Awards

Kong Among Honorees to be Recognized at 2022 Night of A Thousand Stars Gala

The 2021 HSMAI Adrian Awards competition features a new Technology Innovation entry category in cooperation with HFTP. This category will honor innovations in sales, marketing & guest satisfaction, revenue optimization technology and platforms that are powering the recovery.

The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) Americas is now accepting nominations for its Marketing and Public Relations Lifetime Achievement awards and Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization honors. The nomination period ends Dec. 20 and coincides with the annual HSMAI Adrian Awards competition.

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will celebrate three outstanding sales leaders during the HSMAI Sales Leader Forum in Charlotte on Oct. 26.

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is now accepting entries for the 2021 Adrian Awards.

Jenna Villalobos, CRME, vice president of commercial strategy for Outrigger Hospitality Group, has been in the revenue optimization game for more than 20 years, and this year she is HSMAI’s 2021 corporate Revenue Optimization Professional of the Year – an award that will be presented during HSMAI’s ROC Americas event in Dallas on Sept. 29.

The Historic Hotels of America Historian of the Year Award is presented to an individual for making a unique contribution in the research and presentation of history, and whose work has encouraged a wide, if not provocative, discussion and greater understanding of the history of our nation.

The CHAE of the Year award honors the individual that scored the highest on the CHAE certification exam within a given year.

HSMAI will honor Cindy Estis Green, CEO and cofounder of Kalibri Labs, with the prestigious Vanguard Award for Achievement in Revenue Optimization. Apurv Batra, CRME, area director of revenue strategy at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, and Jenna Villalobos, CRME, vice president of commercial strategy at Outrigger Hospitality Group, will be presented with the Revenue Professional of the Year Awards for single/multi-use and corporate, respectively. Dr. Breffni Noone, associate professor at Pennsylvania State University, will be honored with the inaugural Revenue Optimization Educator of the Year Award.

The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI), awarded and appreciated eZee’s decade-long contribution to the hospitality industry