Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality. The was a successful Membership experience! In This Edition...

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1 Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality March 14, 2014 In This Edition... GREEN PRE-ORDER YELLOW PAGES ARC BREAKFAST FUTURE MEET THE VIP HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES The 2014 was a successful Membership experience! HONOREES Lodging Member of the Month This activity occurred Friday, March 14th at James Grosso Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort Allied Member of the Month at the beautiful (Thank You Doug Ridge, General Manager) with 144 Golfers and 22 Sponsors. Below please find the sponsors and awardees:

2 TITLE SPONSOR: Marshall Pickard Squeegee Squad Event Partners of the Month Board of Directors Meeting Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions CFHLA ARC Breakfast Bay Hill Eye Care The Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services Booth at Hole #1 St. Patrick's Golf Open Title Sponsor: Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services Hole Sponsors: American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute Arena Americas Bags Parking & Guest Services Bay Hill Eye Care Behr Paint Corporation Belfor Property Restoration HOLE SPONSORS: American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute Arena Americas Bags Parking & Guest Services Bay Hill Eye Care Behr Paint Corporation Belfor Property Restoration

3 Brickman Carter Electric, Inc Crown Linen LLC Girard Environmental Services Harvill's Produce Company Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services Orlando Health SeaWorld Parks & Resorts Spinout Guest Laundries Squeegee Squad Sunbrite Outdoor Furniture, Inc. VISIT FLORIDA VS Media Group Driving Range Sponsor: Rush Truck Center, Orlando Putting Contest Sponsor: ProfitSword, LLC Roving Cart Sponsor: RedCell Technologies, Inc. Brickman Carter Electric, Inc Crown Linen LLC Girard Environmental Services Harvill's Produce Company Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services Orlando Health SeaWorld Parks & Resorts Spinout Guest Laundries Squeegee Squad Sunbrite Outdoor Furniture, Inc. VISIT FLORIDA VS Media Group DRIVING RANGE SPONSOR: Rush Truck Center, Orlando PUTTING CONTEST SPONSOR: ProfitSword, LLC ROVING CART SPONSOR: RedCell Technologies, Inc. Thank You For Your Support of CFHLA!

4 2014 CFHLA Executive Committee: Chairperson Doug Gehret Hilton Orlando 1st Vice Chairperson Gerald Urquiola Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center 2nd Vice Chairperson Dave Bartek Loews Hotels Universal Orlando Bay Hill Eye Care Secretary David Friederich Grand Bohemian Hotel Treasurer Doug Ridge Orlando World Center Marriott Assistant Treasurer Jetse Pottinga Melia Orlando Hotel Historian Pat Engfer Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Harvill's Produce Company Immediate Past Chair Jim Burns Grande Lakes

5 Orlando Hospitality Updates Legoland Florida ready to build themed hotel Richard Bilbao Orlando Business Journal Legoland Florida is staying busy to remain in front of Orlando tourists' minds. The theme park pulled the construction permit for a new 152-room on-site hotel in February and site work will start shortly, said Quen Wilson, of the Polk County Office of Planning and Development. Brickman Specifics are unknown, but estimates show it could be more than 100,000 square feet and cost more than $26 million. The project is expected to create 250 temporary construction jobs and another 250 permanent hotel positions. It is slated to open sometime in It will provide Legoland Florida Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions Ryan Sangster Tim Fielding

6 with a themed hotel that will help it capture multiday visitors and further increase spending at the park, nearby shops and restaurants. This will be the fifth Legoland-themed resort hotel. Legoland Florida also is capitalizing on the huge success of The Lego Movie by hosting a Lego Movie Celebration event that will run for four weekends, starting March 8. The movie - which held the No. 1 spot for three weeks until falling to No. 3 this week - has pulled in more than $300 million worldwide, according to Entertainment Weekly, making it "the biggest release so far this year." Largest, most-expensive commercial project started in 2013 Richard Bilbao Orlando Business Journal Cabana Bay Beach Resort Description: The 1,800-room resort is Universal Orlando Resort's newest addition to its hotel portfolio. Construction on the first 1,200 rooms Adrian Bustamante Matt Carnavale The Rotary Team Steven Jamieson Bill Baril Michael Hanley Joe Mahoney Global Sourcing International Alan Fickett Lou Rocco Anthony Lazzara Katie Korell Belfor Property Restoration Aaron Lesure Brian Harding Joshua Holloway Joseph Rosenwasser Erin Sims Bill Friedrich Cindy Staley Dennis Daugherty

