HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF NYC FOUNDATION
(HANYC FOUNDATION)
HOSTS ANNUAL “RED CARPET HOSPITALITY GALA”
HONOREES:
Arash Azarbarzin, Chief Executive
Officer, Highgate
Hospitality Award
Daniel Boulud, Chef, Restaurateur &
Citymeals on Wheels Board Co-President
Humanitarian Award
Jonathan M. Tisch, Loews Hotels &
Co Executive Chairman
Lifetime Achievement Award
Event Will Feature a Live Broadway
Performance
WHAT: On Monday,
May 1, 2023, luminaries and executives from the
hotel and tourism, Broadway, and restaurant industries,
will gather at the “Red Carpet Hospitality Gala,” an
Annual Dinner hosted by the
Hotel Association of New York City
Foundation (HANYC
Foundation). The event will
feature a
special live Broadway performance, to be
announced closer to the event. The
fundraiser will take place at The Pierre Hotel in
Manhattan. Proceeds support the HANYC Foundation’s
charitable goals.
The
event will be co-chaired by Vijay
Dandapani,
President and CEO, Hotel Association of New York
City; Heather Davis, Chair, Hotel Association of
New York City Foundation; and Fred Grapstein,
Chair, Hotel Association of New York City.
HEADLINERS: The
HANYC Foundation will honor Arash Azarbarzin,
Chief Executive Officer, Highgate, with the Hospitality
Award; Daniel Boulud, Chef & Restaurateur,
Co-President of the Board, Citymeals on Wheels,
with the Humanitarian Award; and Jonathan M. Tisch,
Executive Chairman, Loews Hotels & Co, with the Lifetime
Achievement Award.
The
evening will offer a cocktail reception, dinner, musical
performance, and an award presentation. Theevent’s
Marquee Speaker will be Tyler Morse, CEO, MCR.
Dress will be Festive Attire.
CORPORATE
SPONSOR: Mastercard
is the Cocktail Party Sponsor of the “Red Carpet
Hospitality Gala.”
HOST
COMMITTEE: Stephen
Batta, Executive Vice President of Operations,
Highgate; Simon Chapman, Complex General Manager,
Benjamin Royal Sonesta & Fifty Sonesta Select; Peter
Clarke, Vice President, Americas Luxury & Lifestyle
Hotel Operations, IHG Hotels & Resorts; Jim Connelly,
President, U.S. Eastern Region, Marriott International; Charles
Flateman, Executive VP, Shubert Organization; Karambir
Kang, Area Director - USA, Taj Hotels Palaces
Resorts Safaris; Suri Kasirer, President, Kasirer; Lisa
Linden, Media Strategist, The LAKPR Group; Scott
Nowak, Director, State & Local Government Affairs,
Hilton; Mark
Pardue,
Senior Vice President, Field Operaitons, Americas, Hyatt
Hotels Corporation; Chip
Rogers,
President & CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association; Alan Steel, President
& CEO, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; and Charlotte
St. Martin,
President, The Broadway League.
Established in 1878, (HANYC) the
Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. is one of the
oldest profession trade associations in the nation. Today
the Hotel Association of New York City is an
internationally recognized leader in New York City’s $7
billion tourism industry, representing nearly 300 of the
finest hotels with over 80,000 rooms and approximately
50,000 employees. http://www.hanyc.org/
The HANYC Foundation seeks to advance
issues of importance to hotels such as economic
viability, sustainability and corporate and social
responsibility through educational and crisis relief
initiatives.
WHEN:
Monday, May 1, 2023
· 6:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Cocktail Reception and Red Carpet
Photo Op
· 7:00
p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Dinner, Live Musical Performance,
and Award Presentation
WHERE:
The Pierre Hotel
2
E. 61st Street, New York, NY 10065
TABLES &
TICKETS: To
purchase tickets or for questions, please visit www.hanyc.org/events or
contact Melanie McEvoy,
McEvoy &
Associates at melanie@mcevoyandassociates.com or 212-228-7446.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
$50,000: RED
CARPET GALA DINNER SPONSOR
· Exclusive
listing/logo on all Gala materials and website as a
Dinner Sponsor
· Inclusion
in pre-event media advisory and name included in all
press placements
· Exclusive
signage at event
· Verbal
recognition from podium
· Complementary
two-year HANYC membership
· Table
of 10 at the Gala
TABLES AND TICKETS:
$15,000: PREFERRED TABLE SPONSOR
· Preferred
table for ten (10) at the dinner
· Name/logo
included in printed and electronic invitation and event
program and website
· Name/logo
displayed on sponsorship signage at the event
· Verbal
recognition from podium
$10,000:
PRIME TABLE SPONSOR
· Prime
table for ten (10) at the dinner
· Name/logo
included in printed and electronic invitation and event
program and website
· Name/logo
displayed on sponsorship signage at the event
$1,000: INDIVIDUAL TICKET
· Single
Ticket
The HANYC FOUNDATION is a 501c3
non-profit organization. Tax ID #83-3283722. Your
donation minus $355 per gala ticket is tax deductible to
the fullest extent of the law.