March 2018     

GMBHA
Upcoming Event s
 
Thursday, March 15
GMBHA Legal Panel  
SLS Brickell
1300 S Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33130
   4:00pm - 5:30pm Panel
5:30pm - 7:00 Networker

Wednesday, March 21
GMBHA Members Breakfast  
Embassy Suites by Hilton Miami International Airport
3974 NW S River Dr
Miami, FL 33142 
   8:00am - 9:30am Breakfast & Tour

 

Monday, April 30  
24th Annual Inn Key Awards Luncheon 
JW Marriott Marquis 
255 Biscayne Blvd Way
Miami, FL 33131  
  11:00am- 2:00pm
 
 

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For more information please contact, Faheemah at fkhan@gmbha.com

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New Hotel Members

Greystone Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Suites Kendall

The Fritz

Renewed Hotel Members
Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach

Albion Hotel

Beacon Hotel

Best Western Atlantic Beach Resort

Blue Moon Hotel

Clevelander

Conrad Miami

Courtyard by Marriott South Beach

Crowne Plaza Miami International Airport

Crystal Beach Club

Doubletree Grand Biscayne Bay

El Paseo Hotel

Embassy Suites Miami Airport

EPIC Hotel

Fisher Island

Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Four Points by Sheraton

Four Seasons Surf Club

Freehand

Grand Beach Hotel

Grand Beach Hotel Surfside

Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon

Holiday Inn Express Kendall

Holiday Inn Miami Beach

Hyatt Centric

Hyatt Regency Miami

Marriott Stanton South Beach

Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay

Nobu Eden Roc Hotel

Pritikin Longevity Center

Sagamore Miami Beach

Shore Club

Sonesta Coconut Grove

The Bentley South Beach

The Clay Hotel

The Hotel

The Mutiny Hotel

The National Hotel

The Palms Hotel & Spa

The Redbury South Beach

Regency Hotel Miami

The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne

The Ritz-Carlton South Beach

The Royal Palm South Beach - Miami

Thunderbird Hotel

Urbanica The Meridian Hotel

Winter Haven Hotel
 
New Allied Members
Balance Staffing

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami

Duetto Research

ideas-A SAS Company

Scott Baker Photography

Smart Training

TraknProtect

Vision International Philippines

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American Airlines

Art Basel

Bal Harbour Shops

Boucher Brothers

Brustman Carrino PR

Coconut Grove Arts Festival

Coopertown Everglades Airboat Tour & Restaurant

Dolphin Mall

Expo Convention Contractors

Hard Rock Stadium

Joe's Stone Crab

Layton's Umbrellas

Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce

Miami Beach Convention Center

Miami Beach Golf Club

Miami Dade Aviation

Miami Seaquarium

miRide

Radio One

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Smith & Wollensky

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Suddath

TLC Engineering

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 President's Message   

Dear GMBHA Members and Partners,
 
We would like to thank our 2016 - 2017 GMBHA Chairman of the Board David Healy, Chair-elect Alex Tonarelli, Secretary Eric Jacobs and Treasurer Raj Singh for their support and dedication.

Please join us in congratulating our 2018 - 2019 Chairman of the Board Alex Tonarelli, Chair-elect Robert Hill, Secretary Curtis Crider and Treasurer David Healy and Board of Directors.

Our "Hot Topics in Technology" event at the Confidante Miami Beach was filled with high energy, innovative conversations moderated by Reuben Martinez, President, HGIC and with a brilliant panel. Special thanks to Keith Butz, General Manager, The Confidante. Topics included security, social media, marketing, AI, Cyber Security and the importance of infrastructure with a 5 year plan. Many thanks to our Event Sponsors Hotwire Communications and to our table sponsors Ipfone and Wavetechs.

Please join us in congratulating our 2018 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award Winners. How lucky are we to have so many hotels in Greater Miami & the Beaches!  
We appreciate our new and renewed Hotel, Allied and Allied Upgrade Members and hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events
 
Save the date for our upcoming 24th Annual Inn Key Awards Luncheon! Our event will be held on Monday, April 30th at the JW Marriott Marquis.    

