HSMAI Curacao

St.Louis, MO, February 10, 2010: HSMAI Curaçao Chapter represented by the chapters’ Director Steven Damiana was awarded with the best Small Chapter in the category of Customer Interaction Program as well as the category of Websites.

Leaders all over the world were able to resonance the name of Curacao receiving these awards during the Annual HSMAI International Leadership conference February 9-11, 2010 entitled “ If we build it right, they will come” that saw over 130 leaders from all over the US as well as Caribbean and Central America.

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Washington, VA, April 14, 2009: HSMAI Curaçao Chapter represented by the chapters’ Director Steven Damiana and President- Elect Rosann Jansen were awarded with the best Small Chapter in the category of Communications, Customer Interaction Program as well as the category of Websites.

Leaders all over the world were able to resonance the name of Curacao receiving these awards during the Annual HSMAI International Leadership conference April 12-15,2009 entitled “ When the going gets tough, the tough get going” that saw over 140 leaders from all over the US as well as Caribbean and Central America.

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Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI*) Curacao  hosted a very succesful event, which featured Trend Analyzer’ Michael Tchong on May 29 2008.

Michael Tchong (USA) has enlightened audiences throughout the world with his humorous, but always pointed, analysis of the hundreds of trends he tracks in more than 14 categories, ranging from automotive to lifestyle to food to marketing to technology to travel to wellness and much more.

Michael Tchong took the attendees in the auditorium of the Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles on a breathtaking tour of the consumer landscape, all the while contextualizing a host of trends that a casual observer might miss.
The presentation was of great value not only for sales and marketing professionals, who showed up en masse but for everyone in charge of innovation and strategy for his/her organization.

The presentation was very well attended by a broad representation of local business owners and employees, including accommodations, consultants, the financial sector, law offices and tourism related companies.

HSMAI Curacao thanks the organizations that supported this event namely: Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles, Breezes Curacao, Dragonfly Media, Explore Curacao, Thrifty Car Rental and The Wine Factory.
HSMAI will continue to organize similar events all through 2008. For updates please visit www.hsmaicuracao.org or become a member.

More info about HSMAI Curacao: www.hsmaicuracao.org
More info about Michael Tchong: www.ubercool.com

On behalf of the HSMAI Curaçao Chapter and strategic partner Dragonfly Media, Steven Damiana received a Silver Adrian Award for website design at the prestigious 18th annual Adrian Awards Gala of the Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) thanks to the support of American Airlines at the New York Marriott Marquis.

More than 1,000 top industry professionals gathered for the HSMAI event on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. A virtual “who’s who” of the industry met for the multifaceted, black-tie networking event honoring award-winning work in hospitality, travel and tourism-related marketing. Top entries received recognition in Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and “Best of Show” categories.
The HSMAI Curaçao Chapter an initiative of CHATA, received a Silver Adrian Award for website design. The website www.hsmaicuracao.org is designed and updated by Curacao Company and strategic partner of HSMAI Curacao Dragonfly Media. (more…)

On January 9th, 2008 HSMAI Curacao/ CHATA MD visited the head office of the HSMAI Holland Chapter in Hoofddorp, Holland. Steven Damiana met with Managing Director of the Holland Chapter Mr. Hans Poortvliet and his team who gave general information and a tour of the HSMAI Holland Chapter and HSMAI University.

Both Chapters and their activities, experiences and other important subjects for the chapters such as best practices, events, membership and speakers were discussed. Both Chapters agreed to keep each other informed on future activities and ideas as well as overall information ,linking to each others websites and both chapters expressed their interest in working together for potential future events.

For more info about HSMAI In’t: www.hsmai.org For more info about HSMAI Curacao: www.hsmaicuracao.org For more info about HSMAI Holland:  www.hsmai.nl

Curaçao meets an impressive challenge.

• A challenge to substantial growth in the highly competitive tourism market.
• To compete with the other isles in the Caribbean, as well as locations in the other fast growing markets, like Thailand.
• To keep in line with the world wide long distance travelling growth, to prevent decrease.
• Above average growth in the Northern American market.

In a two hour workshop we will discuss the important role of the visitors in this marketing issue and how to increase their impact on new customer sales. Both the Stay Over and the Cruise guests. (more…)

NEW YORK, NY (DECEMBER 3, 2007) – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will recognize HSMAI CURACAO CHAPTER with a Silver Award for web marketing  namely the website www.hsmaicuracao.org designed by Dragonfly Media for its winning entry in the annual Adrian Awards Competition. (more…)