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Events

 

·         Speaker Events

·         Panel Discussions

·         Networking events, both business and social

·         Site visits and back-of-house tours to hospitality and leisure businesses in New York City

·         Working vacations to Miami and Las Vegas

 

 

2009 – 2010 academic year events are currently being planned.

If you would like to discuss setting up an event with the HTA, please contact Kevin Gerrity, VP of Events.

 

2008-2009 academic year events:


·         Standard Hotel NY development and behind the scenes tour

·         Four Seasons Hotel tour with General Manager

·         Miami/South Beach Trip

·         Atlantic City Trip

·         Speaker event with Fiona Morrisson, Jet Blue Airways, Brand and Advertising


2007 – 2008 academic year events:

 

·         Ritz-Carlton Battery Park New York behind the scenes tour

·         Gramercy Park Hotel Tour with Michael Overington, hotel developer and partner of Ian Schrager

·         Miami/South Beach Trip

·         Trump Soho Site Tour

·         Las Vegas Trip

·         Speaker: Mark Harmon, CEO, Auberge Resorts

 

2006-2007 academic year events:

 

·         Atlantic City Trip

·         Danny Meyer, CEO of the Union Square Hospitality Group

·         Bliss Spa: back of the house tour

·         Breakfast with Evan Galbraith '95, the owner of Cyber Cafe Inc.

·         Mandarin Oriental Hotel: back of the house tour

·         Kathy Misunas, former CEO of Sabre

·         Las Vegas Trip

·         Tim Zagat, CEO of Zagat Survey

2005-2006 academic year events:

 

·         Larry Lewin, former CEO of Hyatt Gaming and General Manager of Niagara Fallsview Resort & Casino

·         Ken Choi, President, Korean Air Cargo, co-sponsored with ABA and OGMA

·         Back-Of-House tour of Bliss Spa

·         Back-Of-House tour of Hotel QT

·         Back-Of-House tour of Maritime Hotel