Peter Greenberg To Analyze Consumer Travel Trends During Next Week’s ALIS Conference

San Diego, As keynote speaker of the 2009 Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) next week, NBC’s Peter Greenberg will share with hoteliers and investment professionals insight into the mind of today’s cost-conscious traveler, outlining and analyzing current economic and travel trends. Greenberg will discuss consumer perceptions during an unstable economy and offer business strategies for hoteliers and investment professionals.

Greenberg is best known as the travel editor for NBC's Today show, CNBC, and MSNBC; author of the New York Times bestselling "Travel Detective" book series; and host of the nationally syndicated Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show. Greenberg is an Emmy-award winning investigative journalist and a contributing editor for Men's Health and Best Life magazines, a contributor to The New Yorker magazine, and has been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and The View.

Named by Travel Weekly magazine as one of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry, Greenberg was the creator, executive producer and host of CNBC's acclaimed ratings winner “Inside American Airlines: A Week in the Life.” He is a regular contributor on CNBC shows, ranging from Squawk Box, Power Lunch, Closing Bell and High Net Worth.

Greenberg will provide the keynote address on Tuesday, January 27, immediately following presentation of the ALIS awards. In addition to Greenberg’s analysis of today’s consumer, ALIS programming includes a variety of sessions and workshops on topics including hotel capital markets and finance, owner investments and asset management, development, acquisitions, management and franchising, vacation ownership, international opportunities, and green hotels.

Hosted by AHLA and Burba Hotel Network (BHN) ALIS will be held January 26-28 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. Proceeds from the conference benefit the educational, research, and training missions of the Educational Institute (EI) of the American Hotel & Lodging Education Foundation (AH&LEF), AH&LA’s not-for-profit affiliate. For general event information, online registration, and sponsor opportunities, contact Jonathon Zink, BHN conference manager, at (714) 540-9300 or [email protected], or visit the ALIS Website at . For information on the AH&LA or AH&LEF, visit www.ahla.com. Press interested in more information on ALIS are invited to contact Jessica Soklow, AH&LA media relations manager, at [email protected].

Serving the hospitality industry for nearly a century, AH&LA is the sole national association representing all sectors and stakeholders in the lodging industry, including individual hotel property members, hotel companies, student and faculty members, and industry suppliers. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AH&LA provides members with national advocacy on Capitol Hill, public relations and image management, education, research and information, and other value-added services to provide bottom line savings and ensure a positive business climate for the lodging industry. Partner state associations provide local representation and additional cost-saving benefits to members.

AH&LEF is the charitable fund-raising and endowed fund-management subsidiary of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Founded in 1953, AH&LEF is the premier organization for scholarships, professional certification, and instructional material as well as funding for hospitality industry research.

With more than two decades of experience and over70 events completed to date, BHN is the worldwide leader in developing and organizing conferences for the hotel and tourism investment community. BHN conferences have become “must attend” events for industry leaders who come together to network, conduct business, and to learn about the latest trends. In addition to ALIS, BHN events include: the Central America Tourism & Hotel Investment Exchange (CATHIE) taking place in Managua in 2009; the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) taking place in Bermuda in 2009; Digital Discovery Day (D3) in New York; the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) in Hong Kong; the Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) in Mumbai; and the PATA CEO Challenge in Bangkok. The BHN Website at www.burba.com is the gateway for information about the conferences BHN produces, as well as a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world.

Rosanna Maietta
AH&LA