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HSMAI Americas Announces Upcoming Calendar of Events for 2024
HSMAI | December 20, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: McLean, VA (December 20, 2023) – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Americas has announced today the 2024 Calendar of Events, including the Adrian Awards, Foundation Intercollegiate Global Conference, Commercial Strategy Conference, Curate, and Sales Leader Forum. HSMAI looks forward to another year of offering invaluable professional tools, networking opportunities and the platforms to share ideas and information at local market events, national conferences, roundtables, and awards programs. Peer-to-peer events are the core of HSMAI, bringing industry professionals together in sal...
What’s the Buzz Among Today’s Hoteliers?
Mike Gray | September 12, 2023
By Mike Gray What’s on the minds of hoteliers? What’s keeping them up at night? And what makes travelers happy and eager to return? Some of the best places to have these candid discussions are at the industry’s conferences and events, and this year’s lineup has not disappointed. From AAHOACON and BITAC, to HITEC and The Hospitality Show, I’ve been traveling steadily, attending 13 events since January. Yes, the meetings business is growing, up 30% this year. Additionally, eight out of 10 business travelers expect to take trips to events in the next six months. It’s great to be on the road catching up with industry colleagues ...
HSMAI Expands Presence in Latin America With New Conferences in Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile
HSMAI | September 8, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: McLean, VA (Sept. 8, 2023) – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is excited to announce an expansion in Latin America with a new conference series launching this month in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. HSMAI chartered its Brazil chapter in 2014 and this expansion is being led by a new Latin American Advisory Board formed in 2022. HSMAI Latam, led by Gabriela Otto, managing director of HSMAI Brazil and now also Latam, aims to support the performance of sales, marketing and revenue management professionals in the hospitality industry. "This significant framework brings the associ...
HFTP and Hospitality Upgrade Expand Partnership With Event Management Agreement
Hospitality Upgrade | April 10, 2023
Launching with last week’s highly successful Executive Vendor Summit, the long-time partners will coordinate the annual Hospitality Upgrade CIO Summit and Executive Vendor Summit, powered by HFTP AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (April 10, 2023) – Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) has finalized an event management agreement with longtime partner Hospitality Upgrade to help coordinate the annual Executive Vendor Summit and CIO Summit, founded by Hospitality Upgrade in 2002. This agreement kicked off with the 2023 Executive Vendor Summit, which was held last week at The Loews Hotel in New Orleans, La. from March 29–3...
Does Courtesy Matter When Industry Events Compete for Dates?
August 31, 2022
Higher costs, lower budgets and fewer attendees — that’s the playing field for trade shows today, and likely for the foreseeable future. And in an increasingly competitive market, success might require being less than hospitable, even in the hospitality industry. A current example hits close to home. The Hospitality Show, a new launch from the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Questex, will debut June 27-29, 2023, in Las Vegas, while HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference, will hold its 51th annual show in Toronto June 26-29, 2023. Organizers of The Show, as they’re calling the new ev...
Great Hotels of The World Launches #MICEBEAT
Knowland | April 15, 2021
Data-driven live-streamed talks focused on the Meetings & Events industry’s future Vaccines, ramped up testing, and universally agreed upon social distancing and safety measures are in place. The excitement with a return to travel is undeniable and, according to the March edition of the PULSE survey, partial re-openings in the UK and US caused hotel bookings to nearly reach pre-pandemic levels. A scan of the business travel and meetings and events segments, however, paint a different picture. Appetite for travel and pent-up demand is certainly there. It is clear that we shall meet again - safely - but the way forward seems, at thi...
COVID-19: Industry Leaders Speak Out on the Future of the Meeting Business
Hospitality Upgrade | March 12, 2020
by Fran Worrall, Hospitality Upgrade Editor Yesterday, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19—the viral disease that has swept the globe and killed more than 4,200 people—is officially a pandemic. At the same time, President Donald Trump announced that travel from Europe to the U.S. would be restricted for 30 days, beginning tomorrow at midnight. Analysts are saying the virus is having a bigger impact on global aviation than 9/11. And a recent Skift Research survey indicates that nearly one-third of U.S. travelers are deferring their plans. A number of industry conferences and meetings have been cancelled or postponed, a...
