PRESIDENT’S
LETTER
Greetings hoteliers,
We are in the final weeks leading up
to the INSPIRE SUMMIT’17 luxury
hospitality conference, taking place at
the Four Seasons hotel, Miami Sept.
18&19, and look forward to meeting
many of you there.
To open the event, we have Eva LaRue,
Actress & Luxury Travel Ambassador for
Dot Luxury interviewing Tom McAlpin,
President& CEO of Virgin Voyages.
A couple of other speakers from our
agenda include Allison Sitch, Vice
President of Public Relations (The
Americas), Marriott International,
talk about Reasons for Travel Extend
Beyond the Hotel and Christian
Glauser, Vice President of Development,
Dream Hotel’s session on Lifestyle
Boutique Hotels: The New Dining and
Entertainment Powerhouses.
We also have an investment panel
with Phil Keb, Executive Vice President
of Development (The Americas and
Europe), Langham Hospitality Group,
Michel Ducamp, Chief Operating Officer
- The Adelphi Saratoga Springs, Xavier
Destribats, Chief Operating Officer
The Americas, Kempinski Hotels and
Mathew Evins, CEO & Chairman of Evins
Communications moderating. They will
be discussing Hotel Development in a
competitive Market: Discussing growth
strategies, key areas of development,
trends to watch and challenges
hoteliers are facing over the next five
years.
Tom Marchant, Co-Founder & CEO of
The Black Tomato Group will speak
about Earned Experiences and the
Psychology of Travel and Andrea
Werbel, Founder & Managing Director
of Parasol will be interviewing Ellis
O’Connor, Co-President & Asset
Manager of MSD Hospitality on How
Hotels can Leverage Partnerships to
Deliver Luxury.
I hope that I have enticed you to join
us for two days of power networking,
luxury hotel trend intelligence, and the
opportunity to hear about successful
strategies that can be implemented in
your hotel or business.
To register for the conference go to
https://www.luxuryconference.org/
register/ and use the code IS40sale for
40% discount.
Look forward to seeing you in Miami
and sharing the experience.
All the best,
Barak
Barak Hirschowitz,
President, International Luxury
Hotel Association
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