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Dr. Ghassan AIDI, President of IH&RA, announced today that on October 12,2009, The George Washington University, school of Business and the Department of tourism & Hospitality Management & The International Institute of tourism studies invited him to serve as a member of leadership Council from 2009-2012 academic years.

The International Hotel & Restaurant Association announced that its 47th Annual Congress will be held between the 18th and 20th of January 2010, at the Continental Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia.

Partner to Provide Private Local Weather Services to Worldwide Membership

The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) has ushered in a new Board of Directors following elections conducted at the association's Annual General Assembly held last month alongside the IH&RA 42nd Annual Congress in Beijing, China. This distinguished group is comprised of leaders from international hotel and restaurant chains, chief executives of national hotel and restaurant associations worldwide, a representative of independent hotels and IH&RA Worldwide partners.

Dieter Huckestein, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Conrad Hotels and President, Hilton Global Alliance has been elected President of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) at the IH&RA 42nd Annual Congress.

Recognized at the IH&RA 42nd Annual Congress in Beijing, China 28-30 October Hotels in Brazil, Canada, India and the Caribbean Excel in 'Engaging the Guest In Environmental Actions'

Mr. David McMillan has been named to the post of Chief Executive Officer of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) effective 3 January 2005.

During their October 18, 2004 Board Meeting, the Board of Directors of ICANN passed a resolution instructing ICANN Staff to initiate technical and commercial negotiations with Tralliance Corporation for the .travel sponsored top level domain.

"The past two years have been extremely difficult for the travel and tourism industry - not least for the hospitality sector," Alain-Philippe Feutré, IH&RA CEO told delegates from some 40 countries meeting in Cairo for the 40th Annual Congress of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (5-9 December 2003).

The Board of Directors of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) has announced the election of John Bell, former Director General and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), to the global association's Presidency.