HOTELS Editor In Chief Jeff Weinstein toasts with Capella Hotel Group CEO Horst Schulze .
In a reunion of the team that opened The Ritz-Carlton in Washington , D . C . ( l . to r .): Nikheel Advani , Grace Bay Resorts , Turks & Caicos ; Hazel Davis , Waldorf Astoria New York ; Hotelier of the World award winner James McBride ; Stephanie Pinol , The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co .; Shane Krige ,
Fairmont Hotel , Washington , D . C .; Hermann Elger , Baccarat Hotel New York ; Jonathan Campbell , CleanTech ; and
McBride ' s son , Sterling McBride .
Members of the Loews Hotels executive team before the formal presentation of the Hotelier of the World award ( l . to r .): Oliver Bonke , John Cottrill , Greg O ' Stean , Jonathan Tisch , Michael Fischer , Matt Brenner and Paul Whetsell .
The Empire Room at the Waldorf Astoria was filled for the presentation of HOTELS ’ Hotelier of the World awards .
Hoteliers Raymond Bickson , Birgit Zorniger and Ali Kasikci at the Hotelier of the World awards reception .
Hotelier of the World award sponsor Sandra DiVito of Protect-A-Bed with
Guest Supply ’ s Dan Hughes .
Hotelier of the World sponsors Tim Kersley and Luca Lucarelli of La Bottega ( l . and r .) with HOTELS Publisher David Wood at the Hotelier of the World awards reception .
Hotelier of the World Award sponsor Bill Langmade of Purchasing Management International and his wife , Shannon .
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