AAHA Monthly News & Updates
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Our Mission
Working alongside our hospitality partners to communicate the impact of the hospitality and tourism industry and encouraging the high standards of professional conduct among all people engaged in the hospitality industry.
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Letter from the President
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Mark your calendars for the November 15th
AAHA Gives Back Luncheon
at Maggiano’s. It’s one of my favorite luncheons of the year as we highlight local non-profits and support them to fulfill their missions to give back to the San Antonio community! Your fishbowl contributions and ticket sales at AAHA luncheons and events throughout the year fund our donations to multiple San Antonio organizations.
It’s the season of giving, and on behalf of the AAHA Board of Directors we thank you—our members—for your charitable gifts. We are proud to support those who support others and we couldn’t do it without you. Here are 3 easy ways you can participate as we give back to the local community this holiday season:
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Donate a Toy
We are collecting toys for our Blue Santa Toy Drive! Please bring an unwrapped gift to the November luncheon to spread cheer to San Antonio children in need this Christmas!
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Donate your Time
Join us for a volunteer day at the San Antonio Children’s Shelter on December 9
th
from 2-4pm.
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Donate your Dollars
#GivingTuesday is November 27
th
this year. Your monetary donations to AAHA allow us to continue our community initiatives, donations and scholarships all year long! Every penny you donate does back to local non-profits, whether you give $1, $20 or $50!
In the same spirit of giving, I would like to give thanks to each of the 2018 AAHA Board of Directors. Every board member contributes their time and considerable energy to fulfill their elected role on the board and my appreciation for their efforts is profound. I’m honored to collaborate with such a great group of people and it’s a privilege to serve our members.
There are some great details in the newsletter below so read on…
Wishing you the very best of the best,
Nicole Juel Sánchez
2018 Alamo Area Hospitality Association President
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When you are not eating turkey and shopping, you should be dancing! Turkey is good, but booze is better!
Celebrate the long holiday weekend with some live music, dancing and drinks. We have heard that turkey makes for great hangover food, so this is the perfect set up. We will have featured drinks, games, dancing and a great night out! If that does not sound like the best way to complete your Thanksgiving weekend, we don't know what is.
Drink Features:
$3 Sam Adams Boston Lager
$7 Kentucky Peach Cocktails
$25 86oz Mai Tai Buckets
Admission: $5.00
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Kirby's Prime Steaks & Seafood
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Dave & Busters Crossroads
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It's football season! Come enjoy unlimited wings for $19.99 at Dave & Busters Crossroads.
Call the special events office to reserve your table or a private space at 210-515-1515
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Are you ready to have the best New Year’s Eve Party to date? Then book a New Year’s Eve package with Howl at the Moon San Antonio! Our variety of packages offer you and your friends everything you need to kiss 2018 goodbye, and start the New Year having a blast. It will be the biggest New Year’s Eve party on the Riverwalk! 2019 won’t know what hit it. Come to San Antonio’s best New Year’s Eve party!
LIVE MUSIC all night long!
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GUARANTEED SEATING | "Champagne Supernova"
$125 per person (early bird pricing)
$150 per person after 12/19
:: Guaranteed reserved seating
:: Dinner buffet between 6 PM-8 PM
:: 1 premium drink ticket
:: Champagne toast at midnight and party favors
:: Must arrive between 6 PM-9 PM
Call 210-212-4770
to book your seats today!
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STANDING ROOM | "Just Dance"
$40 per person (early bird pricing)
$50 per person after 12/19
-1 premium drink ticket
-Guaranteed entry
-1 premium drink ticket
-1 ticket for champagne station
-Must arrive between 7 PM-9 PM
Book Online:
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GENERAL ADMISSION
$50 per person night of
-Subject to availability
-No guarantee for entry
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Artemisia's at St. Philip's College
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Artemisia's is a classroom-restaurant of the Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts (THCA) department at St. Philip's College. It features various groups of students who collaborate to prepare, coordinate and serve meals of various styles and cuisines. Venture up the stairs in the Campus Center and see what our students are preparing!
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2019 New AAHA Board Members
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Thank you to the AAHA members who attended the October luncheon at Range to cast their votes! The ballots have been tallied and we are proud to announce the new 2019
Alamo Area Hospitality Association
Board Directors. It is a true honor to welcome these members to the AAHA team and congratulate them on their new positions within the organization.
