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18th Annual Hospitality Gala

Congratulations to our Employees of the Year and the Supplier of the Year! Award recipients were honored at the April 9 SHA Hospitality Gala. Thanks to the team at the Doubletree Hotel for hosting a wonderful evening.

Photos courtesy of Blue Frog Photography

Employees of the Year

The Citizen Hotel
Vernon Fowler, Banquet Cook

Courtyard by Marriott Cal Expo
Graciela Ochoa, Executive Housekeeper

Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
Ron Nettingham, Guest Services Supervisor

Embassy Suites Sacramento
Jhonnie Reyes, Breakfast Cook

Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Patricio Mangornong, Laundry Worker

Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
Jesus Guerrero, Lead Cook

Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Candice Yu, Housekeeping Turndown Attendant

Radisson Hotel Sacramento
Summer Alvarado, Front Desk Supervisor

Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova
Patrick Egan, At Your Service Agent

Sheraton Grand Hotel
Ernesto Gonzales, Busser at Morgan’s Central Valley Restaurant

Supplier of the Year

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

"FACE TIME. It Matters." is a grassroots industry campaign theme designed to promote the benefits of meeting face-to-face. Major industry associations aligned under the Convention Industry Council (CIC) to promote the benefits of meeting face to face. The campaign was developed in response to one of the most challenging years ever faced by the meeting, convention and exhibition industries. It was based on the findings of a recent national survey of corporate and association meeting planners, plus in-depth personal interviews with the industry's leading executives as well as focus groups consisting of corporate and association executives, business travelers and professional meeting planners. More information at www.facetimematters.org


While virtual meetings and communications have their merits, face-to-face events have certain intrinsic benefits that are unequaled in other forums. According to the research:

• Face-to-face meetings build trust and relationships;
• Education and training delivered during are more effective in a live setting;
  
• Live meetings actually save time and money;
  
• Live meetings result in a more effective exchange of ideas;
  
• Face-to-face meetings provide the human connection that powers business;
  
• Face-to-face meetings create jobs and power the economy.

The Hospitality Industry Helping in the Community - 2009
On Saturday, October 3, the Sacramento Hotel Association and more than 200 volunteers from its member hotels and vendors offered a day of improvements, donations and community pride at the South Natomas Community Center and Park, the Stanford Settlement Neighborhood Center, the South Natomas Library, the Community Garden Program, Bannon Creek Elementary, and at a Garden Highway cleanup project.  

Golf Tournament Highlights - 2009
A terrific day of golf was enjoyed by members, guests and sponsors on September 21 at WildHawk. The tournament is a fundraiser for SHA's Scholarship Program, which benefits students attending local college-level hospitality management and culinary arts programs.

2009 Hospitality Gala
At the April 17 Gala at the Hilton Arden West, SHA honored outstanding hotel employees and a key supplier. The Association also presented scholarships to three local college students. Enjoy the slideshow.


Photo credits: Eye Connoisseur Photography
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Members - Web Site Request
Hotels: Send an exterior image/photo of your property to be added to the Web site. Vendors: Send a company logo for inclusion in the Web site.  Send images (photos and logos) to info@sacramentohotelassociation.com

Welcome to the Sacramento Hotel Association

The Sacramento Hotel Association (SHA) is a nonprofit, professional trade organization of lodging properties representing more than 5,000 guestrooms in the greater Sacramento area. Our members represent large convention hotels, all-suite inns and family-owned properties. The association also represents allied businesses and suppliers engaged in the local visitor industry.

The mission of the Sacramento Hotel Association is to provide the environment within which those engaged in the lodging/hospitality industry in the Sacramento region may obtain educational, informational, and networking experiences, to actively advocate the SHA position on issues, and to foster local government and community recognition of the industry as an important segment of the regional economy.

Association members have opportunities to learn about current industry trends and information, understand the importance of the hospitality industry in our community, have a collective voice in local government issues, and interact with a cross section of industry colleagues and community leaders.

Our members also strive to provide high-quality customer service to their guests 365 days a year! Suppliers and vendors are key partners in providing comfortable and memorable experiences for guests in our community. Each year at the Spring Hospitality Gala, industry and community leaders and employees honor local hospitality employers and suppliers.  The evening is a memorable way of recognizing exceptional hotel employees and a key supplier.

The association also maintains close contact with industry organizations such as the California Hotel & Lodging Association, the California Lodging Industry Association, and the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau.

June Reader Board available for download [click here]

Meetings Mean Business

A new comprehensive “Meetings Mean Business” campaign has been launched to ensure that media and policymakers understand the importance of meetings, events and incentive travel and the affect irresponsible grandstanding has on jobs, as well as local economies. Included in the campaign is a new Web site, MeetingsMeanBusiness.com, which is a comprehensive resource with materials for you to use in helping us tell our story. [See press release.]

Roger Dow, President & CEO, United States Travel Industry

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