The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International and Fareed Zapala Koepke are pleased to announce the inaugural call for nominations for the 2010 Resort Marketer of the Year Award. The award honors individual leadership and achievement in the field of resort marketing.

Eligibility
Eligible nominees must be employed within a hospitality organization, with current responsibilities focused on the branding, marketing and/or communications aspects of a resort. The recipient of the 2010 Resort Marketer of the Year Award must be available to receive the award in person at the HSMAI Resort Business Summit which will be held May 3-4, 2010 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Judging Process
A five-judge panel, consisting of members of HSMAI's Resort Marketing Advisory Board and representatives from Fareed Zapala Koepke will evaluate entries and select one recipient from a field of up to five finalists. All judges will be leaders and experts in the field of resort marketing.

Entry Deadline
The nomination deadline for the 2010 Resort Marketer of the Year is April 2, 2010.

Please use the online nomination form to propose an eligible professional for the 2010 Resort Marketer of the Year Award. If the person you submit is chosen as a finalist, HSMAI will contact them directly for additional information including a professional biography and photo.

For questions or additional information, contact Juli Jones at HSMAI: 703-506-3276 or jjones@hsmai.org.

» In response to the changing needs of our resort members, the HSMAI Resort Marketing Advisory Board has created the new HSMAI Resort Business Summit & Customer Connection. It will focus exclusively on resort marketing and will include a customer event that brings you face-to-face with meeting & incentive planners who do business with resorts.

Visit http://www.resortsummit.com/ to learn more about this unique event, and register today.

Key Links

» Resort Marketer of the Year Nomination Form

» Resort Business Summit Web site

» Registration

» Partnership

» HSMAI eConnect Resort Marketing Blog