Community Outreach:
Ashley Verzijl
, Hard Rock Café
Registration:
Debbie Arnold
, Holiday Inn Downtown Market Square
Website & Social Media:
Monica Nicole Vargas
, Ripley Entertainment
Fundraising:
Charlie Young
, Caprice Productions
Treasurer:
Alex Amaro
, Phillips Entertainment
2019 Vice-President:
Rebecca Newman
, Institute of Texan Cultures
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AAHA will move to a rolling membership calendar beginning January 1, 2019 and membership approved the addition of a new board position for
Director of Student Engagment.
AAHA is
now accepting nominations
and will hold a special election to fill this new vacancy aimed at encouraging more involvement from local high schools and universities with programs that develop hospitality industry peers and future leaders.
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AAHA is also looking to fill the board position of
Treasurer-Elect
. Working alongside our Treasurer, the Treasurer-Elect will assist with the management of AAHA’s resources and funds to continue our mission to support the local hospitality industry. Please nominate yourself or a colleague to fulfill these very important roles on the AAHA Board of Directors.
Connect with any AAHA Board Member for more details or email Nicole Juel for more information.
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Maggiano's Little Italy - November Luncheon
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Enjoy a lunch with AAHA! Two Time Winner of AAHA’s A-List Awards for Best Menu, Maggiano’s Little Italy is back and ready to win your votes again! Lasagna, meatballs and that ginormously oversized Chocolate Zuccotto Cake are sure to be crowd pleasers!
We will kick off the holiday season of giving by presenting several local charities and universities with donations from AAHA Gives Back. Our valuable members contribute to AAHA’s community outreach opportunities throughout the year and this luncheon captures the profound spirit of giving our organization facilitates. Your involvement matters to the many San Antonians and organizations we positively impact! Thank you for your contributions!
Your generosity and participation in AAHA fundraising events and fishbowl raffles help support the local community. Please be a strong steward of your membership and register for our events! Then bring your fishbowl and donation items and play the raffle to win!
WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2018
TIME: 11:30a-1:15p
Maggiano's Little Italy
17603 IH 10W
San Antonio, TX 78257
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Thank you for hosting (October Member Mixer - Topgolf)
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Thank you everyone for joining us last week at our member mixer event. It turned out to be a beautiful, fun afternoon networking, playing arcade games, and playing golf with our AAHA members.
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Thank you for hosting (October Luncheon - Range)
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It was such a wonderful day to learn about customer service and how to build that relationship between employee and employer with our guest speaker, Ann Ward. Range and Jason Daddy Catering were such great hosts, we want to thank them for their hospitality. Thank you everyone for coming out and donating fishbowl items. We can’t wait to see everyone next month.
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CALL TO ACTION
Speakers for U of H Needed
U of H just started their new fall semester and are interested in creating a Speakers Call List for when they would need speakers for the classroom and outside projects.
The goal is for you to tell your story. Students are inspired to hear how you found your way in our industry. If interested in being a speaker for U of H please send your bio, headshot and current contact information to Molly Hernandez (Secretary of AAHA).
Molly Hernandez
619.861.4364
mnhernandez@therkgroup.com
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Got News?
We would love to help you highlight what's going on at your business. Please send us anything you would like us to include by the last week of the month to be included in the next month's newsletter.
Here are some ideas of content to send to our Newsletter Director
Tim Lippard:
• Promotions, new employees, retirements, etc.
• Announcements about your staff for our "Awards and Accolades"
• Updates on new attractions, products, and hotels, or new additions to existing ones
• Events that visitors should attend
One of our favorite things is getting to share all the news and updates happening with our members, so let us hear from you. Remember, your deadline is COB on the last Friday of the month to be included in the next month's newsletter. Also, please note. If your event is in the early part of the month, you may want to consider having your post ready and published a month early when possible. Below is the "projected" date of publishing the newsletter for the remainder of the year.
Newsletter Publishing Schedule for 2018
January - Sent
February - Sent
March - Sent
April - Sent
May - Sent
June - May 31, 2018
July - July 8, 2018
August - August 6, 2018
September - September 3, 2018
October - October 5, 2018
November - November 5, 2018
December - December 3, 2018
SPECIAL NOTICE: Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and our publish date of December 3rd, I would like to encourage any member in good standing who has something to submit, to please do so prior to the holiday. I am trying to relieve the workload between the holiday and our publish date. Thank you.
