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INDUSTRY NEWS GLOBAL: Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), a luxury global sales organization spanning the spectrum of hospitality, welcomed Alan Love as regional vice president of sales, international markets. Love has more than 30 years of group sales and hospitality experience, including with Mandarin Oriental in Riviera Maya, Mexico; Rosewood Hotels & Resorts where he had sales responsibility for the U.S., Caribbean, and Mexico; and recently with Fairmont overseeing sales strategies and negotiations for FIFA officials and invitees. NATIONAL: PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat announced that Brian Mason has been appointed CEMA’s vice president of strategy and operations. A longtime CEMA member and former advisory board member, Mason will lead the CEMA team and collaboratively work with the CEMA Advisory Board to execute CEMA’s vision and lead growth initiatives, including brand marketing, new program development, events, membership growth and retention, and ongoing community engagement. LAS VEGAS: Sphere Entertainment Co. announced that Ned McNeilage, an award-winning creative leader with more than 30 years of experience, has joined the company as chief creative officer of Sphere. In this new role, McNeilage will help shape the creative and brand strategy for Sphere. He will lead Sphere’s in-house creative design studio and brand teams, overseeing all Sphere brand strategy and creative. He will also be responsible for content that runs on the Exosphere, the venue’s fully programmable LED exterior. SAN DIEGO: Registration is now open for SommCon, a symposium and trade show for wine, beer, and spirits professionals. The gathering will take place at San Diego’s Town and Country Resort Oct. 5-7 and will include more than 30 workshops and master classes spanning six tracks, including tasting techniques, climate and sustainability, and business management. There are expected to be more than 1,000 buyers, importers, and disturbers at an on-site marketplace. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch has introduced new well-being-focused group experiences for 2024. The new activities range from pickleball tournaments (which take place on the resort’s eight newly resurfaced pickleball courts) to group fitness classes led by local professional instructors. The resort has also debuted new group fitness classes including all-levels yoga and movement meditation, Pilates, a cross-training boot camp, deep stretch, and mobility sessions.
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