Posts by Faheemah Garzon

MIA voted Best Airport for Shopping by Global Traveler readers (MIAMI, December 12, 2019) – On December 11, Miami International Airport received the award for Best Airport Shopping from Global Traveler’s GT Tested Reader Survey awards, as voted by readers of Global Traveler, www.globaltravelerusa.com – one of the leading industry publications for frequent business and…

Sunny Isles Beach Prohibits the Sale and Distribution of Plastic Beverage Straws Beginning January 2, 2020, the sale and distribution of plastic beverage straws and stirrers in Sunny Isles Beach is prohibited. Ordinance 2019-543 states that no beverage provider or food provider in Sunny Isles Beach shall sell, distribute or provide plastic beverage straws to customers who…

Greater Miami has worked hard to become a top tourist destination, and it shows | Opinion by William D Talbert III According to a leading events publication, Biz Bash, three of the nation’s top events are taking place in Greater Miami and the Beaches within the next four months: Art Basel Miami Beach, South Beach…

FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism students visit hotels this summer 2019 for the Florida Green Lodging Survey The Standard Group: -Students: Joseph Benhamu, Alondra Rodriguez, Carlos Figueroa, Gabriela Solorio, Elan Perczek -Photo’d with Alejandro Gonzalez: Director of Building Operations Eden Roc Group: -Students: Matthew Weithorn, Sofia Mangachi, Alexandra Monroy, KhrisAnn Morrison, Gonzalo Romero…

GMBHA Sustainable Council Chair, Nancy Scanlon, Professor at FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism, was a panelists at the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Sustainable Hospitality Summit representing the GMBHA and speaking about the efforts of Greater Miami hotels to be resilient and more sustainable in the face of climate change impacts such…

(MIAMI- October 1, 2019) – Miami International Airport “went pink” today in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. With the flip of a switch, MIA Director and CEO Lester Sola, joined by Miami-Dade County Commission Vice Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, kicked off the airport’s awareness campaign, which includes MIA’s Central Boulevard welcome sign, flight…

On Friday, September 20th, 2019 we hosted our 4th Annual Celebrating our Hotel Presentation and Reception at EAST, Miami. We heard from our hotels on their recent renovations, new hotel additions, upcoming renovations and new openings. Our guest speakers were Paul Weimer, Senior Vice President, CBRE who gave an update on the Miami Hotel Market-Performance…

The Bahamas needs our help! Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts Hurricane Dorian is continuing to devastate Grand Bahama and has created enormous destruction in the Abacos. The GMBHA needs your support for our friends and families in the Bahamas. Please see our recommendations listed below. Please be as generous as possible and thank you for your…

MIA passenger traffic up midway through 2019 (MIAMI, August 20, 2019) – Through June, Miami International Airport served 688,000 more passengers than last year, for an increase of three percent and a mid-year total of 23.4 million travelers. International travelers rose by 516,000 for a 4.7-percent jump to 11.4 million, while domestic traffic grew by…

The City of Miami Beach, through its Tourism and Culture Department, seeks a firm to conceive, develop and implement a programmatic strategy and activation for the City of Miami Beach (the “City”) during the month of March 2021 within the geographic area of the City of Miami Beach, and more specifically, the Lummus Park and…