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HSMAI Foundation Announces Winners of the Global Collegiate Marketing Case Competition
The HSMAI Foundation | April 3, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: McLean, VA (April 3, 2023) – Following the first ever Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation Global Collegiate Marketing Case Competition between elite undergraduate and graduate universities, the Foundation announces the winners, Republic Polytechnic (undergraduate) and Purdue University (graduate). Following three years of pandemic-related travel disruptions, the competition’s “Recovery and Revival” theme focused on encouraging new perspectives on the issues, trends and opportunities that are relevant to the resurgence and development of the global hospitality industr...
HSMAI Honors Top 25 ‘Extraordinary Minds’ of 2022
HSMAI | December 19, 2022
McLean, Virginia, December 19, 2022—The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) is proud to recognize the 20th class of the “best and brightest” in the hospitality industry with its list of the 2022 HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization, and Distribution. These 25 professionals, selected by a panel of senior industry executives, will be celebrated February 23 at the JW Marriott LA Live in Los Angeles in conjunction with the annual Adrian Awards Celebration. HSMAI’s 2022 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds not only adapted to the post-COVID travel environment but anticipated and capital...
HSMAI Announces The Top 25 Extraordinary Minds of 2021
HSMAI | February 17, 2022
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) is proud to recognize the brightest minds in the hospitality industry with the 2021 HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization. These professionals have been selected by a panel of senior industry executives and will be celebrated March 30 at The Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida, in conjunction with the annual Adrian Awards Celebration. HSMAI’s 2021 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds have shared innovative ideas and overcame obstacles in the last two years. Each of these individuals has exemplified leadership and brilliance in their respective roles....
Meet HSMAI’s Top 25 Extraordinary Minds of 2019
HSMAI | December 5, 2019
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) is thrilled to recognize the brightest minds in the hospitality industry with the 2019 HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization. These professionals have been selected by a panel of senior industry executives and will be celebrated at the Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala and at a private reception on January 22, 2020, at the New York Marriott Marquis. HSMAI’s Top 25 Extraordinary Minds have shared innovative ideas and achieved exceptional results in the preceding 18 months. Each of these individuals has exemplified leadership and bril...
HSMAI Honors Randy Smith and Melanie Brandman with Lifetime Achievement Awards
HSMAI | January 10, 2017
January 10, 2017, McLean, VA The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Awards. Randy Smith, Chairman & Co-Founder, STR, will be honored with the 2016 Albert E. Koehl Award. Melanie Brandman, Founder & CEO, The Brandman Agency, has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 Winthrop W. Grice Award for Public Relations. HSMAI will recognize Brandman and Smith at the Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala on February 21, 2017, at the New York Marriott Marquis. The HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Awards recognize individuals who have spent a maj...
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Identifies Top Las Vegas Travel Industry Trends for 2017
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (Hsmai) Las Vegas | December 21, 2016
LAS VEGAS (December 2016) – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Las Vegas board of directors, comprising the destination's top hotel and tourism executives representing resort properties and tourism marketing agencies, announces the Top Five Travel and Tourism Trends for Las Vegas in 2017. HSMAI's roster of professional development programming offered in the coming year will address each of these trends: Alternative payments—such as Apple Pay and other emerging payment technology—are evolving at a quick pace, revealing the need to develop an industry-wide platform for banking and financial transactions...
HSMAI and Libris Release Special Report on Hospitality and Travel Industry Use of Visual Assets
Libris | November 29, 2016
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) announces the release of "The Lifecycle of Visual Assets in Hospitality and Travel." Produced in partnership with Libris by PhotoShelter, the special report offers a clear picture of how hospitality and travel professionals source, share, access, use, and measure return on investment of visual assets, such as photography and video. MCLEAN, VA -- The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) announces the release of "The Lifecycle of Visual Assets in Hospitality and Travel." Produced in partnership with Libris by PhotoShelter, the special report off...
