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HSMAI Announces 2019 Revenue Optimization Lifetime Honoree and Professionals of the Year

HSMAI | May 9, 2019

Randy Smith, Nicole Young, and Sarah Kalin Churchill will be celebrated at ROC 2019 (McLean, VA, May 9, 2019) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will celebrate three outstanding revenue optimization executives during HSMAI's ROC Americas in Minneapolis, June 18–19, 2019. HSMAI will be honoring Randy Smith with its prestigious Vanguard Award for Lifetime Achievement in Revenue Optimization. Additionally, Nicole Young and Sarah Kalin Churchill will be recognized with 2019 Revenue Optimization Professionals of the Year awards, which are co-presented by Rainmaker. Randy Smith, chairman, and co-founde...

HSMAI’s Curate Event Explores AI and Innovation

HSMAI | April 18, 2019

Executive Insights Forum Convenes Delegates from Organizational Members (McLean, VA, April 18, 2019) Hospitality industry senior executives from sales, marketing, and revenue management disciplines convened for Curate: An HSMAI Executive Insights Forum, on March 26, 2019 at Thompson Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, exclusive to companies that are Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) organizational members, generated thought-provoking conversations on issues of interest and relevance to all hospitality industry professionals. "Spring Curate 2019 was a huge success by any measure," said HSMAI Pres...

HSMAI Celebrates Amy Champagne and Laura Dinu as Hotel Sales Professionals of the Year

HSMAI | March 15, 2019

(McLean, VA, March 15, 2019) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is pleased to announce the HSMAI Hotel Sales Professional of the Year Award recipients. Amy Champagne, Director of Sales & Catering, Antlers Hotel, will be recognized as the Hotel Sales Professional of the Year in the On-property category. Laura Dinu, Director, Groups & Meetings, Global Sales Americas, IHG, has been selected as the Above-property Hotel Sales Professional of the Year Award recipient. Champagne and Dinu will be honored with the awards at HSMAI's Mike Leven Leadership Conference, March 18-19, at The Broadmoor in Color...

Hospitality’s Marketing Gurus Honored at HSMAI Adrian Awards

HSMAI | January 23, 2019

(McLean, VA, January 23, 2019) Excitement was in the air as the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) hosted its annual Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala honoring excellence in travel advertising, digital marketing, and public relations. More than 850 industry professionals gathered at the New York Marriott Marquis to celebrate the standout campaigns of the past year and the awesome individuals behind them. "We received a lot of impressive entries this year, but tonight's winners are truly the crème de la crème," said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI. "Adrian Award-...

HSMAI Announces 2019 Americas Board and Executive Committee

HSMAI | January 18, 2019

(McLean, VA, January 18, 2019) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) proudly announces its 2019 Americas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The board is composed of a diverse range of travel and hospitality executives from a representative mix of HSMAI members. "As we look to the year ahead, we're happy to report that the individuals on the 2019 HSMAI Americas Board are well suited to leading our organization during a time of innovation and rich possibilities for the hospitality industry," said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president & CEO of HSMAI. "The Americas Board members are purposeful,...

HSMAI Reveals the 2018 Gold Adrian Awards Winners for Excellence in Travel Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations

HSMAI | January 14, 2019

(McLean, VA, January 14, 2019) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is pleased to announce the Gold Winners of the 2018 Adrian Awards, which honor outstanding advertising, digital marketing, and public relations in hospitality. Platinum and Best of Show winners will be unveiled at the HSMAI Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala on January 22 at the New York Marriott Marquis. After receiving close to 1,200 entries, HSMAI will present Gold Awards to one of the largest groups of winners in the Awards' history, including 104 awards in Public Relations, 25 in Integrated Marketing, 89 in Digital Marketing, a...

HSMAI Remembers the Legacy of Neil W. Ostergren, CHME

HSMAI | October 10, 2018

Neil W. Ostergren, CHME, a longtime 'master of hotel marketing' and past chair of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), died October 6 in New York. He was 84 years old. Neil's inspiring enthusiasm, unique approaches to hospitality marketing, and his gift for building and maintaining extraordinary relationships could be seen throughout his long and distinguished career of more than 50 years. Neil held marketing positions with Roger Smith Hotels, Hilton International, Americana Hotels, and Wyndham Hotels; consulted internationally for Quatro Rodas Hotels in Brazil and the Ministry of Tourism in the Dominic...

HSMAI ROC Middle East Launches December

HSMAI | October 2, 2018

The Region's Inaugural Revenue Optimization Conference Brings Learning, Networking, and Innovations to Hotel Professionals (McLean, VA, October 2, 2018) For the first time in the association's history, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will host its renowned Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) in Dubai. As one of five ROCs held in international locations this year, Dubai's conference will convene hotel revenue executives for education, collaboration, and innovation at the Madinat Jumeirah on December 4, 2018. Each year, ROC delivers the most compelling and comprehensive revenue management event ...