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RHA welcomed Lynn E. Damewood onboard on December 1st as Vice President of Insurance Programs. Lynn's responsibilities include the oversight and development of all RHA insurance products and the daily administration of insurance operations. Lynn comes to RHA from Aon Corporation where she was the Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer in their New Dimensions Underwriting Group in Princeton, New Jersey. Lynn began her career with CIGNA Property & Casualty Insurance Company in Florida and brings to RHA over 20 years experience in underwriting and financial services. You may contact Lynn at (757) 220-7186 or via email at Lynn@ResortHotelInsurance.com. Members in the NewsMobil Travel Guide 2003 Five-Star Award Winners included RHA members the Fours Seasons Resort Palm Beach, The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club and The Peninsula Chicago. Conde Nast Traveler's 2002 Top 100 Best in the World Reader's Choice Awards recognized several RHA Members. Under the "Top 50 North American Hotels" were The Peninsula Chicago, The Peninsula New York, the Ventana Inn & Spa and the Lodge at Sea Island. Kona Village Resort made the "Top 25 Pacific Rim Resorts" list while The Cloister, Inn at Spanish Bay, Lodge at Pebble Beach, Enchantment Resort, Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach and Sonnenalp Resort were selected to the "Top 30 North American Resort's". Recently named to Conde Nast Traveler's 2003 Gold List were the Enchantment Resort, L'Auberge de Sedona, Ventana Inn & Spa, Inn at Spanish Bay, Lodge at Pebble Beach, Huntington Hotel, Sonnenalp Resort, The Breakers Palm Beach, Four Seasons Palm Beach, The Cloister, Lodge at Sea Island, The Peninsula Chicago, The Sagamore, Hotel Plaza Athenee, The Peninsula New York and the Williamsburg Inn. Under the heading "Best by Activities" The Cloister was voted #1 and the Lodge at Pebble Beach #2. The Lodge at Pebble Beach also ranked overall #3 for the "Best by Location" while The Peninsula Chicago rated #2 in the "Best of Design" category. Highlighted in the "Reserve" list were Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club, St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Amelia Island Plantation, Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, Kona Village Resort, Grand Hotel and the Woodstock Inn & Resort. RHA Proudly Welcomes the Following New Members Casa Palermo Green Valley Spa Inn at Spanish Bay Lodge at Pebble Beach Individual Member News, Achievements and Happenings RHA regognizes Rusty Gant, Owner/Manager of Rancho de los Caballeros as RHA "Member of the Quarter" for being the first member to send in his property submission details for 2003. Jackie Rappolt of Acordia wins the "Suggestion of the Quarter" award for her recommendation to add RHA policies on the association web site. Thank-you both! Greg Reihle of the Saddlebrook Resort was the featured speaker for the 5th Annual Hospitality Law Institute in New York. His topic was "Doing Business after 9/11" which focused on the impact of terrorism in insurance. Important Content Added to RHA Web Site RHA insurance policies and the REM Claims Service Agreement may now be accessed by Members and Brokers via the association's web site located at www.ResortHotelInsurance.com. Members will find the documents in the Members Only section under the "confidential documents" heading and Brokers may locate them listed individually in the Agents/brokers section. Access to these secure documents is restricted requiring the use of a User Name and Password. If you do not have a User Name and Password, or have forgotten yours, contact Scott Whitehead via email at Scott@ResortHotelInsurance.com. Travel Tidbits Opinion Research reported in a survey for the AAA conducted during early December that 7 out of 10 adults plan to travel at least as much in 2003 as they did in 2002. The findings further revealed that 60% of Americans believe that the economy will be stronger in 2003. If however, America goes to war with Iraq 52% will not change their travel plans, 17% would travel a little less and 23% would travel a lot less. According to a recent travel poll conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America, the shorter travel planning cycle trend continues. At least one "last minute trip" was planned by 64% of the respondents within two weeks of departure. Only 1-2 days planning was required by 25% of those surveyed and 33% planned their trips 3-7 days ahead. Of note also is that almost 17% of last minute travelers report using the Internet to make travel arrangements. It wasn't a surprise that these trips are quick and close to home with 66% reporting locations visited were located within 500 miles of their home, 16% between 500-1000 miles and only 15% over 1000 miles distant. A Travel Holiday magazine survey of readers on its web site reported that 73% of the travelers surveyed plan to spend more on vacations in 2003 than in 2002. Bear Stearns predicts that third-party electronic distributor-booking sites will soon out draw hotel company sites and that over $15 billion worth of hotel rooms will be booked online by 2006, a substantial increase from $3.8 billion in 2002. Another Travel Industry Association of America travel poll conducted on the use of travel agents had some shocking news. While 26% of Americans reported using a travel agent to book a trip during the last three years, a serious decline in the use of these professional services has occurred. Approximately 54 million American travelers used travel agents-a 32% decline since 1999 which is attributed to the increased use of the Internet to perform these functions. Future RHA Meeting Dates
Board of Directors Mr. Steven P. Birdwell, Chairman Mr. Joe Rodriguez, Secretary Mr. Alex Gilmurray, Treasurer Mrs. D. Jean Van Tol, President Mr. Ed Mayotte, Director Mrs. Pat Bishop, Director Ms. Pennie Beach, Director For More Information, Contact: |
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