Last week from Thursday May 17th through to Saturday May 19th, top global executives of the “Leading Hotels of the World” group gathered at the Casa de Campo resort to celebrate their “2012 Sales, Marketing and Distribution Conference,” an excellent opportunity for those involved to expand their knowledge on the latest sales and marketing strategies, as well as taking a little time to enjoy everything the magnificent 7,000 acre Casa de Campo resort has to offer.
Amongst those in attendance at the conference were Mr.Ted Teng, President and CEO of The Leading Hotels of the World and Dr. Claudio Silvestri, CEO and President of Premier Resorts and Hotels, the management company for Casa de Campo, who played the gracious host for the event as well as sales representatives from The Leading Hotels of the World more than 400 member hotels and leading industry experts.
Whilst on the clock attendees attended various lectures and conferences in Casa de Campo’s 2 conference centers, including:
• The Business of Luxury: The Latest Insights into Customer Purchase Behavior, presented by Michael Grillo, VP, Business Insights, American Express
• Search, Content, and Devices: The Three Pillars of the Online Travel Research and Booking Experience, presented by Rob Torres, Managing Director for Travel, Google, Inc
In the evenings, attendees were thrilled to experience the exotic rhythm of the Caribbean, enjoying cocktails at sunset, a beach party and the Dominican music and dance extravaganza – Kandela!
The following is an overview of the social events which took place on various evenings throughout the conference – many more photos and coverage will be published soon. [Thank you for your patience!]
Welcome cocktail hosted by Dr. Claudio Silvestri
At sunset on Thursday May 17th, Dr. Claudio Silvestri, CEO and President of Premier Resorts and Hotels, the management company for Casa de Campo hosted an elegant pre-dinner cocktail party at his Casa de Campo villa overlooking the 8th hole of the Teeth of the Dog golf course.
To celebrate the end of an informative and educational first day of conferences, the Leading Hotels of the World group of nearly 200 people gathered at Casa de Campo’s private beach, where they enjoyed rum cocktails, a delicious buffet dinner catered by the Beach Club by Le Cirque and danced the night away!
Undeniably the highlight of the 3 day event, the farewell dinner began with cocktails at the La Caña lounge and continued with a formal sit down dinner at the newly renovated Flamboyant conference centre, which as the night progressed became much less formal – with an impromptu singing performance by one of the attendees and the spectacular “Kandela!” Dominican music and dance show – which had everyone up and dancing long into the night!
Congratulations to Casa de Campo for hosting such a wonderful and successful event! On “twitter” we’re heard nothing, but excellent comments – here are a few of our favorites:
“Hats off to @Casadecampo for a terrific @LeadingHotels conference. Comfy rooms, delicious food and warm Dominican hospitality! Gracias.” — @BiltmoreHotel
“Thank you @LeadingHotels for a fabulous Sales, Marketing & Distribution Conference at Casa de Campo” — @PaulineBerge
About Leading Hotels of the World
Hotels cannot just proclaim themselves to be a ‘Leading Hotel of the World,’ – Leading Hotels of the World is an organization, founded in 1928, which assesses hotels with a thorough, rigorous and anonymous inspection, so that only hotels that reach their very exacting levels of quality and excellence may become members.
A quote taken from wikipedia.com, describing The Leading Hotels of the World organization:
The Leading Hotels of The World, Ltd. (LHW) is a hospitality organization representing more than 450 of the world’s finest hotels, resorts and spas, located in over 80 countries around the world. As one of the largest international luxury hotel brand, the firm maintains sales and marketing offices in 24 markets across the globe.
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