Awards

NextGuest, a leading authority in hotel digital technology and marketing, has been honored with nine Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards for 2019. These add to the over 500 awards the company has acquired over the years.

Hospitality High Achievers to be Celebrated at Adrian Awards Gala in NYC

This award is presented to a leader whose passion and dedication to the historic preservation of a legendary hotel will ensure that future generations of travelers can experience its history.

Bjorn Hanson, Ph.D., will be honored with the Winthrop W. Grice Award for Public Relations. Leland 'Lee' Pillsbury, managing director of Thayer Ventures, will be recognized as the recipient of the Albert E. Koehl Award for Hospitality Marketing.

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is now accepting nominations for the Young Leader Award to be presented at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin, Germany 2-4 March 2020.

The readers of HOTELS have chosen Nakul Anand, executive director of ITC Ltd., Kolkata, India, and Edward Staros, vice president and managing director, The Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples, Florida, as the 2019 Hotelier of the World award winners.

Congratulations to the 2019 HFTP Chapter of the Year winners. The HFTP Chapter of the Year Awards recognize chapters that further the goals of HFTP by providing quality educational and professional opportunities to their members, along with involvement in the local community.

HSMAI will honor Cindy Novotny with its Lifetime Achievement Award in Sales. In addition, Kristi Griffith and Valerie Rios will be recognized as the HSMAI 2019 Sales Professionals of the Year. These honorees will be celebrated at the first-ever HSMAI Sales Leader Forum Awards Dinner on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at the Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club in Frisco, Texas.

NextGuest was honored with four awards in the Travel Weekly 2019 Magellan Awards. Each year, the Magellan Awards acknowledge the extraordinary travel professionals who provide the best products and services in the industry. We are pleased to be recognized among the top industry organizations and professionals.

The HFTP Global past president will be honored at HFTP’s Annual Convention this October