News for the Hospitality Executive |
McLean, Va. (April 9, 2013) – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) recently announced the winners of its “Chapter Best of the Best Awards,” including the Chapter of the Year Award, presented to the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex Chapter for being 2012’s most-accomplished. Every year, HSMAI recognizes chapters within the Americas Region in areas such as leadership development, education programming and community involvement. HSMAI handed out 28 total chapter awards this year at its annual Leadership Conference, now known as the HSMAI Mike Leven Leadership Conference, following a generous $1 million donation from the Mike and Andrea Leven Foundation. “With 37 chapters across the Americas Region, HSMAI is proud to have such talented, driven individuals as our leaders,” said Fran Brasseux, executive vice president of HSMAI. “Each of our chapter winners has proven they are making deliberate efforts to continuously improve and innovate on a variety of fronts, supporting our mission of helping hotels and their partners fuel sales, inspire marketing and optimize revenue.” The complete list of this year’s winners and categories includes: Large Chapter Winners
The Leadership Conference, held
this year at The Peabody
Orlando, brings together HSMAI chapters, board and student leaders for
exclusive professional development opportunities. Association
leaders who
attended the conference also participated in a program with Give Kids
the World
and generously donated toys, electronics and cash to help seriously ill
children and their families fulfill a wish to experience a memorable,
cost-free
visit to Central Florida attractions, including the Give Kids the World
Village.
The conference was made possible by Conference Partners MICROS eCommerce and STR, and Conference Contributors Digital Alchemy, Expedia Partner Services and Nor1. This year’s Best of the Best Awards Dinner was co-hosted by Travelocity and The Peabody Orlando. For additional information on HSMAI, please visit www.hsmai.org. About HSMAI The Hospitality Sales and Marketing
Association International
(HSMAI) is committed to growing business for hotels and their partners,
and is
the industry’s leading advocate for intelligent, sustainable hotel
revenue
growth. The association provides hotel professionals & their
partners with
tools, insights, and expertise to fuel sales, inspire marketing, and
optimize
revenue through programs such as HSMAI’s MEET, Adrian Awards,
and Revenue
Optimization Conference. HSMAI is an individual membership
organization comprising more than 7,000 members worldwide, with 37
chapters in
the Americas Region. Connect with HSMAI at www.hsmai.org, www.facebook.com/hsmai,
www.twitter.com/hsmai
and www.youtube.com/hsmai1.
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Contact: Lindsay Stout Edelman 214-443-7586 [email protected] Natalie Wilson Edelman 214-443-7588 [email protected] |