Each year we announce our “Partners of the Year” during our annual conference. In case you were unable to make the Conference last week, we have included the full list of winners below: Small Mid-Size Meetings Partner of the Year: Carmen Cruz; Marriott International Large Size Meetings Partner of the Year: Harold Batiste; Marriott International […]
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Aug
Aug
Whether you are a managing an association’s annual meeting or marketing your event to attendees who have to opt-in and pay out of pocket, attrition damages are a concern when signing hotel contracts. In today’s healthier economy, attendance has been stronger for most events, but can still be hard to predict from year to year. […]
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Aug
Aug
#HPN16 is approaching FAST and that means another amazing relationship building event in a beautiful and exciting location. This year our network will be in Mexico at the Hyatt Ziva for 4 days of building new relationships, strengthening existing partnerships and getting caught up on industry trends and topics. Every year since 2010 this conference [...]
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Jun
Jun
Good afternoon Mr. Kilburg, I wanted to take a few moments to let you know what a phenomenal employee you have with Ms. Bidanec. I joined the Stryker team almost a year ago and only had a small amount of experience in booking hotels for large events. My boss introduced me to Jaci and said […]
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Apr
Apr
Hello Mr. Kilburg, I have been working with Marie Madden for several years now on various meetings and conferences I organize for non-profit industry associations. Marie has always been great to work with, but on my most recent conference, she went above and beyond to help with the planning. My last conference was held the […]
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Mar
Mar
“Hello everyone. I have been at this for 13 years now and all I can say is why I didn’t start 10 years earlier! I am not sure what the best part of working at HPN would be. I make more money than my best year on the hotel side; I travel on a regular […]
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Mar
Mar
“I have been with HPN Global for eight years now, and have loved every single second of my time here. I work with on a lot of international contracts, and have been in over fifty different countries in the last few years. I have been afforded the chance to do things that few others can, […]
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Mar
Mar
When sourcing programs that are for further out years or for International destinations we are noticing a trend in a longer turnaround time. Hotels are taking a bit longer to respond because they are picking and choosing what works best for them for future years now that they can. The HPN Global sourcing team is […]
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Mar
Mar
Hey all, just a note of congratulations on a new title for her as she continues to do fantastic things on our full service side of the business. We are moving her title from “Vice President, Meeting Services” to “Vice President and Managing Director, Meeting Services” to reflect her ever growing role in the overall […]
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Feb
Feb
These 10 people have won an all-expense paid trip for two to the gorgeous Ritz Carlton Puerto Rico. Here’s the HPN Global Presidents club for 2015 !!!!!
Congratulations to all!