Robert Hill, GMBHA Chair Elect and General Manager, InterContinental Miami;
Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA and
Alex Tonarelli, GMBHA Chair and Managing Director, Loews Miami Beach Hotel
 

David Healy, Past Chair, GMBHA & Vice President, Graham Companies & Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA 
 

Alex Tonarelli,GMBHA Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Loews Miami Beach Hotel,
City Manager Jimmy Morales; Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA; Mayor Dan Gelber;
Robert Hill, Vice Chair and General Manager, InterContinental Miami
 
 
 
Raj Singh, General Manager, Sea View Hotel;
Wendy Kallergis,
President & CEO, GMBHA;
David Healy
, Vice President, Graham Companies and
Scott Berman
, Principal and Industry Leader, Hospitality & Leisure Group, PwC
 
 
 
  
& Team  
President & CEO
GMBHA 
 
GMBHA Team
 
Adison Heyne 
Membership Sales Manager, Educational Development & Outreach  
Faheemah Khan 
Marketing & Events Manager 
 
 
GMBHA Board of Directors
2018 Executive Board of Directors 

Alex Tonarelli
Managing Director
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Curtis Crider
General Manager
Sonesta Coconut Grove - Miami
David Healy
Vice President & General Manager
Shula's Hotel & Golf Club
Florencia Tabeni
VP Operations & Development
MDM Hotel Group
Lucy Martin
General Manager
Celino South Beach
Matthias Kammerer
Managing Director
Biltmore Hotel
Peggy Benua
General Manager
Dream South Beach Hotel & Spa
Raj Singh
General Manager
Sea View Hotel
Robert Hill
General Manager
InterContinental Miami
Scott D. Berman
Principal and Industry Leader, Hospitality & Leisure Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Steve Boucher
President & CEO
Boucher Brothers, Inc.
Tim Nardi
VP Hotel Operations
MENIN Hospitality

 


2018 Board of Directors

Brian Vujnovic
VP & Director of Operations
Robert Finvarb Companies
Carol Henderson
Director
Brightline

 
Chris Sariego
VP & General Manager
Delano
Christof Pignet
General Manager
Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach
Clavel Jacques-Louis
General Manager
Embassy Suites Miami Airport
Constantino Papadopulos
General Manager
Holiday Inn
Dan Normandin
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
David Feder
VP & Managing Director
Trump National Doral Miami
Ericka Nelson
General Manager
EPIC Miami, A Kimpton Hotel
Florencia Rotemberg
General Manager
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
Gabriel Castrillon
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Miami
Gilberto Garcia-Tunon
General Manager
The Raleigh Hotel
Jared Galbut
Managing Principal
MENIN Hospitality
John Sullivan
General Manager
Miami Beach Edition
Jon Wubbena
General Manager
DoubleTree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center
Joseph Pasterkiewicz
Regional VP
PSAV Presentation Services
Julie Grimes
Managing Partner
DoubleTree Grand by Hilton/ Hilton Bentley
Keith Butz
General Manager
The Confidante
Lina Santiago
Regional Manager of Sales Promotions & Community Relations for FL, Latin America, & Caribbean
American Airlines
Mary Rogers
VP & General Manager
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Michael Hooper
General Manager
Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon
Mike Manzari
General Manager
Marriott Stanton South Beach
Ray Valentino
VP of Operations
Hilton Miami Downtown/ Resorts World Bimini
Rick Ueno
General Manager
W South Beach
Robert Gaymer-Jones
President
Blue Horse Hotel Management Group
Robert Lowe
General Manager
Mandarin Oriental, Miami
Sase Gjorsovski
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
Scott Geraghty
Chief Operating Officer
Faena Miami Beach
Suzanne Amaducci-Adams
Partner
Bilzin Sumberg
Valeria Nowotny
SVP Hotel Operations
SBE Hotel Group

2018 Board of Directors - Ex Oficio


William D. Talbert III
President & CEO
GMCVB

Gregory Bohan
Instructor/ Special Projects
Florida Atlantic University
Hydi Webb
Assistant Director
PortMiami
Joe Napoli
Chief of Staff & Senior Policy Advisor
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Michael Cheng
Interim Dean
FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Rocco Angelo 
Associate Dean & E.M. Statler Professor
FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Shelly Fano
Director of Hospitality Mgmt Program
Miami-Dade college - Hospitality Institute

Chair Emeritus
Eric Jacobs
Vice President
On Stream Media


GMBHA congratulates Lester Sola

Lester Sola appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department

On February 16, Lester Sola was appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. He will oversee operations at Miami International Airport (MIA) and four general aviation (GA) airports throughout Miami-Dade County, which together generate $33.7 billion in business revenue and support more than 280,000 direct and indirect jobs. MIA leads the way, handling more than 44 million passengers and more than two million tons of cargo annually, placing it among America's busiest international passenger and cargo airports.


