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Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality
February 7, 2014
In This Edition...
TWO WEEKS
THREE WEEKS
PRIVILEGES
PHOTOGRAPHS
SAFETY SIGNS
CHALLENGE
LAST CHANCE
MEET THE VIP
SAVE THE DATE
LUCKY
HOSPITALITYOPPORTUNITIES
HONOREES
Lodging Memberof the Month
Steve MoccioSheraton OrlandoDowntown Hotel
Allied Memberof the Month
TWO WEEKS CFHLA is proud to be serving as the
2014 "Producer" of the
"State of Osceola County
Address" Luncheon.
This important meeting is set to occur on
Friday, February 21(two weeks from today)
at the beautiful
Embassy Suites Orlando
Lake Buena Vista South(Thank you Dennis Hale, General Manager)
To register for this luncheon,
PLEASE CLICK HERE
For your information, all five Osceola County Commissioners
will be attending this luncheon - with Chairman
Fred Hawkins, Jr. (District 5)serving as the
"Keynote Speaker".
CFHLA THANKS the following businessesand organizations for sponsoring this activity:
Frank IronsBags Parking &Guest Services
Event Partnersof the Month
Airport Area GeneralManagers
LuncheonATM FLA
MembershipLuncheon &
Seminar FeaturingSTR
F.P.I.S., Inc. BrochureDistribution & Travel
Marketing
PSAV PresentationServices
Summit Broadband
USA Today
Osceola CountyGeneral Managers
LuncheonGlobal Sourcing
International, LLC
Seminole CountyHoteliers Luncheon
Serta MattressCompany
State of OsceolaCounty Address
LuncheonFun Spot Attractions
Gatorland
Old Town
PSAV PresentationServices
University of CentralFlorida
THREE WEEKS
Anannualtradition...Againthisyear,CFHLAiscoordinatingTWOeducationalsessionswithSTR.(formerlyknownasSmithTravelResearch)
Asyouknow,STRsecuresworldwideLodgingdatarelatingtoOCCUPANCYandADR(AverageDailyRate)
Walt Disney WorldCompany
Thank You ForYour Support of
CFHLA!
2014 CFHLAExecutive
Committee:
ChairpersonDoug GehretHilton Orlando 1st ViceChairpersonGerald UrquiolaCaribe RoyaleResort &Convention Center 2nd ViceChairpersonDave BartekLoews HotelsUniversal Orlando SecretaryDavid FriederichGrand BohemianHotel TreasurerDoug RidgeOrlando WorldCenter Marriott Assistant TreasurerJetse PottingaMelia OrlandoHotel HistorianPat EngferHyatt RegencyGrand Cypress ImmediatePast ChairJim BurnsGrande LakesOrlando
PleaseplantoattendtheLUNCHEONand/ortheSEMINAR:
Date: Friday,February28(3weeksfromtoday)
STRLunch: 12:00PM-1:30PM
STRSeminar: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Host: HiltonOrlando
Register: CLICKHERE-WWW.CFHLA.ORG/GML
Relatingtosponsorships,CFHLArecognizesthefollowingmembers:
HospitalityUpdates
Steve Hogan: NFL,college championshipin the sights ofOrlando sportsofficials Orlando BusinessJournal Richard Bilbao Orlando's sports futureis being built now,thanks to projects likethe Florida Citrus Bowland Major LeagueSoccer stadium. On Jan. 29, constructionfor the $200 million-plusrenovation of the CitrusBowl kicked off with thefirst phases ofdemolition. Florida Citrus SportsCEO Steve Hogan took afew minutes to discusswhat's next now thatstadium renovations areunder way. What's next for you nowthat work on the projecthas started? The FloridaClassic is the first eventamongst some dust anddirt, and then we'll havethe bowl games afterthat. What about new events?Next is when can webring back that neutral-site college footballgame, closely followedby an NFL opportunitysuch as a preseason orregular season game,then an internationalsoccer match of a majorscope. Why does constructionstarting help Orlando'schances? It shows thatthis is a reality andconstruction is
PRIVILEGES
With regret, all 2013 Allied Memberswho have NOT renewed membership in 2014
will have Membership privileges
SUSPENDEDon
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10th.
To avoid a lapse in membership opportunities,please contact CFHLA Director of Finance,
Lee Johnsonat 407-313-5010 or [email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHS
To view over 100 photographs from the recent (and successful)
CFHLA Golden Pineapple Awards Dinner,PLEASE CLICK HERE
and for photos byBritt Runion Studios, Inc.
PLEASE CLICK HERE
In addition, CFHLA "Salutes"
for serving as the corporate sponsor and the
Wyndham Orlando Resortfor hosting this important dinner.
