GMBHA Weekly News & Updates
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GMBHA Exclusive Bus Tour to
Key West
Join us for a same day round trip from Miami to Key West. Trip will include lunch and a tour of Key West on Board World Famous Conch Train
Saturday, February 3, 2018
6:30am pickup at South Beach
7:00am pickup at Downtown Miami
7:15am pickup at Miami Airport
Cost: $10 per person
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GMBHA CONGRATULATES MARY ROGERS!
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Mary Rogers has been appointed VP and General Manager of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
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Mary Rogers has been appointed VP and general manager of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. She is the first woman named to the role.
The veteran hospitality executive's new position was announced Wednesday. She will oversee day-to-day operations of the hotel, which is the largest hotel in the tri-county region by rooms, with 1,504.
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Former Miami Herald site will become home to live events
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With its plans for a casino hotel on hold, Genting subsidiary Resorts World Miami signed a multiyear deal with Loud and Live to hold events on the former site of the Miami Herald in downtown Miami.
The 14.6-acre site at 1 Herald Plaza hosted the inaugural Art Miami and Context Art Fair in early December, during Art Basel. Genting cleared the waterfront site and paved it to hold the event. Resorts World Miami hopes to stage more events there – such as music, entertainment and sports – using temporary structures.
"Resorts World has been looking for the right group and the right opportunity to engage the property, and bring value to the community," Resorts World VP of Operations Ray Valentino said. "We are confident that Loud and Live, a national leader in the live events, marketing and entertainment industry, will establish the property as one of the top waterfront destinations in South Florida to host premier local, national and international events.”
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Spanish conglomerate Grup Peralada pays $58M for South Beach hotel
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Spanish conglomerate Grup Peralada purchased the Hall South Beach hotel from Rockwood Capital.
Property records reveal Inverama USA Corp., an affiliate of the Barcelona-based company, paid $58.2 million, or $357,000 per room, for the 163-key hotel at 1500 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. That price may not include furniture, fixtures and equipment.
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GMBHA Directors of Sales & Marketing Panel at Hilton Miami Downtown
Alex Batista
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Hilton Miami Downtown
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Mike Kovensky,
InterContinental Miami
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Tanja Pijfers
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Four Seasons Hotel Miami
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Shane Allor,
Turnberry Isles Miami
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James Anderson,
Dream South Beach
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Wendy Kallergis,
President & CEO, GMBHA
Today’s dynamic panel discussion with over 80 members in attendance began with a very exciting update from Joseph Napoli, Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor, Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Conversation included first hospitality jobs ( bartenders and dishwashers), positive outlook for occupancy and rates for 2018, “friend and foe” technology stories, hotel renovations and expansions and the significance of relationships with hotel guests and groups, hiring from within and mentoring students at a very young age the wonderful benefits of working in hospitality!
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PortMiami wins Cruise Industry Award for Best U.S. Port
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PortMiami has won Porthole Cruise Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Award for Best U.S. Port for two consecutive years in recognition for its customer service, quality operations, and all around excellence.
"Miami is one of the world's most exciting cities to explore before or after a cruise," said Bill Panoff, publisher and editor-in-chief of Porthole Cruise Magazine. "PortMiami and its surrounding areas offer shopping, entertainment, culture -- and one of the most quintessential sailaways imaginable."
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MIA honors its top concessions at third annual awards ceremony
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Concessions judged on excellence in customer service, merchandise and menu offerings
Miami International Airport officials recognized their top stores and restaurants, based on excellence in customer service, merchandise and menu offerings, at the airport’s Third Annual Concession of the Year Awards Ceremony on January 24.
From 22 nominations out of more than 200 retail and dining locations at MIA, the final winners by gross revenue were:
Small Concessionaire of the Year: Fig & Fennel (Icebox Café)
Medium Concessionaire of the Year: 305 Pizza
Large Concessionaire of the Year: KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut Food Court (Master ConcessionAir)
Overall Concession of the Year: Shoppes at Ocean Drive (Newslink)
The nominees were judged by a three-person panel of industry professionals from Bayside Marketplace, the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association, and The Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University. Each concession was judged based on excellence in presentation, retailing and merchandising/menu selection; uniqueness of space/street appeal; sales per square foot; and customer service. The size categories were determined by annual gross revenue, with large category nominees earning $5 million or more, medium category nominees earning $2 million to $5 million, and small category nominees grossing up to $2 million.
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Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association | 305-531-3553 | www.gmbha.com
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