GMBHA News
GMBHA Hot Topics in Technology
The Confidante Miami Beach
Tuesday, February 27, 2018


Top l-r: Alberto Santana, SVP Sales, Service Optimization, Amadeus Hospitality; Craig Corbin, Director of IT, Fontainebleau Miami Beach; Jason Doebrich, Director of Technology, Mandarin Oriental Miami; Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA; Reuben Martinez, President, HGIC; Aubrey Bernard, Chief Hospitality Officer, Ipfone and Mihai Bote, Director of Technology, EAST, Miami Swire Hotels
Bottom l-r: Our Event Sponsors, Hotwire Communications; Joe Ferst, Gina Torino, Coral Lugaro and Jeff Schmidt

Many thanks to our Event Sponsor, Hotwire Communications


 

 
GMBHA Events
GMBHA Legal Panel with
GMBHA's Hospitality Legal Council
Thursday, March 15, 2018
SLS Brickell


 
For Sponsorship Opportunities please contact Faheemah, fkhan@gmbha.com

Attractions, Arts & Cultural and Community based non-profits
 
Museum of Ice Cream is excited to announce that they have extended their fourth location one final time to welcome visitors and locals of Miami, Florida. After a successful few months, Museum of Ice Cream is extending its SOLD OUT stay through the end of April! 
 
Since opening its doors in December 2017, Museum of Ice Cream has provided jobs for over 100 local Miami residents and has welcomed over 100,000 visitors to date into their four-story OMA designed building. Inspired by Miami's vibrant culture and energy, Museum of Ice Cream aims to create an inclusive and accessible environment for all to thrive in and enjoy. For its last extension, Museum of Ice Cream is excited to welcome Miami Beach locals and visitors for their final opportunity to experience the global phenomenon that is MOIC. Visits travel through four floors of a multi-sensory tasting experience at the famed OMA designed-ocean front property at Faena District. 
 
Tickets for the extension are on sale at  museumoficecream.com for dates ranging from 3/2/18-4/29/18.
 
Museum of Ice Cream Miami is open Wednesday-Monday. Tickets include tons of delectable tastings and new in-house treats available only at the Miami location! Tickets are $38 per person (children under 2 are free) and are available in advance online-only.
 

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 Join Frost Science every first and third Friday of the month to rock out with a retro throwback to classic laser light spectacles you know and love. From Pink Floyd to Daft Punk, we're fusing music from some of the greatest artist of our time with old-school laser light visuals-all under the Planetarium's 67-foot dome.

Click here to view Frost Science Upcoming Events

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Jungle Island is making its long-awaited return this spring, with a number of exciting new amenities it can't wait to debut. Exciting new features for guests of all ages to enjoy will be launched, including water play elements, an indoor-state-of-the-art trampoline park, an outdoor skydiving wind tunnel, thrilling escape rooms, and an upscale beach restaurant. The 'Tree Walk Village', an aerial play and rope course experience, will also make its debut, creating a one-of-a-kind atmosphere found nowhere else in South Florida.

Jungle Island is also raising the standard for events with newly renovated event spaces. With over 58,000 square feet of newly renovated event space, Bloom Ballroom is bringing new experiences with architectural innovation that brings natural and built environments together.
On March 10th, Jungle Island will present an "Animal Ambassadors" theme where kids will learn about animals and pick their favorite one to represent. After choosing, they will make animal-inspired fabric headbands to decorate.

Part of the park's mission is to bring guests unique interactive animal experiences, while also promoting the conservation of both the animals and the planet. As Jungle Island works on reopening its park area with enhanced amenities, it has been providing residents, schools and businesses with the opportunity to experience the Jungle in their own backyards.

To book your adventure with Jungle Island contact us at: (305) 400-7230 or email events@jungleisland.com . To learn more join us here
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Miami Beach Garden Tour - Saturday, March 10, 2018
 
Book early for one of our most popular events of the year. You'll visit spectacular gardens, discovering the tropical worlds hidden behind the gates of some of Miami Beach's finest homes. Each garden has its own style and enticing features such as pools, water views, secluded patios and decorative plantings. The tour begins at Miami Beach Botanical Garden. New this year a transportation option to shuttle to the gardens.  View the Miami Beach Garden Club's Flower Show, shop our Gems & Junque Bazaar and native plant sale. 

