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A STAR- STUDDED INDUSTRY CROWD CAME to the Lotte New York Palace on November 9 to fete HOTELS 2015 Hotelier of the World award winners , Richard Solomons of IHG and Hans Bruland from The Hay-Adams in Washington , D . C .
During the formal presentation of the awards , the corporate and independent winners talked about lessons learned along their career journeys and thanked their mentors as well as their wives for their ongoing support .
A lavish cocktail party followed with the help of event sponsors Purchasing Management International , Protect-a-Bed , La Bottega and the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration .
HOTELS Editor In Chief Jeff Weinstein , IHG ’ s Richard Solomon , The Hay-Adam ’ s Hans Bruland and HOTELS Publisher Dan Hogan
Returning Hotelier of the World award winners Steve Bartolin , The Broadmoor , Colorado Springs , Colorado ; Ali Kasikci , Belmond , Beverly Hills , California ; and Paul Leone , The Breakers , Palm Beach , Florida
Independent Hotelier of the World award winner Hans Bruland ( r .) greets one of his most important mentors , former Westin executive and famed GM Robert Wilhelm .
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