Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality May 09, 2014 In This Edition... SCHOOLS OUTSTANDING BREAKFAST SEMINAR WEATHER AWARDS AFTER HOURS FUTURE SAFETY YOUR MEMBERSHIP MEET THE VIP HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES HONOREES Lodging Member of the Month Peter Favier Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport In less than two weeks the will be occurring. The theme of this year's presentation is Orange County School Board Chairman and Orange County Schools Superintendent will deliver the address. Please plan to attend on
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Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality
May 09, 2014
In This Edition...
SCHOOLSOUTSTANDING
BREAKFASTSEMINARWEATHERAWARDS
AFTER HOURSFUTURESAFETY
YOUR MEMBERSHIPMEET THE VIPHOSPITALITY
OPPORTUNITIES
HONOREES
Lodging Memberof the Month
Peter Favier Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport
In less than two weeks the
will be occurring.
The theme of this year's presentation is
Orange County School Board Chairman
and Orange County Schools Superintendent
will deliver the address.
Please plan to attend on
Allied Memberof the Month
Brandon Moss Muse Gelato /
Orlando Ice CreamCompany
EventPartners of the
Month Hob Nob
Classic CommercialServices
Johns Manville
Sir Speedy -Downtown Orlando
Wilson EquipmentETC.
SeminoleCountyHoteliersLuncheon
ATM FLA
ARC Breakfast
Bay Hill Eyecare Orange CountyState of theSchoolsAddress
Fashioning abehemoth:Preliminary plansfor I-Drivemegamall, hotel
Anijali FlukerOrlando BusinessJournal
A real estatedevelopment firm withties to the Orlando areais proposing a newproject on InternationalDrive that would reachalmost as high as TheOrlando Eyeobservation wheelcoming out of theground just south ofthere. iSquare Mall & HotelDevelopment LLC, anentity related to TheBlackmine Group, isset to go before twocity of Orlando boardsnext month to seek theOK on its planned new31-story megamall andhotel- one that wouldbe topped with anobservation deck androtating restaurant atthe corner of I-Driveand Kirkman Road. The proposed iSquareMall and hotel complexwould feature an iceskating rink, food courtand rotating restaurant,along with 160,210square feet of retail,48,418 square feet ofmeeting rooms, 1,253hotel rooms in twotowers and a nine-levelparking garage thatwould alsoaccommodate bicycles,city documentsshowed. Though it may seem asthough this projectcame out of thewoodwork, architectRay Scott said he'sbeen involved in thisproject for much longer."I've been working onthis with the [FederalAviation Administration]
(Photographs Courtesy of Al Scotti of Strawbridge Studios.)
for two years to getapproval on theheight," said Scott,partner and CEO ofOrlando-based ScottArchitecture Inc., theproject designer. Scottsaid the project isbeing planned to go ashigh as about 400 feet,with itscommunications towerreaching a height ofabout 450 feet. That would put theproject at just under the425-foot Orlando Eye,which is now underconstruction at the$200 million I-Drive360 entertainmentcomplex just south ofSand Lake Road. Chuck Whittall,president of I-Drive 360developer UnicorpNational DevelopmentsInc., said though hedoesn't see the iSquareproject as competition,he's interested inknowing more about it."It is very difficult tofinance a project likethis, and so we'recurious to see how itgoes," Whittall said inan emailed response. Scott, however, addedthat none of the plansare final until the cityhas a chance to weighin on what's beingproposed."Preliminarily, everyoneknows what we'reshooting for," he said."Once we getapproved, we'll starttightening things up abit."The project is slated togo before the city's
technical reviewcommittee on June 3and the municipalplanning board on June17.
Orange Countytourist taxes up3.3% in March
Cindy BarthOrlando BusinessJournal
Tourist tax collectionsin Orange Countytotaled $21,569,800 inMarch, a 3.3 percentincrease over theyear-ago period.Tourist taxes arecharged on short-termrentals, mostly hotelsand motels. "At the halfway point inour fiscal year, we aremore than 5 percentahead of the previousyear," said OrangeCounty ComptrollerMartha Haynie. "Although this is asmaller month-over-month increasethan earlier in thespring, the resort taxcontinues to representa robust hospitalityeconomy."Through March, touristtax collections totaled$102,871,200compared with$97,707,900 a yearago.
There will be Complimentary Self Parkingand $5 Valet Parking.
Brickman
Awnclean USA, Inc.
Comprehensive Energy Services
Spinout Guest Laundries
Minuteman Press
Richard BilbaoOrlando BusinessJournal
There's big businessbrewing in Orlando'sfuture. Starbucks Corp.(Nasdaq: SBUX) willbring its LeadershipExperience conferenceto the Orange CountyConvention Center in2015. The event - to be inOrlando Oct. 21-24,2015 - brings together10,000 managers andglobal business leadersto focus on developingemployees as leadersin the workplace andcommunity, accordingto Visit Orlando. In addition, theconference will bringCentral Florida'stourism andconvention-relatedbusinesses nearly $20million in economicimpact from the event. Visit Orlando providedthis statement toOrlando BusinessJournal via email:Orlando keeps withStarbucks' tradition ofchoosing conferencehost cities that reflecttheir passion forservice and hospitality,as well as the richdiversity of the partnersand the communitiesthey serve. TheLeadership Experiencewill also provideattendees with theopportunity to giveback to the Orlandocommunity through aseries of communityservice events which
This educational seminar is open to any Employee, Manager, and/or Human Resource Professional.
Location: Garden House at Harry P. Leu Gardens1920 North Forest Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803
will be announced at afuture date.
Please CLICK HERE for additional details and to register.
*Please utilize the code CFH48 to access a discounted
CFHLA Member registration rate.
CFHLA would like to congratulate the following Member Businesses who were recently honored by
Orlando Magazine's 2014 Dining Awards
Best Restaurant3rd place - deep blu seafood grille
(Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
Best Service1st place - Venetian Room
(Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center)
2nd place - deep blu seafood grille (Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
3rd place - Victoria & Albert's
(Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa)
Best Chef1st place - Cory York
deep blu seafood grille (Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
3rd place - Khalid Benghallem
Venetian Room (Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center)
Best Hotel Restaurant
1st place - deep blu seafood grille
(Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
2nd place - Venetian Room (Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center)
3rd Place - Victoria & Albert's
(Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa)
Best Sunday Brunch2nd place - Boheme
(The Grand Boheme Hotel)
Best Late Night Dining2nd place - Bananas
Best Japanese
1st place - Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Best Seafood1st place - deep blu seafood grille
(Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
Restaurant Most Worth the Wait1st place - California Grill
(Disney's Contemporary Resort)
2nd place - Victoria & Albert's (Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa)
Best View
1st place - California Grill (Disney's Contemporary Resort)
Most Romantic
2nd place - Venetian Room (Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center)
3rd place - Victoria & Albert's
(Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa)
Restaurant You Are Dying to Visit1st place - Victoria & Albert's
(Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa)
Best Chef's Table2nd place - deep blu seafood grille
(Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
3rd place - Victoria & Albert's (Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel and Spa)
Restaurant that Says "Orlando" Best
3rd place - deep blu seafood grille (Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek)
The CFHLA Food & Beverage Councilinvites you to attend the
This "Networking" event is co-hosted by theCFHLA Allied Relations Council