The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is accepting nominations for the HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Awards and its Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing and Revenue Optimization. Recipients will be honored during the HSMAI Adrian Awards Dinner Reception & Gala on February 21, 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis.
The Albert E. Koehl Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Marketing and the Winthrop W. Grice Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Public Relations awards recognize individuals who have spent a major portion of their careers in the hospitality and travel profession and have contributed to the betterment of the industry in a significant and lasting way, over an extended period of time.
George Aguel, President and CEO of Visit Orlando, was last year’s Albert E. Koehl Award winner. Gordon Lambourne, Senior Vice President, Consumer Public Relations, Marriott International, Inc. was the 2015 recipient of the Winthrop W. Grice Award.
“On behalf of the HSMAI Lifetime Awards Committee, I encourage members of our industry to nominate visionary leaders whose contributions have had a great impact on hospitality,” said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president & CEO of HSMAI.
Each year, HSMAI honors The HSMAI Top 25: Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization. This list recognizes leaders in sales and marketing of hospitality, travel and tourism organizations for their accomplishments in the preceding 18 months. The “Top 25” recipients will be selected by a panel of senior industry executives based on creativity and innovation, cutting edge sales or marketing campaigns, triumph in challenging situations and sales efforts that resulted in dramatic gains.
“With our Top 25 list, we are honor industry professionals whose innovation and breakthrough strategies have helped advance the industry,” Gilbert said.
The 2015 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds were:
Robert Allegrini: Vice President, Hilton Worldwide
Bob Anderson: President, Star Performance Inc.
Srikanth Beldona: Associate Professor & Program Director of MS in Hospitality Business Management, University of Delaware
Barry Biggar: President/CEO, Visit Fairfax
Colleen Birch: Vice President, Hotel Optimization, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Noah Brodsky: SVP, Worldwide Loyalty and Engagement, Wyndham Hotel Group
Felipe Carreras: Director E-Commerce, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Richard Cassey: Chief Strategy Officer/Partner, Commit Agency
Adriena Daunt: Public Relations Manager, The Americas ,Tourism New Zealand
Stephanie Davis: Industry Director, Google
Tammy Farley: President, The Rainmaker Group
David Fine: Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Revenue Development, PGA National Resort & Spa
Nina Herrera-Davila: Senior Director, Consumer PR-Marriott Signature Brands, Marriott International
Lauren Levin: Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, sbe
Bill Linehan: Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, RLHC
Monya Mandich: Head of Global Marketing & PR, Expedia Media Solutions, Expedia, Inc.
Shannah Milstead: Executive Director, Sales Programs, FRHI Hotels & Resorts
Kyle Murdoch: Senior Director, Digital, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Charlie Osmond: Chief Tease, Triptease
Chris Romer: President & CEO, Vail Valley Partnership
Marie Torres: Vice President, Marketing & Branding, Destination Hotels
Claudia Vecchio: Director, Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Chris Wilroy: Senior Vice President, Commercial Services, Hilton Worldwide
Monica Xuereb: Chief Revenue Officer, Loews Hotels & Resorts
Kristin Yantis: Principal, Malen Yantis Public Relations
Regarded as the world’s most prestigious travel advertising, public relations and digital marketing competition, the HSMAI Adrian Awards is celebrating its 60th year honoring innovative, results-oriented campaigns focused on hospitality, travel and tourism industries. The HSMAI Adrian Awards Dinner Reception and Gala, February 21, 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis, will celebrate recipients of the Adrian Awards, Lifetime Achievement and the “Top 25.”
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