The Lodge Affiliation of NYC Basis, charitable arm of the Lodge Affiliation of New York Metropolis (HANYC), hosted its annual “Purple Carpet Hospitality Gala” at The Pierre Lodge in Manhattan on Monday, Could 1 the place Hon. Eric Adams, Mayor of the Metropolis of New York, delivered keynote remarks.
The occasion acknowledged luminaries from New York Metropolis’s important hospitality trade together with Arash Azarbarzin, Chief Government Officer of Highgate who obtained the Hospitality Award; superstar chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud, Co-President of the Board of Citymeals on Wheels who obtained the Humanitarian Award; and Jonathan M. Tisch, Government Chairman of Loews Lodges who was offered with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Co-chaired by HANYC President & CEO Vijay Dandapani, HANYC Basis Chair Heather Davis and HANYC Chairman Fred Grapstein, the night featured marquee speaker Tyler Morse, CEO of MCR Lodges and a dwell efficiency by Adrianna Hicks, star of Broadway’s Tony Award nominated “Some Like It Scorching!”
Proceeds from the gala help the HANYC Basis’s charitable objectives and academic initiatives together with a $10,000 donation this yr to Citymeals on Wheels.
The occasion was attended by greater than 300 outstanding executives from the lodge and tourism sector and Broadway. Mastercard is the official company sponsor of the “Purple Carpet Hospitality Gala.”
2023 Purple Carpet Hospitality Gala Host Committee: Stephen Batta, Government Vice President of Operations, Highgate; Simon Chapman, Complicated Common Supervisor, Benjamin Royal Sonesta & Fifty Sonesta Choose; Peter Clarke, Vice President, Americas Luxurious & Life-style Lodge Operations, IHG Lodges & Resorts; Jim Connelly, President, U.S. Japanese Area, Marriott Worldwide; Charles Flateman, Government VP, Shubert Group; Karambir Kang, Space Director – USA, Taj Lodges Palaces Resorts Safaris; Suri Kasirer, President, Kasirer; Lisa Linden, Media Strategist, The LAKPR Group; Scott Nowak, Director, State & Native Authorities Affairs, Hilton; Mark Pardue, Senior Vice President, Area Operations, Americas, Hyatt Lodges Company; Chip Rogers, President & CEO, American Lodge & Lodging Affiliation; Alan Metal, President & CEO, Jacob Okay. Javits Conference Heart; and Charlotte St. Martin, President, The Broadway League.
Established in 1878, the Lodge Affiliation of New York Metropolis, Inc. (HANYC) is among the oldest skilled commerce associations within the nation. At the moment the Lodge Affiliation of New York Metropolis is an internationally acknowledged chief in New York Metropolis’s $7 billion tourism trade, representing almost 300 of the best accommodations with over 80,000 rooms and roughly 50,000 workers. http://www.hanyc.org/
The HANYC Basis seeks to advance problems with significance to accommodations reminiscent of financial viability, sustainability and company and social duty via instructional and disaster aid initiatives. https://hanycfoundation.org/
About Lodge Affiliation of New York Metropolis
Serving the Lodge Business since 1878, HANYC (Lodge Affiliation of New York Metropolis) is the oldest lodge affiliation within the US and one of many oldest skilled commerce associations within the nation . Its founders’ mission was to ascertain an affiliation that might function the voice of the lodge trade, supporting its members with the best normal of providers and finest accessible assets. At the moment the Lodge Affiliation of New York Metropolis is an internationally acknowledged chief in New York Metropolis’s $5 billion tourism trade, representing almost 300 of the best accommodations with over 80,000 rooms and roughly 50,000 workers. http://www.hanyc.org/
