Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
ORGANIZATION Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) www.hsmai.org 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500
USA
- McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703-506-3280 Fax: 703-506-3266 Email: info@hsmai.org
HSMAI is the leading organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry leader in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry while operating as a leading voice for both hospitality and sales and marketing management disciplines. Members can access a wide variety of educational tools and enhance their skills and expertise to increase business and enrich their careers. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprised of over 5,000 members representing 65 chapters in 35 countries worldwide.
Financial experts say that the economy is in a period of recovery, but no one is promising that an era of prosperity will soon be at hand, given the high rate of unemployment that has affected the nation’s workforce. Therefore, hospitality salespeople and marketers must continue to be diligent in this time of economic uncertainty.
70 Effective Ways to Generate Revenue in a Recession | The participating resorts in the HSMAI Resort Best Practices Initiative were interested in comparing their own approach to generating revenue in a recession with that of their peers in the resort industry. The study examines what the participating resorts have done in the last year to generate revenue in an economy troubled by recession and aggravated by a national level political pushback on resort meetings.
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- Wednesday, 28 October 2009
There are a great many achievers; those who have influenced and impacted industries and professions. But every so often, individuals emerge who are driven by principles, ideals and beliefs that drive their passion, focus their vision and really make a difference. Here, we pay tribute to two such individuals, HSMAI’s latest Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, Jonathan M. Tisch, cochairman of the board of Loews Corporation and chairman & chief executive officer of Loews Hotels, and Florence I. Quinn, president and founder of Quinn & Co.
This special HSMAI Foundation report from today's hospitality sales and marketing leaders offers Inspiration and use-now advice from the who's who in hospitality today.
A TIG Global special report published by the HSMAI Foundation, discussing the importance and impact of aligning proper distribution channels to appropriately match brand messaging. The report, researched and written by renowned industry author Cindy Estis Green, managing partner of The Estis Group, is a follow-up to the ground-breaking first edition, published in 2005
The report was researched and written by renowned industry author Cindy Estis Green, managing partner of The Estis Group, as is being published in September by the HSMAI Foundation and The Travel Industry Association. For the report, Estis interviewed travel executives, vendors, and experts from various social media sites. Additionally, executives from non-travel industries that have a strong background in the use of social media were interviewed. Case studies and results from travel executive polls are also featured.
The report was researched and written by renowned industry author Cindy Estis Green, managing partner of The Estis Group, as is being published in September by the HSMAI Foundation and The Travel Industry Association. For the report, Estis interviewed travel executives, vendors, and experts from various social media sites. Additionally, executives from non-travel industries that have a strong background in the use of social media were interviewed. Case studies and results from travel executive polls are also featured.
Bernadette Dennis is director of BD Concepts Pty Ltd. Prior to opening BD Concepts Pty. Ltd in Melbourne, Australia in 2007, Dennis worked for more than 20 years with Marriott, previously holding the position of vice president of Asia Pacific for Marriott International, Inc.’s Global Sales Organization based in Hong Kong where she managed sales and reservations centres for Marriott’s network in t...
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