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Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality
February 14, 2014
In This Edition...
7 DAYS
14 DAYS
FUTURE
GREEN
SHERATON
NEW
MOCK TRAINING
ENGINEERS
MARCH MADNESS
MEET THE VIP
HOSPITALITYOPPORTUNITIES
HONOREES
Lodging Memberof the Month
Steve MoccioSheraton OrlandoDowntown Hotel
Allied Memberof the Month
7 DAYS
Seven days from today, CFHLA will be hosting the
"State of Osceola County
Address" Luncheon.
For your information, all five Osceola County Commissioners
will be attending this luncheon - with Chairman
Fred Hawkins, Jr. (District 5)serving as the
"Keynote Speaker".
This luncheon is set to occur on
Friday, February 21(Seven Days from today)
at the beautiful
Embassy Suites Orlando
Lake Buena Vista South(Thank you Dennis Hale, General Manager)
To register for this luncheon,
PLEASE CLICK HERE
CFHLA THANKS the following businessesand organizations for sponsoring this activity:
Frank IronsBags Parking &Guest Services
Event Partnersof the Month
Airport Area GeneralManagers Luncheo
ATM FLA
MembershipLuncheon &
Seminar FeaturingSTR
F.P.I.S., Inc. BrochureDistribution & Travel
Marketing
PSAV PresentationServices
Summit Broadband
USA Today
Osceola CountyGeneral Managers
LuncheonGlobal Sourcing
International, LLC
Seminole CountyHoteliers Luncheon
Serta MattressCompany
State of OsceolaCounty Address
LuncheonFun Spot Attractions
Gatorland
Old Town
PSAV PresentationServices
University of CentralFlorida
14 DAYS
Fourteen days from today...
Again this year, CFHLA is coordinatingTWO educational sessions with STR.
(formerly known as Smith Travel Research)
As you know, STR secures worldwide Lodging datarelating to OCCUPANCY and ADR (Average Daily Rate)
Walt Disney WorldCompany
Thank You ForYour Support of
CFHLA!
2014 CFHLAExecutive
Committee:
ChairpersonDoug GehretHilton Orlando 1st ViceChairpersonGerald UrquiolaCaribe RoyaleResort &Convention Center 2nd ViceChairpersonDave BartekLoews HotelsUniversal Orlando SecretaryDavid FriederichGrand BohemianHotel TreasurerDoug RidgeOrlando WorldCenter Marriott Assistant TreasurerJetse PottingaMelia OrlandoHotel HistorianPat EngferHyatt RegencyGrand Cypress ImmediatePast ChairJim BurnsGrande LakesOrlando
Please plan to attend the LUNCHEON and/or the SEMINAR:
Date: Friday, February 28 (14 days from today)
STR Lunch: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
STR Seminar: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Host: Hilton Orlando
Register: WWW.CFHLA.ORG/GML
Relating to sponsorships,CFHLA recognizes the following members:
FUTURE
Please post the following CFHLA dates in your calendar:
St. Patrick's Day Golf Outing: Fri, March 14 / 8am shotgun start
Bacchus Bash: Fri, April 4 / 5-10pm
Hob Nob (Reverse Tradeshow): Fri, May 9 / 8am-12noon
HEAT Tradeshow: Thurs, Aug 28 / 10am-4pm
GREEN
Only 12 foursomes remain...
For your information, at this time only 12 foursomes(48 "slots") are available for the CHFLA
2014 St. Patrick's Day
HospitalityUpdates
Golf Outing.
This annual"Members Doing Business With Members"
activity is proudly sponsored by
To register for the event, please visit:
www.CFHLA.org/StPatricks
This year's event will be held at the beautiful
Hawk's Landing Golf Clubat the
Orlando World Center Marriott(Thank you, Doug Ridge)
on
Friday, March 14, 2014
A note to CFHLA Allied Members A "Secret of Maximizing" your CFHLA Membership:
Purchase a foursome or twosome - and invite a
lodging professional to join your group.
