Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 3rd Quarter 2017 | Page 3

PRESIDENT’S LETTER Greetings hoteliers, We are in the final weeks leading up to the INSPIRE SUMMIT’17 luxury hospitality conference, taking place at the Four Seasons hotel, Miami Sept. 18&19, and look forward to meeting many of you there. To open the event, we have Eva LaRue, Actress & Luxury Travel Ambassador for Dot Luxury interviewing Tom McAlpin, President& CEO of Virgin Voyages. A couple of other speakers from our agenda include Allison Sitch, Vice President of Public Relations (The Americas), Marriott International, talk about Reasons for Travel Extend Beyond the Hotel and Christian Glauser, Vice President of Development, Dream Hotel’s session on Lifestyle Boutique Hotels: The New Dining and Entertainment Powerhouses. We also have an investment panel with Phil Keb, Executive Vice President of Development (The Americas and Europe), Langham Hospitality Group, Michel Ducamp, Chief Operating Officer - The Adelphi Saratoga Springs, Xavier Destribats, Chief Operating Officer The Americas, Kempinski Hotels and Mathew Evins, CEO & Chairman of Evins Communications moderating. They will be discussing Hotel Development in a competitive Market: Discussing growth strategies, key areas of development, trends to watch and challenges hoteliers are facing over the next five years. Tom Marchant, Co-Founder & CEO of The Black Tomato Group will speak about Earned Experiences and the Psychology of Travel and Andrea Werbel, Founder & Managing Director of Parasol will be interviewing Ellis O’Connor, Co-President & Asset Manager of MSD Hospitality on How Hotels can Leverage Partnerships to Deliver Luxury. I hope that I have enticed you to join us for two days of power networking, luxury hotel trend intelligence, and the opportunity to hear about successful strategies that can be implemented in your hotel or business. To register for the conference go to https://www.luxuryconference.org/ register/ and use the code IS40sale for 40% discount. Look forward to seeing you in Miami and sharing the experience. All the best, Barak Barak Hirschowitz, President, International Luxury Hotel Association ILHA 3