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Adrian Awards

HSMAI Celebrates 67th Annual Adrian Awards

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) honored travel marketing excellence at the Adrian Awards Celebration on Tuesday, February 13, at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY with more than 500 industry and agency executives in attendance.


Hotel Investment Conference

Hunter Hotel Investment Conference Marks Its 35th Year by Honoring Bob Hunter, Founder, with the 2024 Hunter Conference Award for Excellence and Inspiration

Each year, the award recognizes a hotelier who exemplifies exceptional leadership, citizenship, and innovation. From his start as a hotel broker to founding a nationally attended conference that hosts over 2,000 attendees, Bob Hunter has been a leader that has pioneered relationship-driven business and results.








Adrian Awards

HSMAI Announces 2023 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds

These awards recognize exceptional Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization, and Distribution leaders in hospitality, travel, and tourism organizations for their achievements in the preceding 18 months.




Student Blog Competition

Graduate Students Produce Original Research for Fall 2023 Blog Competition, See the Winners

Students in the MS Global Hospitality Business program submitted original research articles for the Fall 2023 edition of the HFTP/MS Global Hospitality Business Student Blog Competition. A panel of expert judges reviewed these submissions and ultimately, three students received top scores by exploring the unique industry topics of gamification, the wellness-centric hospitality trend, and the transformation of online reviews with Web3.


Women In Hospitality

Women We Admire Announces Top 50 Women Leaders in Hospitality of 2023

Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in Hospitality of 2023. These women have achieved significant accomplishments in various aspects of the hospitality industry, including brand architecture, sales and marketing, operations, sustainability, and media sales.


AHLA Technology Acceleration Award

AHLA Adds Oracle to List of 2023 Technology Acceleration Award Recipients

Today, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and its technology committee, HTNG, announced that Oracle Hospitality, in collaboration with PolyAPI, a start-up that brings together the power of GenAI and APIs, received AHLA’s Technology Acceleration Award.


HSMAI Sales Leader Award

HSMAI Announces 2023 Sales Leader Award Honorees

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will celebrate four remarkable sales professionals during HSMAI’s Sales Leader Forum in Long Beach, CA on Nov. 8.


ISHC Lori Raleigh Award

Sarah Churchill of Benjamin West Receives the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has named Sarah Churchill of Benjamin West as the recipient of the annual Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Churchill was honored at the ISHC annual conference held October 5-7 at the Park Hyatt in Washington, D.C.






CHAE Of The Year

HFTP Announces 2023 CHAE of the Year Award Recipient: Wayne Brett

The CHAE of the Year award honors the individual that scored the highest on the CHAE certification exam within a given year. He will be recognized during the 2023 HFTP Annual Convention taking place October 18-20 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana USA.


HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Award

HSMAI Top 25 and Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Open

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.


HFTP Paragon Award

Nominate an Individual for the 2023 HFTP Paragon Award

Each year, HFTP recognizes an individual who has made a lasting impact on the association and industry with the HFTP Paragon Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made a significant and lasting contribution to both HFTP and the hospitality industry.