Associated Luxury Presents "IAC Member of the Year Award" to Kathy Hastings
November 18, 2010 -Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) presented Kathy Hastings , CMP, CMM, Manager of Event Services-Sales for Anheuser-Busch, with its “IAC Member of the Year Award” for 2010. Hastings received the prestigious award from David Gabri, president and CEO of ALHI, and G.A. Taylor Fernley, president and CEO of Fernley & Fernley, Inc. and the 2010 ALHI Industry Advisory Council Chairman. The award is given annually by ALHI to one extraordinary meeting professional or executive who has distinguished themselves among all of the ALHI clients that year. The award was presented at ALHI's annual Industry Advisory Council conference, which was conducted at the oceanfront Terranea in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
“Kathy Hastings is truly 'what extraordinary looks like,'” said Gabri. “She stands out among the very best in the meetings marketplace, and epitomizes professional passion and leadership. She is a true professional who has attained the highest level of respect in the industry, and we're very pleased to recognize her with this award.”
ALHI (www.alhi.com) is a prestigious dues-based National Sales organization which provides authorized National Sales services and expertise to the meetings and incentive/recognition marketplaces for its membership of more than 125 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels and resorts worldwide. Established in 1986, ALHI provides over 100,000 rooms and suites, and more than 10 million square feet of meeting space in its extraordinary portfolio of the best venues for meetings. There is no cost to planners' or executives' organizations to utilize the National Sales services of ALHI, as its members' dues fund the National Sales organization to serve planners in their regions.
For more information about ALHI, or to inquire about a future meeting at any of the ALHI member properties, contact your nearest ALHI National Sales Office, call the “ALHI Group Desk” toll-free at 866-303-ALHI (2544), and visit www.alhi.com .
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