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Michigan’s Dave Lorenz Named State Tourism Director of the Year
U.S. Travel Association | August 22, 2023
SAVANNAH, GA -Dave Lorenz, vice president of Travel Michigan, has been named national State Tourism Director of the Year for 2023. “Dave is a tremendous steward of Michigan’s diverse and thriving travel industry,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman. “His dynamic approach to marketing the Great Lakes State has been highly successful, creating meaningful benefits for the economy and people of Michigan in an increasingly competitive domestic travel market.” Lorenz was announced as the honoree before more than 1,000 destination marketing professionals at the U.S. Travel Association’s annual Educationa...
HSMAI Top 25 and Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Open
HSMAI | August 9, 2023
McLean, VA (Aug. 9, 2023) – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds and the Marketing and Public Relations Lifetime Achievement Awards. Nominations are open now through Sept. 8, 2023, via the HSMAI registration page. HSMAI’s Top 25 Extraordinary Minds honors exceptional Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization, or Distribution leaders in hospitality, travel, and tourism organizations for their achievements in the preceding 18 months. Selected by a panel of senior industry executives, “Top 25” awardees are high achievers who stand ou...
Meyer Jabara Hotels’ Allentown Property Recognized for ‘Excellence in Business’
Meyer Jabara Hotels | July 25, 2023
Delta Hotels by Marriott Allentown earns coveted ‘Excellent Emerging Business’ Award bestowed by the Small Business Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce [Danbury, Conn., July 25, 2023] — Properties operated by Meyer Jabara Hotels continue to win awards. Recently the Delta Hotel by Marriott Allentown was selected by the Small Business Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce as the winner of its “Excellent Emerging Business” award, presented to a business less than three years old. The honor was awarded for the hotel’s outstanding business practices as demonstrated by their mission, Chamber...
Hospitality Innovator BluIP® Receives the AHLA Technology Acceleration Award
BluIP | July 11, 2023
LAS VEGAS, NV — JULY 11, 2023 — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the largest hotel association in the U.S. representing all segments of the industry nationwide, has announced BluIP as a recipient of the organization’s inaugural AHLA Technology Acceleration Award. The annual AHLA Technology Acceleration Award recognizes companies that have taken specific steps to advance innovation in hospitality. This year, the award showcased companies that have adopted HTNG Express, a new solution that shortens the process for post-booking hotel property management system integrations from months to just days. To be consider...
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
ISHC | June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced that nominations are being accepted for the Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Launched in 2015 in honor of Lori Raleigh, founder of the Travers Group and executive director of ISHC 2000-2013, the award honors young, successful industry professionals with leadership qualities and a perceived bright future in hospitality consulting. Candidates for The Lori Raleigh Award must be 35 years of age or younger at the time of the award presentation and meet the criteria for ISHC’s associate membership including five years’ ex...
IDeaS Named “RMS Platform of the Year” in Inaugural 2023 TravelTech Breakthrough Awards Program
IDeaS | May 24, 2023
Prestigious annual awards program recognizes standout travel technology companies, products, and services around the world MINNEAPOLIS—May 24, 2023—IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world’s leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, has been selected as “RMS Platform of the Year” in the inaugural TravelTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by TravelTech Breakthrough. This leading independent market intelligence organization evaluates and recognizes standout travel technology companies, products, and services around the globe. • IDeaS Function Space Revenue Management (FSRM), a module to G3 RMS �...
Dr. Ho Kwon Ping Inducted Into School of Hotel and Tourism Management Gallery of Honour
SHTM | May 23, 2023
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is privileged to announce that Dr HO Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd, was inducted into the SHTM Gallery of Honour on 22 May 2023, the same day he was bestowed the prestigious SHTM Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala dinner held in his honour. At the ceremony, Prof. Wing-tak WONG, Deputy President and Provost of PolyU, said, “Dr Ho is a visionary entrepreneur and innovator in the hospitality industry, a respected industry leader, and a passionate advocate for sustainable tourism. He is a stellar role...
WINiT by GBTA Recognizes “Top 50 Women in Travel” Winners for Their Impact in Elevating Women in Travel-Related Industries
GBTA | October 18, 2022
GBTA WINiT Gala Awards event on October 27 in New York City will celebrate these and other industry award winners The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and global leader in community, education, research and advocacy for the industry – today announced the WINiT by GBTA “Top 50 Women in Travel” award winners for 2022, recognizing outstanding women professionals from across the globe who were nominated by their industry peers and colleagues for their contributions. “The WINiT Top 50 distinction celebrates women who actively inspire and invest in the growth and succe...
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