Save the Date: HSMAI, HRTM & IRMA to Hold 6TH Annual Resort Management Conference at Pinehurst, NC M
MCLEAN, VA, September 19, 2005. Dates are set for the 6th Annual Resort Management Conference, presented by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), the University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) and the International Resort Managers Association (IRMA) - Mar. 19-21, 2006 at the Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina.
In an intensive two-day period, resort professionals will have the unique opportunity to network, learn and experience first-hand topics that directly impact this area of the travel and hospitality industry. Those attending will be professionals from individual resort operations, marketing and sales who are directly responsible for their properties and performance.
"The program content is packed with information and education that reflects the specific needs and interests of this unique gathering of executives who will spend two intensive days of learning about the issues and trends that directly influence their business and bottom line," states Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI.
"Each year, the participants have indicated that the recent travel trends and operating trends, presented by Peter Yesawich and Mark Lomanno respectively, have been worth the price of admission. We expect this data will be even more important for resort operators this year to enable them to maximize revenues and profits from their resort operations," says Peter Rainsford, director, School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
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