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Hotel Association of NYC Foundation Annual Hospitality Gala
Photos by: AK Photo)
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Vijay Dandapani,
President and CEO, Hotel Association of
New York City, and event co-chair; Jonathan
M. Tisch,
Executive Chairman, Loews Hotels & Co; Susan
Santiago, President,
United States and Canada, Hyatt
Hotels and Resorts, and
Hospitality Award honoree; Richard R.
Buery, Jr., Chief
Executive Officer, Robin
Hood, and Humanitarian Award
honoree; Heather
Davis,
Chair, Hotel Association of New York
City Foundation, and event
co-chair; Fred Grapstein, Chair,
Hotel Association of New York City,
and event co-chair. |
Hotel Association of NYC Foundation
Annual
‘Red Carpet Hospitality Gala’ Lights Up Big Apple |
Event honored Hyatt’s Susan Santiago &
Robin Hood Foundation’s
Richard Buery |
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Vijay Dandapani,
President and CEO, Hotel Association of
New York City, and event co-chair; Mary
Paterson; former
NYS Governor
David Paterson; Heather
Davis,
Chair, Hotel Association of
New York City Foundation, and event
co-chair
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The Hotel
Association of NYC Foundation,
charitable arm of the
Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC),
hosted its annual
“Red Carpet Hospitality Gala” at The
Intercontinental Barclay in Manhattan on
Monday, April 1, recognizing Hyatt
Hotels and Resorts U.S. and Canada
President Susan Santiago with its
Hospitality Award and Robin Hood
Foundation’s CEO Richard R. Buery,
Jr. with its Humanitarian Award. |
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Attended by more than 300
of the city’s hotel owners, executives,
labor leaders and industry influencers,
the event also featured keynote remarks
delivered by former New York Governor David
A. Paterson and Loews Hotels
Executive Chairman Jonathan
M. Tisch. |
Co-chaired by HANYC President & CEO Vijay
Dandapani, HANYC Foundation Chair Heather
Davis and HANYC Chairman Fred
Grapstein, the evening featured a
special live Broadway performance from “A
Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond
Musical.” In attendance were New
York City elected and appointed
officials including New York City
Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias,
Councilmember Keith Powers,
Assembly Member Alex Bores, NYC
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez,
and NYC Mayor's Office of Nightlife
Executive Director
Jeffrey Garcia. |
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Proceeds from the gala support the HANYC
Foundation’s charitable goals and
educational initiatives. |
2024 Red Carpet
Hospitality Gala Host Committee: Steve
Batta, Group President, 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 Vice President,
Shubert Organization; Karambir Kang,
Area Director, USA, Taj Hotels; Suri
Kasirer, President, Kasirer; Lisa
Linden, Media Strategist, The LAKPR
Group; Jaime Novikoff, Counsel,
Labor Relations, Legal, Hilton;
Mark Pardue, Senior Vice
President, Field Operations, Americas,
Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Alan Steel,
CEO, Javits Center; and
Jonathan M. Tisch, Executive
Chairman, Loews Hotels & Co. |
Preferred Sponsors included Aimbridge
Hospitality; Hotel and Gaming Trades
Council/Local 6 UNITE HERE; and Kasirer.
Prime Sponsors included BD Hotels LLC;
Club Wyndham Midtown 45; Ellenoff
Grossman & Schole LLP; Fitzpatrick Hotel
Group; Forbes Travel Guide; Highgate;
Hyatt Hotels; InterContinental New York
Barclay for IHG Hotels & Resorts;
Marriott Hotels of NYC; Lotte New York
Palace; Sonesta; and
Triumph Hotels. |
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Established in 1878, the Hotel
Association of New York City, Inc. (HANYC)
is one of the oldest professional 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/ |
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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. https://hanycfoundation.org/ |
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