WHITE PLAINS, NY, January 5, 2001... The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS) has announced the appointment of one new member, Paul F. Riedel, to serve on the nine-person Board of Directors.

Riedel, owner and operator of the Holiday Motel in Williamsville, NY, will represent the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association (NYSH&TA), where he will serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the next two years. After joining NYSH&TA in 1975, Riedel served as Secretary, Treasurer and most recently, Vice Chairman, until assuming the helm as Chairman in 2001. Riedel replaces former NYSH&TA Chairman Michael V. Hollander, CHA, of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, on the IH/M&RS Board.

As a founder of the Western New York Hotel Motel Association (WNYHMA), Riedel served on that board for 14 years, and as that organization's Treasurer for 11 years. He graduated from Erie Community College with a degree in Construction Engineering, and worked with the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers, in civilian and in military capacities, for more than 10 years. Riedel has owned and operated the Williamsville, NY, Holiday Motel property for 30 years.

Additional Board members for the 2001 IH/M&RS include: Chairman Gene Rupnik of Rupnik Hospitality Management, Springfield, IL; Treasurer Joseph E. Spinnato, Esq., of the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. (HANYC); Secretary Daniel C. Murphy of the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSH&TA); Fred J. England of the Roger Smith Hotels Corp.; William P. Fisher of the American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA); Robert A. Holt of Best Western Inns & Suites, Cooperstown, NY; Xavier S. Lividini, CHA of The Mayflower Hotel, New York City and Roger Saunders of the Saunders Hotel Group, Boston, MA.

The 86th International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS) will take place November 10- 13, 2001, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The Show is sponsored by the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSH&TA), the Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC) and the American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA), and is managed by George Little Management, LLC (GLM). IH/M&RS will feature more than 1,900 hospitality industry suppliers and attracts approximately 58,000 in total trade attendance.

For IH/M&RS exhibitor information, contact Christian Falkenberg, show manager, at George Little Management, LLC, Ten Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606-1954. Telephone (914) 421-3296. Fax (914) 948-6180. E-mail: [email protected].

For attendee information, contact GLM's Registration Services Department at (914) 421-3206. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the IH/M&RS web site at www.ihmrs.com.

Cathy Amy White
(914) 421-3364
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