SHERATON
CFHLA Congratulates
Sheraton Vistana Resorton being a
"StarVoice Best in Class"property for 2013.
What does "StarVoice Best in Class" meanfor the Sheraton Vistana Resort?
Team achieved a Guest Experience Index score of over 8.20(The Sheraton Vistana Resort achieved 8.64)Over 60% of the Resort's employees have seen constructive
changes since the previous year's surveyTeam achieved an Employee Engagement ranking that exceededthe 25th percentile among the company's 1100+ resorts.
NEW
This year, CFHLA is piloting a new program at
Bacchus Bash.
New this year, a smart phone "app" will be available,
two/three weeks prior to the April 4th activity.
The "app" will feature:Bacchus Bash Vendors (and locations)
Bacchus Bash Parking Suggestions
A listing of Bacchus Bash auction items
Bacchus Bash "Bucks" Locations
Additional information relating to this new CFHLA "app" will be
featured in the publication during the month of March.
MOCK TRAINING
On Tuesday, February 11CFHLA held in conjunction with the
Orlando Police Departmenta
Mock Armed RobberyTraining Seminar
at the
Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport(Thank you Peter Favier, General Manager)
This training included what to look forbefore, during and after
a robbery featuring an actual mock robbery.
CFHLA would like to thankDistrict 1 Liaison Officer Edgar Malave,District 2 Liaison Officer Eddie Rosado,
and Crime Prevention Specialistfor International Drive Sharon Celcis
for coordinating this important training.
Below please find photographsof this training event:
Guests of the Mock Armed Robbery Training Seminar learning
w hat to look for before, during and after a robbery.
City of Orlando District 2 Commissioner Tony Ortiz
City of Orlando District 6 Commissioner Samuel B. Ings
District 2 Liaison Officer Eddie Rosado, District 1 Liaison Officer Edgar Malave,
Sharon Celcis Crime Prevention Specialist for International Drive
ENGINEERS
OnTuesday,February10th,the
CFHLAEngineersCouncilhostedaBreakfastEventforAlliedMembersentitled:
"Meet2014MembersoftheEngineersCouncilBoard".
Thiseventwasheldatthe
HolidayInn&SuitesatUniversalOrlando(ThankyouGaryRodriguez,GeneralManager)
andwaswellattendedbyover120AlliedMembers.
CFHLAThanksthefollowingEngineersCouncilBoardMembersforparticipatingasthepanelists:
2014EngineersCouncilChair
BrianStraderDoubleTreebyHiltonOrlandoatSeaWorld
AndyBoswell
WyndhamBonnetCreekResort
KeithLukaWyndhamOrlandoResortInternationalDrive
TriniMascarenhas
EmbassySuitesI-Drive/JamaicanCourt
LarryVineyardHiltonOrlandoAltamonteSprings
Belowpleasefindphotographsofthisnetworkingactivity:
Engineers Council Board members Trini Mascarenhas, Andy Bosw ell,
2014 Engineers Council Chair Brian Strader, Keith Luka and Larry Vineyard
Engineers Council Board member Trini Mascarenhas and
Gary Gamache of American Backflow Testing
MARCH MADNESS
NCAA® March Madness® is coming to Orlando! Single sessiontickets start at just $66 and are available for a limited time. These
tickets will not last; purchase yours today!Click HERE to make a date with champions!
When the final buzzer sounds, only the best will advance to the
NCAA® Sweet Sixteen. Catch the second and third round action ofthe 2014 NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball Championship March
20th and 22nd at the Amway Center. Experience it live!
For more information visit:
www.CentralFloridaSports.org/ncaa
MEET THE VIP
CFHLA VIP Member, Orlando BusinessJournal is celebrating 30 years of business this
year.
Did You Know? Orlando Business Journal Editor
Cindy Barth has published six musical CD's!
HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES
Below please find the followingemployment opportunities:
Director, CRM and Customer Engagement
Universal Orlando CLICK HERE to view more details
Restaurant Manager
Villas of Grand Cypress CLICK HERE to view more details
This Newsletter is Proudly Sponsored By:
