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 October 2015   

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Upcoming Event s
 
Tuesday, October 20
GMBHA Hotel Intelligence Revenue Management Panel 
FIU College of Architecture + The Arts Miami Beach
420 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139  
8:30am - 10:00am
   
Thursday, October 29
2015 Annual Meeting: 
Trump National Doral Miami
4400 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178   
11:30am - 1:30pm

Monday, November 16
Hospitality Leadership Awards Reception:
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
1601 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
5:30pm - 8:00pm 
 
SAVE THE DATE
Thursday, December 10
GMCVB & GMBHA Annual Holiday Party
Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail
Miami, FL 33132

SAVE THE DATE
Friday, April 29th, 2016 
22nd Annual Inn Key Awards:
JW Marriott Marquis Miami  
255 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131

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New Hotel Members

 

Leslie Hotel

 

Renewed Hotel Members

 

Hyatt Regency Coral Gables

 

Marenas Beach Resort Miami

 

Red Roof Inn - Miami Airport

 

The Betsy Hotel

 

Z Ocean Hotel

 

New Allied Members

AirMax

Aria Development Group

Cigar Stud Events

Doctor Visit 247

Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden 

Fetes&Events/Best Miami Weddings

Professional Restoration Services

Provasi

Shiftgig

Source Miami, One Stop Event Service

Renewed Allied Members
Balance Hospitality

Event & Logistics

Expedia

Guarantee Floridian Pest Control

Peterson's Harley Davidson of Miami

Morris & Reynolds Insurance

Nature's Best

Restaurant Beverage Service

Sushi Maki

The Falcon Group

ZipCar

 President's Message   

Dear GMBHA Members and Partners, 

September was very busy at the GMBHA with interesting and informative events for our members and guests. We are appreciative to our member attorneys in Miami Dade County group to take the time to share with our members very valuable information from HR, Food and Beverage, Land Use, Public Private partnerships, Cyber Security to Airbnb. Special thanks to our moderator and GMBHA Board of Director Suzanne Amaducci-Adams, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group Leader, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP. It is always a pleasure to have our friends at Dale Carnegie energize our food and beverage and catering teams. Our City of Miami hotels received informative and useful information from City of Miami Fire Chief Maurice Kemp and City of Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes and their teams. More to come before the holidays.
 
Bill Talbert, President & CEO, GMCVB; Carol Pinart, COO, ZabCab; Martin Heikel, Founder, ZabCab; Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Miami-Dade County; Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA
         
We had a terrific reception hosted by our GMBHA Executive Board of Director Lucy Martin, Hotel Manager, 1 Hotel South Beach and sponsored by Expressed Juice and Otis Elevator Company. October and November are great industry celebration months. We look forward to seeing you at the GMCVB Annual Meeting on October 23rd at the Miami Beach Convention Center and our GMBHA Annual Meeting and Luncheon on October 29th at Trump National Doral Miami with keynote speaker Eric Danziger, CEO, Trump Hotel Collection. We are also super excited to celebrate our 5th Annual Hospitality Leadership Awards on November 16th at Loews Miami Beach and mark your calendar for the 25th Annual Tourism Professional of the Year Award and Champion Luncheon on November 10th at Hyatt Regency Miami.

All the best,
 
  
President & CEO
GMBHA 

GMBHA Team
Adison Heyne
Membership Sales Manager, Educational Development & Outreach
[email protected] 
 
Faheemah Khan 
Membership Accounts & Programs Manager
[email protected]
 
Vanja Majkic
Communications & Special Projects Manager
[email protected]
GMBHA News
GMBHA presents Hospitality Legal Panel:
Courtyard Miami Coconut Grove, September 30th, 2015

Alfredo J. Gonzalez, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP; Alexander Tachmes, Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP; Valerie Haber, Associate, Gray Robinson; Suzanne Amaducci-Adams, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group Leader, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP; James J. Ward, Associate, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP; Jeffrey R. Margolis, Partner, Berger Singerman LLP & Chad K. Lang, Partner, Liebler, Gonzalez & Portuondo
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GMBHA Evening Networker:
1 Hotel South Beach, September 22nd, 2015
Lucy Martin, Hotel Manager, 1 Hotel South Beach; Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA; Paul Van Hamond, Owner, Expressed Juice; Peggy Benua, General Manager, Dream South Beach and Wilfredo Pinillos, Chief Juicer, Expressed Juice


