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Unconstrained Voices – Staying Positive in the Face of Adversity
Klaus Kohlmayr | July 2, 2020
By Klaus Kohlmayr For everyone whose lifeblood is the hotel industry, the last few months have been heartbreaking. Of course, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc and unimaginable pain and hardship for countless people around the world, but we could never have imagined seeing the entire world stop traveling completely. I experienced this disruption firsthand while on vacation in New Zealand, having to scramble to find a safe place to “shelter” for an extended period of time, with travel restrictions and flights changing literally by the hour. Despite being trapped Down Under—mind you, I can think of far worse places to be stuck in limbo—m...
HSMAI Names 2018 Revenue Management Professionals of the Year and Vanguard Lifetime Achievement Honoree
HSMAI | May 8, 2018
(McLean, VA, May 8, 2018) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will honor Robert G. Cross with its Vanguard Award for Lifetime Achievement in Revenue Management and has named Cassandra Bond and Derek Brewster 2018 Revenue Management Professionals of the Year. The three revenue management executives will be celebrated during HSMAI's upcoming Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) Americas in Houston, June 19–20, 2018. Cassandra ("Cassie") Bond, CRME, CHRM, regional vice president of revenue management for Chesapeake Hospitality, will be recognized as HSMAI's 2018 Corporate Revenue Management Professi...
