The award is presented annually to the ALHI Member hotel or resort that best displays exemplary leadership and commitment to performance in the preceding year, while epitomizing exceptional property-level teamwork and cohesion with ALHI’s Global Sales Organization team in serving the meetings industry.
ORLANDO, FL – Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), which serves the North American meetings and incentive marketplace with its Global Sales responsibilities for its Membership of more than 160 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts worldwide, presented Rosen Shingle Creek with its prestigious “Chairman’s Award” as the “ALHI Hotel of the Year” for 2014. The award is presented annually to the ALHI Member hotel or resort that best displays exemplary leadership and commitment to performance in the preceding year, while epitomizing exceptional property-level teamwork and cohesion with ALHI’s Global Sales Organization (GSO) team in serving the meetings industry. The award was announced at ALHI’s prestigious Industry Advisory Council conference, which was recently held at the “new” Hotel del Coronado in Coronado (San Diego), California.
“Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando is especially deserving of this special recognition and award,” said David Gabri, CEO of ALHI. “It is an outstanding convention hotel complex with an extraordinary leadership team and staff, led by their owner Harris Rosen, and executive team of Dan and Leslie. They work so well with our valued clients and our ALHI Global Sales team in serving the meetings and incentive marketplace. We are proud to recognize Rosen Shingle Creek with this distinguished honor.”
Leslie Menichini, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Rosen Hotels & Resorts said, “We have an amazing partnership with ALHI and this recognition is something we are extremely proud of as it is earned by the entire team of associates at Rosen Shingle Creek with very passionate leadership.”
The AAA Four Diamond, 1,501-room Rosen Shingle Creek is conveniently located in Orlando at 9939 Universal Blvd., just off the International Drive tourist district and one of the closest convention hotels to the Orlando International Airport, being just 10 minutes away. The hotel features 490,000 gross square feet of meeting and event space, including one of the world’s largest column-free ballrooms at 95,000 square feet. Among the many honors the hotel has earned is Meetings & Conventions (M&C) magazine’s Gold Platter Award, a “best of the best” award which is given only to the top catering departments at convention properties across the country.
ALHI, which features 20 Global Sales Offices throughout North America, provides authorized and dedicated Global Sales services and sales support to corporations, associations, independent planners, business executives, and incentive specialists interested in conducting meetings or programs at its Member hotels and resorts. Featuring a worldwide portfolio of over 115,000 rooms and suites and 10 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI provides reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to its distinctive hotels and resorts for meetings and incentive programs ranging from 10 to more than 6,500 rooms. There is no cost to planners’ organizations to utilize the ALHI GSO services, expertise, and account advocacy, as its members’ dues fund the Global Sales Organization to best serve planners with local professionals.
Photo caption: David Gabri (second from right), CEO of ALHI, presented the award to (from left): Katie Bellas, Director of Sales & Marketing, Rosen Shingle Creek; Dan Giordano, General Manager, Rosen Shingle Creek; Harris Rosen, President & COO, Rosen Hotels & Resorts; and Leslie Menichini, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Rosen Hotels & Resorts. They are pictured at Rosen Shingle Creek.
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