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Burt Cabañas Named One of 25 Most Influential 
People in the Meetings Industry
 
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, September 14, 1999 -  Burt Cabañas, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Hospitality, has been named one of the 25 most influential people in the $82 billion meetings industry, by Meeting News magazine, one of the leading meeting trade publications. 

Meeting News, which highlights Cabañas�s advocacy of resort-type centers, notes that Benchmark �runs the kind of high-profile properties that buyers increasingly are associating with this niche.� The story also credits Cabañas for being a �tireless promoter of (the) conference-center concept� and a �zealous supporter� of the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC). 

The magazine writes that Cabañas and the others have demonstrated -- through their actions and words � that they are at the forefront of the sweeping changes in the meetings industry at the dawn of a new century. 

Benchmark Hospitality is recognized as one of the premier management firms specializing in the development and operations of resorts, conference centers, conference hotels and golf clubs. �I am honored to be recognized by MeetingNews,� Cabañas said. �This is a reflection of the hard work of all Benchmark Hospitality employees and the success we have experienced over the last 20 years.� 
 
In many ways, Cabañas is a classic American success story. A native of Cuba, he started hospitality work as a 15-year-old lifeguard after school at a Miami Beach hotel. He rose quickly through the ranks of the hospitality industry, leading eventually to his purchase of Benchmark in 1986 from the Woodlands Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitchell Energy & Development Corporation, a publicly traded company based in Houston, Texas.  The purchase arose from his involvement in all of the hospitality-related operations for The Woodlands over a period of seven years. 

The Meeting News honor wasn�t the first for Cabañas. In 1988 he was honored with IACC�s Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the field. He is a Founding Member of IACC and has served in the past as president and board member. 

Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Benchmark Hospitality is a recognized leader in resort, conference center, and conference hotel management.

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Contact:
Alice Diaz/Anna Pennar 
M. SILVER ASSOCIATES
747 THIRD AVENUE
 NEW YORK, NY 10017 
212-754-6500/212-754-6711(F)
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www.benchmark-hospitality.com
 
Also See: Benchmark Hospitality Preparing for Three New Developments in California, North Carolina, and Tennessee / April 1999 
Benchmark Hospitality Earns Reputation for Imaginative, Innovative Meetings / March 1999 

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