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GET TO KNOW YOUR AAHA BOARD - Rebecca Newman
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Rebecca has been in the Hospitality industry for 13 years—starting out a hostess for several local restaurants in the South Texas region. She received a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Administration with a Travel & Tourism focus from Stephen F. Austin State University, in Nacogdoches, TX. In 2012, Rebecca was accepted as the new Tourism Director for the Matagorda County CVB, promoting its attractions, shopping, fishing and hunting, and the birding sites. In the fall of 2014, she moved to San Antonio, TX and soon became the Administrative Assistant for Phillips Entertainment Inc. where she booked school groups to come visit the attractions on Alamo Plaza, create schedules, and arranged meetings for all the managers. After a year of working at Phillips Entertainment Inc., Rebecca volunteered at the San Antonio Tourism Council to assist with extra membership collections, phone calls, and emails.
By early 2016, Rebecca received the opportunity to be the Events and Advancement Coordinator for the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures museum. She has successfully handled all kinds of events such as: NCAA Final Four pre-game tailgates, corporate conferences, luncheons, board meetings, wedding ceremonies and receptions, cultural conversation seminars, workshops, and training classes.
Rebecca is a Certified Tourism Executive (CTE) through Texas Travel Industry Association from their Travel and Tourism College program. She is a Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) with the City of San Antonio, as well as, a World Heritage Ambassador from the San Antonio Missions. Rebecca also serves on the 2018 Board of Directors for the National Association of Catering and Events (NACE) as their Director of Events, and a committee member for the Fundraising Director.
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September
- Sonny Raulston - Canyon Springs Golf Club
- Andi Mayer - Dave & Busters Rivercenter
- Andrew Guajardo - Via Metropolitan Transit
October
- Dennis Torres - University of Houston
- Analyssa Carmona - University of Houston
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Renew Your 2018 Membership
As of December 31st all 2017 AAHA Memberships officially expired.
We are now accepting 2018 memberships. As a member, you enhance your position in your company and within the community.
Exclusive benefits to AAHA Members include:
- Invitations to monthly luncheons featuring informative and educational speakers
- Discounted $30 member luncheon rate
- Enhance relationships with theme parks, lodging, attractions, cultural sites, restaurants & retailers
- Receive the current Alamo Area Hospitality Association Membership Directory upon request via e-mail
- Get your company featured in the newsletter and on social media
- Receive invitations to special events throughout the year
For a full list of member benefits please visit the membership page on our website
here.
If you cannot pay online and require a personalized 2018 Membership Invoice, please send an email to our Treasurer, Alex Amaro at
treasurer@alamoareahospitalityassociation.com
. Please include your name, company name and method of payment to be included on the Membership Invoice.
If you ARE able to pay online using the Membership link, please do not request a personalized 2018 Membership Invoice as your receipt will be emailed to you automatically upon completion of your registration.
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AAHA Newsletter Update
We're looking to increase the readership of our newsletter. In January of 2018, we had a 24% open rate and a 9% click rate. Our monthly newsletter is the primary means we have to get a large amount of information to each of you. We want to increase our readership and to help us accomplish that we will start doing a
giveaway
each month.
The catch? Just read the newsletter! Somewhere, hidden in the text will be a prize! What will you win? A free "GUEST Lunch" certificate to invite a guest of your choosing to be used for any AAHA Luncheon within 60 days of winning. It's that simple. Moving forward, we'll place the link in different parts of the newsletter and we might not make it all that obvious; just to keep it fun. We encourage you to read the newsletter in its entirety and support all those who participate each month.
Newletter Open Statistics (October 2018)
October 2018 - 34% Opened, 11% Clicked On
Newsletter Open Statistics (September 2018 - Oct 2017)
September 2018 - 37% Opened, 12.5% Clicked On
August 2018 - 30% Opened, 25% Clicked On
July 2018 - 40% Opened, 25% Clicked On
June 2018 - 28% Opened, 12% Clicked On
May 2018 - 28% Opened, 11% Clicked On
April 2018 - 23.1% Opened, 12.2% Clicked On
March 2018 - 23.1% Opened, 12.2% Clicked On
February 2018 - 25.4% Opened, 11.8% Clicked On
January 2018 - 24% Opened, 9% Clicked On
December 2017 - 29% Opened, 6% Clicked On
November 2017 - 28% Opened, 3% Clicked On
October 2017 - 29% Opened, 7% Clicked On
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GET SOCIAL WITH AAHA SOCIAL MEDIA!
What can you do right now?
- Like us on Facebook - AAHA Facebook Page (912 likes) +1
- Follow us on Instagram - AAHA Instagram Page (477 followers) +12
- Follow us on Twitter - AAHA Twitter Page (1,659 followers) +13
- Follow us on LinkedIn - AAHA LinkedIn Page (528 members) -1
- Remember to TAG us with the hashtags #AAHAMoment and #AAHAGivesBack
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Alamo Area Hospitality Association
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