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Reeco raises $10M for AI solution that helps hotels tackle systemic procurement and supply chain issues
Reeco raises $10M for AI solution that helps hotels tackle systemic procurement and supply chain issues Hotels like Hilton, Marriott and Ramada are already using the hospitality procurement marketplace to solve key challenges like supply shortages, food waste, and overspending on fast-moving goods Miami, FL, March 28, 2023 – Reeco, the first-of-its-kind marketplace that connects…
Read MoreRegistration for the hotly anticipated brand-new design event, Hotel & Resort Design South, is now live.
Registration for the hotly anticipated brand-new design event, Hotel & Resort Design South, is now live. Brighton, March: Registration for the inaugural Hotel & Resort Design South has now opened. Taking place 6 – 7 June 2023 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, this brand-new design event will connect designers, architects, and the global supply…
Read MoreNew hotel & resort design show launches in Florida for South & LATAM markets
New hotel & resort design show launches in Florida for South & LATAM markets November, Brighton – Elite Exhibitions launches Hotel & Resort Design South (HRDS). The niche event specialists behind design events Cruise Ship Interiors Expo America, Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe and Sustainable Design Summit are launching a new hotel resort and design…
Read MoreGilberto Garcia-Tunon named General Manager at YOTEL and YOTELPAD Miami
GMBHA Board of Director Gilberto Garcia-Tunon named General Manager at YotelHQ and YOTELPAD Miami Global hospitality brand YOTEL has named Gilberto Garcia-Tunon General Manager of YOTEL and YOTELPAD Miami. Garcia-Tunon brings over two decades of hospitality industry experience to this role, where he will oversee operations of the hotel’s newest location in downtown Miami. No…
Read MoreE-Newsletter: March 2022
E-Newsletter: March 2022 Dear GMBHA Members & Partners, WOW! What an exciting month to celebrate Women’s history and especially our amazing women here in Miami Dade. Every year we celebrate International Woman’s Day at the Doubletree MACC on March 8th, an event that is always sold out with hundreds of guests. Congratulations to the 2022…
Read MoreDonation helps establish new tourism-related scholarship
Donation helps establish new tourism-related scholarship During the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism’s (AOHT) 2021 South Florida Tourism Professional of the Year Luncheon held at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Sept. 30, former Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau president and CEO Bill Talbert made a generous $10,000 donation, matched by a $10,000 donation from…
Read MoreE-Newsletter September
Dear GMBHA Members & Partners, We hope your Labor Day weekend was enjoyable. Last week we celebrated Rocco Angelo, Associate Dean, Alumni Relations, E.M. Statler Professor, FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt., 90th Birthday at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel! In honor of Rocco and his passion for alumni and the Chaplin School community,…
Read MoreMiami Beach Convention Center Promotes Jac White as Director of Public Safety
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER PROMOTES JAC WHITE AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY MIAMI BEACH, FL – (July 28, 2021) – The Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC), a Spectra-managed venue, is proud to announce the promotion of Jac White to the new Director of Public Safety for the re-imagined, renovated, and expanded venue. White is…
Read MoreGMCVB appoints new President & CEO
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Appoints New President & CEO Tourism Industry Veteran, David Whitaker, Returning Home to Miami The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) announced today that David Whitaker has been appointed the next President & CEO of the destination marketing organization (DMO) for Greater Miami and Miami Beach. The…
Read MoreE-Newsletter June 2021
Dear GMBHA Members & Partners, WOW! What fun our team, event partners and I had in planning our 1st in-person event on June 10th at JW Marriott Miami. Thank you to all of our members and guests for joining us for The GMBHA’s First Annual Hospitality and Tourism Leader of the Year event honoring…
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