Click here to purchase tickets
 
 

Japanese Spring Festival - Sunday March 25, 2018

Immerse in the culture of Japan at Miami Beach Botanical Garden's annual Japanese Spring Festival, celebrating Miami Beach's friend with Japan. Acitivites include: Taiko drumming, Kimono Fashion Show, Ikebana floral design demonstration and Workshop, Origami lessons, Authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony Children's arts corner & storytelling, Anime-themed vendors, Japanese inspired face painting an Bento lunch boxes and snacks available for purchase. Kimono Japanese inspired attire recommended for all. Free and open to public 10am - 5pm  
 
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Sensory Saturday
Saturday, March 11th 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Great sensory experiences await you and your child in this special event designed for children with sensory processing disorders and general development delays as well as their families. Lights and sounds will be dimmed to create a comfortable environment for your little ones to explore. Participate in sensory based activities to improve their ability to process and regulate sensory information. Watch a sensory-friendly stage performance, and engage in entertaining movement based activities. Join a special training, Distinguishing Between Medical Issues & Behaviors, led by staff from the South Florida Autism Charter School. To receive a social story booklet, please RSVP to sensorysaturday@miamichildrensmuseum.org or call (305) 373-5437 ex
t. 126. MCM opens to the public at 11:00 am.
 
International Women's Day
Thursday, March 8th 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm 
Join us in our Art Studio as we celebrate International Women's Day. We will be creating art inspired by an amazing female artist: Yayoi Kusama. Help us decorate our large papier-mâché balls or create your own sculptures and cover them with a variety of polka dots!
 
Experience Passover
Wednesday, March 28th 12:00 - 4:00 pm 
Even if you are celebrating for the first time, come celebrate the Passover with special activities! Make a matzah cover, and design a cup for Elijah. Then, join the PJ Library at 2 pm for a fun story time, decorate a placemat for the Seder, and munch on matzah.
 
Mini Read-along Monday
Monday, March 12th 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
It's Literacy Month here at MCM, and it's time to celebrate all things reading. Picture storybooks are the perfect way to ignite your child's passion for words and stories and develop their early literacy skills. So join us as we go beyond the pages of the books and explore the words through the messiest of Messy Plays after reading Listen to Rain, watching a performance of Pete the Cat and catching the rhythm with instruments like the little girl from I Got The Rhythm.
 
Target Free Third Friday
Friday, March 16th 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thanks to the generosity of Target Corporation, visitors can roam the Museum free of charge, every third Friday of each month, from 4 pm to 8 pm. Due to the number of visitors on Target Free Third Fridays, we suggest leaving strollers at home or in the car.

Please visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org for more details on March programming.
Miami Children's Museum is located on Watson Island at
980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132.
To contact the Museum, please call 305.373.KIDS (5437)
or to reach us via fax, dial 305.373.KID1 (5431).
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Buy a Day, Get 2018 FREE!
Now through March 11, buy one day admission ticket and get a 2018 annual pass for FREE! Enjoy unlimited visits PLUS admission to special events like Bunny Palooza, Splashtacular Summer and Monster Splash Halloween Bash!
 
Miami Seaquarium Spring Camp-March 26 - 30
Springtime brings excitement with the return of Spring Camp. During the week long 'Bubbles of Fun' Spring Camp, campers will be a part of interactive and hands on experience while they learn about life under the sea! Each day campers will enjoy marine mammal shows, animal interactions, arts & crafts and Bunny Palooza activities ! Sign up early and save $20 off regular camp price. Early registration offer ends March 16!
 
Bunny Palooza-March 30 - April 1
Save the date and bring your family for a hip-hopping weekend of egg hunts, a visit from the Easter Bunny, unlimited rides, bounce houses, live entertainment, parades, Kids Foam Zone and more! 
https://www.miamiseaquarium.com/bpweb
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Live on Lincoln
Lincoln Road continues to add to its lineup of cultural pursuits with an ongoing-lineup of live performances and events, free and open to the public.  Below is a selection of March 2018 scheduled performances, taking place at 1111 Lincoln Road:  
March 3- The Rachelle Coba Band, 1:00-4:00pm
March 4- The Mike Cady Jazz and Blues Band, 1:00-4:00pm
March 10- The Sunshine Junkanoo Band, 2:00-4:00pm
March 11- The Maryel Epps Jazz Ensemble, 1:00-4:00pm
March 17- The Zarabanda Salsa Project, 1:00-4:00pm
March 18- The Jean P Jam Reggae, 1:00-4:00pm
March 24- The Felipe Fontanelle Brazilian Project, 1:00-4:00pm
March 25- Idania Alvarez y Yo Soy el Son, 1:00-4:00pm

Lincoln Road is an iconic pedestrian district, located in Miami Beach, Florida, that serves as a hub for modern culture-seekers, both local and international. It is home to the New World Center concert hall, historic Colony Theatre managed by resident Miami New Drama company, and ArtCenter/South Florida, a collection of studios and gallery spaces for artists. Lincoln Road also features over 200 designer boutiques, national retail stores and fine restaurants and bars. For additional information, visit us online at http://www.lincolnrd.com.
 
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