Celebration of Excellence to Honor Distinguished CHA and MHS Designees
ORLANDO, FL, July 7, 2008. The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI) will host a Celebration of Excellence breakfast for Certified Hotel Administrators and Master Hotel Suppliers on Monday, November 10, 2008, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center during the American Hotel & Lodging Association Fall Conference in New York.
The Celebration of Excellence is open to hospitality executives who hold the professional designation of Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) and vendors who hold the Master Hotel Supplier (MHS) professional certification. During the breakfast, select individuals will be honored as CHA and MHS Emeritus.
"This celebration recognizes the importance of professional certification in the hospitality industry and gives us an opportunity to honor those people who have distinguished themselves in their hospitality careers and shown a dedication to the goals of professional certification," said Barbara Blankenship, EI's senior director of professional certification.
Reservations for this event will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis. For more information, call 407-999-8100 or visit www.ei-ahla.org.
Established in 1953 as a nonprofit educational foundation of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Educational Institute's mission is to support AH&LA by becoming the preferred provider to the lodging industry, hospitality schools, and related hospitality industries both domestically and internationally by developing and providing quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals.
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