ALIS CALA AWARDS
ALIS CALA honors the executives and companies responsible for the most influential hotel industry deals with the prestigious ALIS CALA Deal of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced during the conference. Nominees for the awards will be evaluated based on outstanding business performance in various industry sectors. Nominations are due by Friday, March 1, 2025.
Development of the Year Award
The Development of the Year Award recognizes a newly built, redeveloped, or repositioned (after significant product renovations and/or enhancements) hotel that opened, reopened, or completed their repositioning in the Caribbean or Latin American regions between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Development nominations are reviewed according to specific ranking criteria by the ALIS CALA Development of the Year Award Committee to determine the three finalists. The finalists’ information is then reviewed and voted on by delegates of ALIS CALA to determine the winner, whom will be announced at ALIS CALA.
Nominations are due by Friday, March 1, 2025.
Transaction of the Year Award
The Transaction of the Year Award recognizes hotel(s) and/or resort(s) in which more than a 50 percent ownership stake has been acquired (transaction closed) in the Caribbean or Latin American regions between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Transaction nominations are reviewed according to specific ranking criteria by the Transaction of the Year Award Committee to determine the three finalists. The finalists’ information is then reviewed and voted on by delegates of ALIS CALA to determine the winner, whom will be announced at ALIS CALA.
Nominations are due by Friday, March 1, 2025.
ALIS CALA 2025 DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD COMMITTEE
Chair: Rogerio Basso, IDB Invest
Patricia Boo, STR
Gary Brough, Baker Tilly
Liam J. Day, BCQS International
Marie Dexter, Resort Development Consultants
John S. Fareed, Horwath HTL
JP Ford, Lodging Econometrics
John McCarthy, Leisure Partners
Darrin Phillips, Top Shelf Project Management
ALIS CALA 2025 TRANSACTION OF THE YEAR AWARD COMMITTEE
Chair: Paul Weimer, Berkadia
Letvia M. Arza-Goderich, Preston Arza LLP
Raul Calvet, Colliers
Alexandra Lalos Church, Hodges Ward Elliott
David Larone, CBRE Hotels
Ricardo Mader Rodrigues, JLL
2025 ALIS CALA Rising Star Award
The ALIS CALA Rising Star Award is co-hosted by the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and The BHN Group by Northstar. The award will be presented to the winner at the ALIS CALA conference, April 29-May 1, 2025, at the Loews Coral Gables Hotel, Coral Gables, FL.
This award identifies and recognizes emerging talent and future leadership in the Caribbean/Latin America sectors. The screening committee will evaluate nominees based on completion of the nomination form, and with regards to - Achievement, Impact, and Recommendation.
Nomination forms are due on or before midnight Eastern Time on March 3, 2025 for consideration.
ALIS CALA 2025 RISING STAR AWARD JUDGING PANEL
Jorge Apaez, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Jose Carlos Azcarraga, Posadas
Geoff Ballotti, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Larry Cuculic, BWH Hotel Group
Sloan Dean, Remington Hospitality
Eileen Kett, Club Med
Janelle Hopkin, Spice Island Beach Resort
Jorge Giannattasio, Hilton
Vanessa Ledesma, CHTA
John Murray, Sonesta Hotels
Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Accor
Bruce Wardinski, Playa Hotels & Resorts