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The North America Hotel Investment Conference (NATHIC), an IHIF Summit Series event presented by Hotel Management magazine and International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), concluded its fourth annual event in Washington, D.C. Nov. 28-29, 2012.

Anthony Melchiorri, star of Travel Channel’s hit show, Hotel Impossible and President and Founder of the New York-based consulting company Argeo Hospitality, was the keynote speaker, and answered audience questions in a session moderated by Mike Cahill, Chief Executive Officer of Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC).

NATHIC participants included senior-level hospitality professionals including investors, operators, developers, management companies, lenders, hotel owners, hotel buyers, lawyers, servicers and industry players.

Guided by the newly appointed advisory board consisting of selected industry leaders, this year's NATHIC conference examined the state of the industry and provided attendees with extraordinary networking opportunities in an intimate setting.

Conference highlights included:

• A Real-World Picture: A state-of-the-industry presentation featuring Lodging Econometrics, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Hotel Assets Group, GE Capital and RockBridge
• Interpreting Global Lodging Data: Overview from Smith Travel Research
• Straight Talk with the Lodging Industry Investment Council (LIIC): A prestigious think tank of hotel owners, brokers, financiers and lawyers in open discussion
   
• Power Hour: Some of the hotel industry’s most dynamic players speak up on current events and key issues affecting lodging
• Let’s Talk Politics: Lobbyists share their latest government relations and policy agenda efforts
• Construction Costs: From planning, design and project management to the financial perspective and bottom line
• CVBs: How you can benefit by partnering with your convention and visitors bureau
• Asset Management: Innovative views on maximizing the value of your capital investment
• Consumer Perspectives and Trends: What they want and how you can deliver!
• Networking, networking, networking: More formal networking opportunities than ever before

The conference concluded with an executive-level “Power Hour,” featuring some of the hotel industry’s most dynamic leaders including David Pepper, Senior Vice President, Global Development for Choice Hotels International; Bill Fortier, Senior Vice President-Development Americas, Hilton; and Mark Williams, Vice President of North American Development for Best Western International.

 

Read the post-event press release here.

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