Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ORLANDO, FL – On Thursday, November 17th, the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA) elected their new Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the 2012 calendar year. The CFHLA Board of Directors is comprised of 45 Central Florida Hospitality Executives from the tri-county area (Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties).The 2012 CFHLA Executive Committee is as follows: CHAIRPERSON Scott Tripoli Crowne Plaza Orlando Universal1st VICE CHAIRPERSON Jim Burns Grande Lakes Orlando2nd VICE CHAIRPERSON Doug Gehret Hilton OrlandoSECRETARY Gerald Barrack Embassy Suites Resort Lake Buena Vista and Embassy Suites Downtown OrlandoTREASURER Gerald Urquiola Caribe Royale Resort & Convention CenterASSISTANT TREASURER David Bartek Loews Hotels at Universal OrlandoHISTORIAN Pat Engfer Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON Duane D. Winjum, CHA Crowne Plaza Orlando Downtown For more information about CFHLA, please visit our website: www.cfhla.org.

Contact:

Erin K. Hellkamp 407.313.5035 Email: [email protected]

Also See: Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2010 Golden Pineapple Awards Honored Central Florida’s Outstanding Hospitality Employees / January 2011 Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association to Honor Marty Belz, President and Chairman of the Peabody Hotel Group, with the 2010 Charles Andrews Memorial Hospitality Award for Community Leadership / November 2010 Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Elects 2010 Board of Directors; Paul Tang Voted Chairperson / November 2009 How Much Growth is Too Much? Thousands of New Hotel Room Under Construction in the Orlando Area. Can They Fill Them? / March 2009 Orlando-Area Hotel Occupancy Slips Below 70% to Lowest Rate on Record for Month of July / August 2009