Lucy Martin, Hotel Manager, 1 Hotel South Beach; Felipe Vidal, Account Manager, Otis Elevator Company; Peggy Benua, Chair of the Board, GMBHA & General Manager, Dream South Beach; Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA; Andrew Ridley, Service Account Manager, Otis Elevator Company &  Stephen Prachaseri, New Equipment Sales, Otis Elevator Company 


Many thanks to our Sponsors:
           
      
         
        

For additional photos from the 1 Hotel South Beach Networker, please click HERE
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GMBHA Special Breakfast Series: Dale Carnegie Workshop
 Conrad Miami, August 26th, 2015
Peggy Benua, Chair, GMBHA & General Manager, Dream South Beach; Philippe Thevenet, Director of Sales of Marketing, Conrad Miami Wendy Kallergis, President & CEO, GMBHA; Scott Garvis, CEO, Dale Carnegie Training of South Florida & Christine Pallesen,  Vice President Sales & Marketing Southeast Florida, Dale Carnegie Training

Many thanks to our Audio Visual Partner 
 
 GMBHA Hotel News
Very informative meeting for our City of Miami hotels with City of Miami Fire Chief Maurice Kemp and City of Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes and their teams. Many thanks to Robert Hill, General Manager, InterContinental Miami for hosting the meeting.
Upcoming GMBHA Events  
Hotel Intelligence Revenue Management Panel
FIU College of Architecture + The Arts Miami Beach, Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Event Sponsored by: 
      
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2015 Annual Meeting:
Trump National Doral Miami, Thursday, October 29th, 2015


Special thanks to David Feder,Vice President & Managing Director 
Trump National Doral Miami
                  

For Sponsorship Opportunities please contact Faheemah Khan, [email protected]

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Hospitality Leadership Awards Reception
Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Monday, November 16th, 2015


       

**The event is open for Hotel, Allied Upgrade and Partner Members Only**
Registration is Required
 
For more information or to RSVP please contact Faheemah Khan at
Allied Upgrade Members 
New Allied Upgrade Members
Allied Upgrade Member News

                 
                                 Make your reservation HERE

                 Click here to read the Opening Announcement 
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Invest: Miami  is Miami's first comprehensive yet concise annual economic review, analyzing leading business trends in the 16 most significant industries in this market.  
 
Published by Capital Analytics,  Invest: Miami  is produced with two goals in mind: 1) to provide comprehensive investment knowledge on Miami to external investors and the global business community, and 2) to promote Miami as a place to invest and do business (see more at  www.investmiami2015.com  or view footage from our launch event Invest: Miami 2015 launch event). To conduct the research, the Invest: Miami team spent six months on the ground, speaking to over 200 top-level senior executives in both the public and private sectors.
 
Register now for complimentary access (retailing at $129).  Registration is quick and easy. Click HERE to gain complimentary access.
Partner Event

Partner News
Miami Dade College Hospitality Institute Job Fair
Friday, October 16th, 2015

For more information, please call 305-329-2845 or email [email protected]
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Edge4Vets: Job Prep and Connect Workshop for Veterans
Thursday, November 5th, 2015 

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Miami Begins with Me
Customer Service Champion Program


Greater Miami and The Beaches needs YOU to keep our visitors happy and our tourism economy strong!
 
Sign up for the Miami Begins with Me Customer Service Champion Program here. The program consists of a 3-hour class, offered at NO COST. 

The 3-hour class highlights the following topics:

Economic Importance of Tourism & Key Events
Miami's Amazing Attractions
Miami Heritage and Neighborhoods 
Customer Service Refresher

  For further information, please click HERE  
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FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Diving Events Fall 2015 

Reservations can be made by calling Roger Ledesma, Dining Services Manager, FIU 
directly at 305-919-4526 or by email at
 
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