SAFETY SIGNS
Once again CFHLA is offering all
members an opportunity to purchase
Safety Signsfor parking lot safety awareness.
happening. We canbring people in for avisit, and they will seephases of completion,and we can show themcomplete designs andhow their event canwork here. Where does Orlando fitin with a college footballnational championship?The games are bookedthrough 2017 in Dallas,Phoenix and Tampa. Sothe NCAA probably willgo out in late fall thisyear or early spring nextyear to determine thesites for the followingtwo years. Can the renovated CitrusBowl stadium competeagainst a pro-levelstadium? The fact thatTampa was selectedwith a 15-year-oldvenue, significantly lesshotel volume and fewerattractions than Orlandois good news for us.Also, think aboutPhoenix getting the 2016national championship -it's one of the smallervenues. So the messagethat sends us is it isn'tabout who has thebiggest or best stadium,but about who has thebest community assets -and we are the bestcommunity. SeaWorld hiring 200seasonal workers Orlando Sentinel Jason Garcia SeaWorld Orlando saysit is hiring for 200seasonal jobs that couldlast through the summerseason. The positions are spreadacross its three Orlando
If you are interested in ordering these signs,
please CLICK HERE for the official order form.
CHALLENGE
Are you up for the challenge? Each year, CFHLA encourages Members to support the
"Charity Challenge" and the CFHLA Foundation*.
The details for this year's event are as follows:
CHARITY CHALLENGE XXIXMAY 17, 2014
FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL
parks - SeaWorld,Aquatica and DiscoveryCove - and in categoriesranging from shallowwater attendants to prepcooks. Pay ranges from$8.30 an hour to $10per hour, depending onthe job. Jobseekers must firstapply online atSeaWorldJobs.com andthen attend a hiringevent Wed., Feb. 12,between 8 a.m. and 3p.m. and SeaWorld'shuman-resourcesbuilding on Sea HarborDr. Hiring begins forUniversal's CabanaBay hotel Jason Garcia Loews Hotels says it hasbegun hiring for morethan 600 jobs inUniversal's Cabana BayBeach Resort, which willbecome the theme-parkresort's fourth on-sitehotel when it opens inthe coming weeks. Available positions in the1,800-room hotel, whichis co-owned by Universaland Loews, range fromhouse keepers andsecurity guards to frontoffice workers andengineers. Loews plans to host a"grand hire event" tointerview potentialcandidates. Job-seekerscan registeronline HERE. The hoteloperator calls it the firstround of hiring for whatwill eventually be morethan 600 new jobs bythis summer. The additional jobscould put the Universal-Loews joint venture in
(on the baseball field, by the lake)
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO
For more information, please visit:www.CharityChallengeInc.org
*Please remember to designate the
CFHLA Foundationas your local charity to support
hospitality student scholarships and grantsin your Central Florida community.
LAST CHANCE
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
The CFHLA
Engineers' Council Breakfastfor CFHLA Allied Membership
is set to occur this
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11that the
Holiday Inn & Suites at Universal Orlando(Thank you Gary Rodriguez, General Manager)
This networking activity will feature
"Business Opportunities"with Members of the
2014 CFHLA Engineers' Council Board:
Andy Boswell
Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort
Jack Bubb
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Keith Luka
line for more than$900,000 worth of taxbreaks through a stateincentive programoriginally meant to drawinvestment crime-riddenneighborhoods.Universal and its hotelaffiliate have togetherclaimed more than $8million in credits throughover the years throughthe state's "urban high-crime area" program,which some statelawmakers now want torepeal.
Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive
Trini Mascarenhas
Embassy Suites I-Drive/Jamaican Court
Brian Strader
DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld
Larry Vineyard
Hilton Orlando Altamonte Springs
For additional informationand to register,
PLEASE CLICK HERE
NOTE: ONLY 2014 PAID ALLIED MEMBERS ARE INVITED
TO REGISTER FOR THIS BREAKFAST.
MEET THE VIP
CFHLA VIP Member, Minuteman Press hasbeen in business for 25 years and has been
owned byRuthann and Kevin DiLauri for the last 14
years.
Did You Know? Last year Minuteman Press
expanded and purchased a larger facilityto accommodate a new sign shop!
SAVE THE DATE
Official invites are forthcoming.
If you have any questions please contact [email protected]
or contact our instructor Ms. Latimer [email protected] or 407-320-8852.
LUCKY
Player registration for the
2014 St. Patrick's DayGolf Open
is
"OFFICIALLY OPEN"for all CFHLA Members!
This year's event will be held at the beautiful
Hawk's Landing Golf Club
at the
Orlando World Center Marriott(Thank you, Doug Ridge)
on
Friday, March 14, 2014
A note to CFHLA Allied Members A "Secret of Maximizing" your CFHLA Membership:
Purchase a foursome or twosome - and invite a
lodging professional to join your group.
To register for the event, please visit:
www.CFHLA.org/StPatricks
CFHLA would like to recognize the 2014 St. Patrick's Day Golf Open Sponsor:
HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES
Below please find the followingemployment opportunities:
Restaurant Positions
Ramada Maingate West CLICK HERE to view more details
Front Office Agents/PBX
Embassy Suites Orlando - Lake Buena Vista South CLICK HERE to view more details
Account Executive/Hospitality
The Medical Concierge® CLICK HERE to view more details
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