NEWH - July 2005 - (Page 30)
hotec 05
la costa, california june 2-5, 2005
by Helen Meisel, President of Los Angeles Founding Chapter & Nancy Bohnett, Rocky Mt. Chapter
NEWH would like to
thank McLean Events
for another wonderful
opportunity to share in
the global alliance and
networking opportunities they made available in a very unique
and successful
approach to doing
business. McLean
Events was founded in
1996, to develop a
series of specialized
business-to-business
events across a range
of industry sectors.
June 2-5 marked the second North
American HOTEC event. HOTEC
was launched in Europe eight years
ago, and then moved to Asia four
years ago. Beginning in 2004, they
brought this event to the Middle
East and North America. HOTEC
brings together buyers and suppliers in an innovative three-day program of one-to-one meetings,
allowing delegates to talk business
and network with their peers in a
way that is simply not possible with
traditional trade shows and conferences. A common shared quote
was, “It is like speed dating, yet
the outcome is immediate and very
positive.”
HOTEC targets companies who
own, manage, operate and service
the major international hotel
chains, cruise liners, spas & resorts
and industry manufacturers and
vendors who service this marketplace. This year’s event hosted 82
key companies covering over 20
product categories. Seventy buyers from all facets and areas of hospitality sat for 20 minutes with each
30
HOTEC Delegates
requested product vendor gaining
insight and sharing knowledge.
Two mornings began with panel
discussions focusing on design
directions and changes in industry
trends. The first panel was monitored by Mike Malley, Editorial
Director of Hotel and Motel
Management Hospitality Network,
best known for Hotel and Motel
Management and Hotel Design
magazines. According to Malley,
renovations including bedding,
bathrooms and amenities provide
the greatest return on revenue. The
same “experience” the guest has in
their hotel room is also driving the
retail side of the residential market.
The panel also discussed how various chains are addressing obesity issues in this
country by providing fitness equipment in
rooms, developing exercise programs within the
property, and adding
healthy food and beverage plans.
The second panel was
moderated by Carl
Winston, founding
Director of San Diego
State University’s
Hospitality and
Tourism Management
Program. The panel
also discussed the
need for better project
management within
the global market as
lengthy lead-times for
goods become more
common. Timothy D.
Levin, AIA, Corporate
VP-Architecture &
Design, Marriott
Vacation Club International, stated,
“The time is here to take responsibility, bring teams together earlier,
establish a working budget early
and maintain and keep communication open. One cannot blame the
vendors to manage products better; we need to be better project
managers.”
The consensus of HOTEC attendees was that this was a successful
and worthwhile event. They found
it to be a cost-effective and efficient way of networking and conducting business. Next year,
HOTEC North America will be held
at the Mohegan Sun in
Connecticut, June 1-4th, 2006.
One-on-one Meeting
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - July 2005
NEWH - July 2005
Letter From the President
Upfront
Contents
Hospitality News
Learning From the Leaders
NEWH Announces New Corporate Partners
Protecting Paradise
Who’s Leading Whom?
Eye on the Triple Bottom Line
NEWH Welcomes New Corporate Partner – Signature Hospitality Carpet
Hotec – La Costa, California, June 2-5, 2005
2005 ARDA Awards Recipients
Education and Scholarship
Coming Events
Hospitality Design Award Winners
Letters to the Editor
Contributors
InformeDesign
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