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Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Leadership Award Presented by ISHC and FHS World
Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Leadership Award Presented by ISHC and FHS World
Dubai, UAE – 31 July 2025: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in collaboration with the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) World, is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Leadership...
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
July 8, 2025: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced that nominations are being accepted for the Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Launched in 2015...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP
Singapore (3 June 2025): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), is now accepting nominations for the Rising Star Award...
Rising Star Award Caribbean presented to Néstor J. Ruiz Doreste at ALIS CALA
Rising Star Award Caribbean presented to Néstor J. Ruiz Doreste at ALIS CALA
From left to right: Néstor Ruiz Colón, CEO, IHP Hospitality, Andrea Belfanti, CEO, ISHC, Claire Ruiz Doreste, CFO, IHP Hospitality, Jonathon Zink, COO, The BHN Group by Northstar  Miami, Florida...
2025 ISHC Young Leader Award presented to Nicola Bandera at IHIF
2025 ISHC Young Leader Award presented to Nicola Bandera at IHIF
From left to right: Andrea Belfanti, CEO, ISHC, Nicola Bandera, Senior Analyst, Hospitality Real Estate Development at THE LINE, NEOM, Julie Rey-Gore, Content Director, Operational Real Estate, Questex Berlin, Germany...
ISHC Honors Ben Weprin with the Pioneer Award at ALIS
ISHC Honors Ben Weprin with the Pioneer Award at ALIS
Pictured left to right: Aaron Anderson, ISHC Awards Committee Co-Chair and Contributor, The 26 CO, Andrea Belfanti, CEO ISHC, Ben Weprin, Founder and CEO, AJ Capital Partners, Kristie Dickinson, ISHC...
Nominations Open for the 2025 ALIS Caribbean and Latin America Rising Star Award to be presented at ALIS CALA
Nominations Open for the 2025 ALIS Caribbean and Latin America Rising Star Award to be presented at ALIS CALA
Miami — January 9, 2025— The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and The BHN Group have opened nominations for the prestigious ALIS CALA Rising Star Award (formerly Rising Star...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Young Leader Award at Questex’s IHIF EMEA
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Young Leader Award at Questex’s IHIF EMEA
Berlin, Germany — 7 January 2025 —  The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is now accepting nominations for the Young Leader Award to be presented at Questex’s International Hospitality Investment Forum...
ISHC Elects 2025 Board of Directors and Inducts 37 New Members
ISHC Elects 2025 Board of Directors and Inducts 37 New Members
Dubai, UAE – 3 December 2024: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has elected new leadership to serve on the Board of Directors and has inducted thirty-seven new members...
Stella Blythe Receives 2024 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific
Stella Blythe Receives 2024 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific
From left to right: Andrea Belfanti, CEO, ISHC, Stella Blythe Director, Hotels and Hospitality, Asia, CBRE, and Jonathon Zink, COO, The BHN Group & Hotel Investment Today  Singapore (17 October 2024):...
María Quintero of HVS Middle East & Africa is the 2024 Recipient of the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
María Quintero of HVS Middle East & Africa is the 2024 Recipient of the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Photo from left to right: Hala Matar Choufany, ISHC, President Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, HVS, María Quintero, Associate Director, HVS Middle East & Africa, Aaron Anderson, ISHC, Contributor,...
Third Annual International Society of Hospitality Consultants’ Celebrating Diversity Scholarship Awarded to Jessica Duan of Georgia State University and Osman Milla of the University of the District of Columbia
Third Annual International Society of Hospitality Consultants’ Celebrating Diversity Scholarship Awarded to Jessica Duan of Georgia State University and Osman Milla of the University of the District of Columbia
From left to right :Jessica Duan, Georgia State University, Rachel Roginsky, ISHC, Owner & Principal of Pinnacle Advisory Group Inc., and Osman Milla, the University of the District of Columbia...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP
Singapore (11 June 2024): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), is now accepting nominations for the Rising Star Award...
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
June 12, 2024: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced that nominations are being accepted for the Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Launched in 2015...
2024 ISHC Young Leader Award presented to Briana Swift at IHIF
2024 ISHC Young Leader Award presented to Briana Swift at IHIF
From left to right: Alexi Khajavi, Group President, Hospitality, Travel & Wellness, Questex LLC, Tea Ros, ISHC Chair and Managing Director, Strategic Hotel Consulting, Briana Swift, Regional Vice President of...
Rising Star Award Caribbean presented to Brittany Brathwaite at CHRIS
Rising Star Award Caribbean presented to Brittany Brathwaite at CHRIS
  From left to right: Jonathon Zink, COO, The BHN Group & Hotel Investment Today, Brittany Brathwaite, Chief People and Development Strategist, Ocean Hotels Group Barbados & Chickmont Foods Ltd,  Andrea...
ISHC Honors Tracy Prigmore with the Pioneer  Award at ALIS
ISHC Honors Tracy Prigmore with the Pioneer Award at ALIS
Pictured left to right: Jonathan Jaeger, ISHC Awards Committee Chair and Senior Managing Director of LW Hospitality Advisors, Kristie Dickinson, ISHC President and Managing Director/EVP, CHMWarnick, Tracy Prigmore, 2024 Pioneer...
ISHC is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Young Leader Award to be presented at Questex’s IHIF
ISHC is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Young Leader Award to be presented at Questex’s IHIF
Berlin, Germany — 4 January 2024—  The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is now accepting nominations for the Young Leader Award to be presented at Questex’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in...