7 began last year. It's the largest hospitality project under way in Central Florida. Address: 6550 Adventure Way, Orlando Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction Group Completion: Spring 2014 Estimated construction jobs: 858 Project cost: $85.8 million What this project means to the industry: "This project is indicative that tourism has rebounded and growth will be sustained through the foreseeable future," said Mark Wylie, president and CEO, Associated Builders & Contractors of Central Florida. "Universal has invested substantially in entertainment venues like Harry Potter and Transformers for the same reason. It appears Universal is confident in Orlando's ability to continue to attract families and business travelers, and in the ability for the transportation infrastructure to handle the growth." Below please find photographs of this fun filled event: Jay Hunt of Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services (the Corporate Sponsor of the 2014 St. Patrick's Day Golf Open) with CFHLA President / CEO Rich Maladecki SunRail stations to offer train

8 tours, grand openings Anjali Fluker Orlando Business Journal If you're SunRail curious and just can't wait until May 1 to check out the passenger cab cars, you're in luck. The $1.3 billion Central Florida commuter rail's first 12 stations plan to open the trains for public tours starting March 29, while a few stations are planning events to introduce sparkly new train stops. The CFHLA Golf Team, including Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd, and the Roving Cart Sponsors - RedCell Technologies Inc. The 2014 St. Patrick's Day Golf Outing Committee Chairman and Board Member Peter Favier of the Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport, Greg Lancaster of Resort Pool Maintenance, Frankie Green of Ingenuity Engineers and Hunter Kim of Florida International College

9 The Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services Golf Team including: Ozem Rivera of Planet Hollywood International, Paul Giordano of Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services, Cindy Staley of Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa, and Jay Hunt of Massey PrevenTech Commercial Services The Squeegee Squad Golf Team including: Board Member Scott Tripoli of the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld, Richard Scinta of the Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort, Marshall Pickard of Squeegee Squad, and CFHLA Board Chairman Doug Gehret of the Hilton Orlando

10 The Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center Golf Team including: David Ball, Doug Barton, Teresa Simpkins and the CFHLA 1st Vice Chairman of the Board Gerald Urquiola Please check next week's Back of the House for additional photos.

11 You may pre-purchase raffle tickets (6 tickets for $5) by CLICKING HERE. This raffle will feature 3 Grand Prizes of

12 cash each courtesy of: Additionally, over 25 great prizes will be awarded to lucky winners! Bacchus Bucks are also available for pre-purchasing using the link above. We hope to see you there! Please Follow Bacchus Bash on Social Media The Annual CFHLA Allied Member Directory, "The Yellow Pages", is currently being distributed to all CFHLA Lodging Members.

13 CFHLA would like to Thank the following Sponsors Arena Americas EastCoast Medical Network, Inc. Your Environment's Solutions Antrac Technologies Aqua Pure, LLC dba Livie Water BMS CAT Clean Tec Services Kids Nite Out

14 LMG Construction Services Rimco Marketing Products Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services - Downtown Orlando Spinout Guest Laundries, Inc. World Class Installations, Inc. (The Electronic Locksmith) ARC BREAKFAST On March 11th, over 150 CFHLA Allied Members attended a networking breakfast which featured Lodging Properties in Lake Buena Vista including: Jeff Brinda - General Manager Crowne Plaza Orlando - Lake Buena Vista Greg Hauenstein - Managing Director Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa Jay Leonard - General Manager Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort John Parkinson - General Manager Doubletree Suites by Hilton Orlando - Lake Buena Vista Keith Wolling - General Manager B Resort located in the Walt Disney World Resort

15 activity occurred at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort (Thank You Jay Leonard, General Manager) and was sponsored by: (Thank you Brooke Williamson) Keith Wolling, General Manager of the B Resort in the Walt Disney World Resort -Jay Leonard, General Manager of the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista - Jeff Brinda, General Manager of the Crowne Plaza Orlando Lake Buena Vista - John Parkinson, General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista - Greg Hauenstein, General Manager of the Buena Vista Hotel and Spa

16 ARC Breakfast For your information, please post the following dates in your calendar: Orange County School Board Chairman Thursday May 22-8:00am Friday June 6-8:00am

17 MEET THE VIP HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES

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