The Hospitality Present wins award

NEW YORK / WASHINGTON – The Hospitality Present, the groundbreaking occasion designed to empower the hospitality business produced by Questex and the American Resort & Lodging Affiliation (AHLA), has been awarded the celebrated Commerce Present Govt Gold 100 Grand Award for Finest New Occasion Launch 2023. This recognition underscores the present’s success in bringing collectively the various sides of the hospitality business by way of an progressive and impactful format.

Launched with the singular mission to assist the hospitality business function extra effectively and profitably, The Hospitality Present achieved outstanding success in its inaugural 12 months. Designed as an ideal mix of convention and exhibition, it crammed a major void within the business by specializing in uniting resort homeowners, operators, administration corporations, and key business stakeholders below one roof to collaborate and tackle the rising complexity of operating accommodations.

Key options of the award-winning occasion included:

• Overwhelming attendance and engagement: The Hospitality Present exceeded all expectations, welcoming greater than 3,800 attendees from throughout the hospitality sector – 152% of the projected aim. Attendees included C-suite executives, homeowners, operators, administration corporations, resort manufacturers, and know-how leaders.
• Bought-out expo: The curated Expo, that includes 321 exhibitors providing cutting-edge options, was absolutely bought out and served as a main atmosphere for face-to-face networking and product demonstrations.
• Powerhouse speaker lineup: The occasion showcased over 100 influential business leaders, together with Geoff Ballotti, President & CEO of Wyndham Accommodations & Resorts, Anthony Capuano, President & CEO of Marriott Worldwide, and Kat Cole, COO & President of Athletic Greens. These luminaries impressed and engaged attendees throughout three dynamic levels, providing invaluable insights into business challenges and improvements.

The Hospitality Present 2024 shall be held in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 28-30, 2024, on the Henry B. González Conference Heart. With The Hospitality Present’s award-winning legacy firmly established, the upcoming occasion guarantees much more thrilling alternatives for studying, networking, and innovation, together with:

• Premier networking occasions: Attendees will join with a various array of business leaders throughout signature occasions such because the “Dia de Los Muertos” welcome reception, sponsored by DIRECTV HOSPITALITY, and the River Stroll Block Occasion, sponsored by Procell. Plus, have interaction with friends in new interactive Expo pavilions, together with the ESG Pavilion, DIRECTV HOSPITALITY’s In-Room Leisure Zone, Meet me within the Foyer, and Outside Hospitality.
• Expanded expo corridor: The Present will function a bigger Expo that includes over 400 distributors, showcasing the most recent developments in know-how, F&B, leisure, and operational effectivity.
• Insightful content material on 4 devoted levels: 100+ top-tier audio system, together with José Andrés, Geoff Ballotti, Scott Greenberg, and Erin Andrews. Subjects embrace methods for optimizing operations, embracing rising know-how, and enhancing the visitor expertise. With shows throughout 4 levels – Principal Stage, Options Stage, Highlight Stage, and the F&B Theater – attendees will depart with actionable insights to drive profitability.

“The Hospitality Present has confirmed that it’s not simply one other occasion on the calendar – it’s a must-attend expertise for anybody critical about making useful connections and driving profitability for his or her properties,” stated Alexi Khajavi, Group President, Hospitality, Journey and Wellness. “We’re honored to obtain this recognition and sit up for constructing on this success with an much more impactful occasion this 12 months.”

“This award underscores the super success of final 12 months’s breakthrough occasion, and The Present 2024 guarantees to be even higher,” saidAHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey. “Be part of us in San Antonio Oct. 28-30 and see why The Present has rapidly change into the world’s premier hospitality know-how and operations occasion.”