We are immensely pleased to provide you with updated information on one of this year’s most exciting events in European travel and hospitality taking place at the Hilton Park Lane, London, Tursday 5 May at 6 pm; an inspirational evening with focus on Professional development, Networking and Business, where we also will celebrate:

• The HSMAI European Travel Marketers
• The Young European Hotelier of the Year
• The Young European Travel Industry Leader of the Year

Dress code: Black tie

To top it off we will be presenting awards to the Top Ten Extraordinary Minds in the Hospitality and Travel Industry. Whilst nominations are still in the process of being entered, the evening will see some of the most prestigious industry professionals celebrated for their contribution to the sector.

Many of whom have confirmed his/her presence at the awards ceremony (while some have yet to confirm), where attendees will be offered the opportunity to learn from their extensive knowledge and experience, with winners interviewed live on stage by Jeff Senior, Chairman of HSMAI Global and Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International.

Come celebrate with our industry’s top leaders and enjoy the three-course dinner as well as lots of lively entertainment. Secure a table for your organisation now!

For registration and payment, please click here

The Young European Hotelier of the Year in partnership with

Every year HSMAI hosts a number of various awards events all over the world, of which these two, earlier this year, are the latest:

HSMAI Adrian Awards 2010

The HSMAI Awards Norway 2010

We would like to remind you of the HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards taking place in London 5 May 2011. On this evening we will not only present the winners of several marketing awards (competition still open, see above link for details) and award the European Travel Marketer of the Year. We also have other exciting awards that will be presented during the evening:

• The Young European Hotelier of the Year
• The Young European Travel Industry Leader of the Year
• Europe’s Top Ten Extraordinary Minds in the Hopsitality and Travel Industry

We need you to suggest good candidates for all of these awards, and are certain you know brilliant leaders either within your own organisation or within your network. See below links below for more information:

Europe’s Top Ten Extraordinary Minds in the Hospitality and Travel Industry

The Young European Hotelier of the Year and The Young European Travel Industry Leader of the Year

Sign up for the event dinner and submit entries for the other awards here:

HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards

The HSMAI European Travel Awards is being held for the first time ever, to take place at the London Hilton Park Lane hotel on Thursday 5 May 2011, with invitations to submit contributions and detailed information pending some time during the second week of January.

“You really should reserve the day already,” Ms Ingunn Hofseth, HSMAI Europe’s president and CEO, underlines, making a point of the event’s long overdue premiere. “HSMAI is in the process of refocusing on its European activities, and for the first time in HSMAI’s 80-year-long history, there will be a European competition and awards night, featuring representatives from the travel and hospitality industry throughout Europe, with a daytime conference to accompany the event”, Ms Hofseth, says, amid preparations for the 7 February HSMAI Revenue Management & Internet Marketing Strategy Conference, also to be held in London (at the Hilton London Metropole).

The European president and CEO has already taken up residence in London, commuting to and fro Oslo, in preparation of the upcoming events, in addition to a great deal of other activities, including:

• Revenue Management & Internet Marketing Strategy Conference in London Monday 7 February 2011
• HSMAI Roundtable Conference in London Thursday 5 May 2011 (detailed presentation to follow)
• HSMAI European Travel Award, the evening of Thursday 5 May 2011 (detailed presentation to follow)
• Starting up chapters in new markets
• HSMAI Sales Conference, Autumn 2011 (date and place to be announced at a later stage)
• Webinars
• Meeting Exchanges, to be held in all Nordic countries (and possibly other countries) next year
• National Prize Awards, to be held in conjunction with afore mentioned Meeting Exchanges
• The HSMAI Gazette twice a year (possible four issues when needed)
• Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on:
  • Revenue Management
  • Travel Internet Marketing
  • Other subjects
• Increased presence in the social media
• Continued membership recruitment
• Developing comprehensive PR strategies
• Continue to develop industry partnerships

The last couple of months saw a number of successful meetings and conferences held by HSMAI Europe, among which we would like to mention:

• Three Revenue Management Workshops in:
  • Dublin
  • Belfast
  • London
• European HSMAI Advisory Board meeting
• Four conferences in:
  • Oslo (page in Norwegian)
  • London
  • Madrid
  • Lisbon

The HSMAI European Travel Awards is being held for the first time ever on Thursday 5 May next year, according to the weekly letter (in Norwegian) from Ingunn Hofseth, president and CEO, HSMAI Division Europe and Chapter Norway. The event will be taking place in London, but the exact venue is yet to be decided, as we understand.

“You should however reserve the day already,” Ms Hofseth underlines, making a point of the event’s long overdue premiere. “HSMAI is prepared to refocus on pan European activities, and for the first time in HSMAI’s 80-year history, there will be a European competition and awards night, featuring representatives from the travel and hospitality industry throughout Europe, with a daytime conference to accompany the event”, Ms Hofseth, recently returned from the U.S. HSMAI Adrian Awards, says.

HSMAI Chapter Norway and Europe president and CEO Ingunn Hofseth at the HSMAI Chapter Norway Awards 2010. Photographers: Catharina Wandrup/Knut Joner

The European president and CEO will be taking up residence in London shortly, both in preparation of the upcoming event, but also the pan European activities for the next couple of years, including:

2010

• HSMAI Lodging Chief Marketing Officer Roundtable Conference in London
• Consolidate and develop the level of activities in national chapters
• Special Interest Groups Revenue Management and Travel Internet Marketing
• Revenue Management Certification programme
• Webinars
• A digital European magazine; European Marketing Review, four times a year
• European Advisory Board meeting, twice a year
• Starting up chapters in new markets

2011

• HSMAI Roundtable Conference in London Thursday 5 May 2011
• HSMAI European Travel Award, the evening of Thursday 5 May 2011
• Starting up chapters in new markets

“Also, I’m happy to announce that American Express Global has signed up as official HSMAI Europe sponsor, with new sponsors in the pipeline, to be announced as new activities are unveiled,” Ingunn Hofseth informs.