Nominations Open for the 2024 Rising Star Award Caribbean  to be presented at CHRIS
Nominations Open for the 2024 Rising Star Award Caribbean to be presented at CHRIS
Miami — January 3, 2024— The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and The BHN Group have opened nominations for the prestigious Rising Star Award Caribbean to be presented at...
ISHC Celebrates 35 Years with 35 New Members Inducted and Elects New Leadership
ISHC Celebrates 35 Years with 35 New Members Inducted and Elects New Leadership
December 5, 2023: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC)inducted thirty-five new members in its 2024 membership class and elected new leadership to serve on the Board of Directors. Tea Ros, Chair, ISHC...
ISHC announces its 2024 Annual Conference to be held for the first time in the United Arab Emirates
ISHC announces its 2024 Annual Conference to be held for the first time in the United Arab Emirates
ATLANTA, GA, November 30, 2023 — The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced today that it will hold its 2024 Annual Conference, 26-28 September 2024, at the St. Regis...
ISHC Debuts CapEx 2023: A Study of Capital Expenditures in the Hotel Industry
ISHC Debuts CapEx 2023: A Study of Capital Expenditures in the Hotel Industry
Atlanta, Georgia (November 28, 2023): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), the leading source for global hospitality expertise, in partnership with the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA), has released the...
Vicky Jian Receives 2023 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific
Vicky Jian Receives 2023 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific
Singapore (1 November 2023): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) awarded Vicky Jian, Project Director at Horwath HTL Singapore, with the Rising Star...
Sarah Churchill Receives ISHC’s 2023 Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Sarah Churchill Receives ISHC’s 2023 Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 12, 2023: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has named Sarah Churchill of Benjamin West as the recipient of the annual Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Churchill was honored at the...
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants marks its 35th Anniversary year!
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants marks its 35th Anniversary year!
ATLANTA, GA, September 13, 2023 — The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced today it marked its 35th Anniversary. The Society was established in 1988 by 19 founding members to...
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
June 19, 2023: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced that nominations are being accepted for the Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Launched in 2015 in honor of...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to be presented at HICAP
Singapore (13 June 2023): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), is now accepting nominations for the Rising Star Award Asia Pacific to...
Rising Star Award – Caribbean presented to Julianna Musgrove at CHRIS
Rising Star Award – Caribbean presented to Julianna Musgrove at CHRIS
Miami – May 23, 2023 – The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) presented Julianna Musgrove, Regional Manager – Learning and Development (Northern Caribbean) at Beaches...
2023 ISHC Young Leader Award goes to Florian Montag
2023 ISHC Young Leader Award goes to Florian Montag
Berlin — 23 May 2023 — The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) presented the prestigious ISHC Young Leader Award to Florian Montag,...
ISHC Honors Alejandro Zozaya with the Pioneer Award at ALIS
ISHC Honors Alejandro Zozaya with the Pioneer Award at ALIS
Los Angeles – February 6, 2023 — The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) in partnership with the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) presented Alejandro Zozaya, former Chairman of Apple Leisure Group, with the Pioneer Award...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Young Leader Award at IHIF
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Young Leader Award at IHIF
Berlin, Germany — January 19, 2023—  The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is now accepting nominations for the Young Leader Award to be presented at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in...
Nominations Open for the 2023 Rising Star Award Caribbean  to be presented at CHRIS
Nominations Open for the 2023 Rising Star Award Caribbean to be presented at CHRIS
Miami — January 10, 2023— The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and The BHN Group have opened nominations for the prestigious Rising Star Award Caribbean to be presented at...
ISHC Elects New Leadership and Inducts Sixteen New Members
ISHC Elects New Leadership and Inducts Sixteen New Members
December 8, 2022: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) inducted sixteen new members in its 2023 membership class and elected new leadership to serve on the Board of Directors....
Kendra Plummer Receives ISHC’s Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Kendra Plummer Receives ISHC’s Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
ATLANTA, November 22, 2022: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has named Kendra Plummer as the recipient of the annual Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Plummer...
Calvin Li Receives 2022 Rising Star Award Asia
Calvin Li Receives 2022 Rising Star Award Asia
Singapore (21 October 2022): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) awarded Calvin Li, Executive Vice President at JLL, with...
Questex’s Hotel Management Presents the 2022 Influential Women in Hospitality Honorees
Questex’s Hotel Management Presents the 2022 Influential Women in Hospitality Honorees
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hotel Management announces the fifth annual “Influential Women in Hospitality” list, showcasing twenty-eight trailblazing women in the hotel industry.  The 2022 honorees were selected...
18 Leading Organizations Unite to Form The Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
18 Leading Organizations Unite to Form The Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Eighteen organizations committed to advancing women in hospitality industry leadership have joined forces to maximize their efforts through collaboration and partnership. While each of these independent organizations will continue its...
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
Nominations Open for the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
27 July 2022: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) announced that nominations are being accepted for the Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Launched in 2015...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2022 Rising Star Award Asia to be presented at HICAP
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2022 Rising Star Award Asia to be presented at HICAP
Singapore (29 June 2022): The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), in partnership with the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), is now accepting nominations for the Rising Star Award...
Hospitality Leaders Join Forces to Award Inaugural Celebrating Diversity Scholarship
Hospitality Leaders Join Forces to Award Inaugural Celebrating Diversity Scholarship
New York — June 21, 2022 — This month, hospitality leaders across the industry joined forces to launch the first-ever Celebrating Diversity Scholarship – paving the way for two students...