
Speaker Pelosi, Choice Hotels CEO Headline AHLA Leadership Series
AHLA | August 3, 2020
WASHINGTON (August 3, 2020) – Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 12th District) and Choice Hotels International, Inc. president and CEO Patrick Pacious will join American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) president and CEO Chip Rogers for an exclusive edition of The Forum, a series of thought-provoking conversations bringing together the nation’s top business and political leaders to discuss forces that will shape the hotel industry of tomorrow. This intimate conversation will feature House Speaker Pelosi’s ultimate insider’s view on the very latest relief bill negotiations and how the President &...
Southern Lodging Summit Conference Postpones Physical Event to Host Southern Lodging Summit Virtual Update
The Southern Lodging Summit | July 31, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 31, 2020—Officials of the Southern Lodging Summit (SLS), an annual hotel conference focusing on development and operations throughout the southern United States, today announced it will postpone this year’s physical gathering due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the organization will host a “virtual update,” providing pre-recorded sessions to interested parties. “While there is nothing more we wanted than to host this year’s event in person, Memphis and Shelby County remain in Phase Two of its recovery, meaning we are limited in terms of the number of people who can gather,” said Wayne Tab...
BLLA Dares to Adapt With First Digital Summit
the Boutique & Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | July 2, 2020
LOS ANGELES (JULY 2, 2020) - Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) will combine its two most popular gatherings as an unmissable digital event this fall. The Boutique Lifestyle Digital Summit will be held September 17 with the message of 2020, “Dare to Adapt.” Top creative minds in hospitality will headline interviews, panel discussions, keynotes, bootcamps and newly designed formats including mentor power-hour sessions, a virtual trade show & invite-only meetups. The 2020 StayBoutique™ Award winners will also be announced during the summit with a special ceremony recognizing the most innovative and successf...
