Update: View the recording of the conference

May 13, 2020 

On Monday, May 11, 2020, Boston University School of Hospitality Administration  (BU SHA) in conjunction with Pinnacle Advisory Group presented a (virtual)  2 1/2 hour New England Lodging Conference (NELC).  The event connected leaders in the lodging sector to share insights and a take on occupancies, rates, RevPAR, legal issues, and operational challenges for the hotel industry in the region  – as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Sessions included: Numbers moderated by Jim O’Connell, HREC Investment advisors with panelists Rachel Roginsky, Pinnacle Advisory Group; Mark Woodworth, RM Woodworth & Associates;  and Jim Berry, MAI, MRICS, Cushman & Wakefield. The Legal Issues Panel  – moderated by Cameron Sperance, Skift and panelists: Cecilia Gordon, ISHC,  Goulston & Storrs; Josh Bowman, Sherin and Lodgen LLP;  and Ken MacKenzie, Dalton & Finegold; and the Operations panel: Moderated by Stephanie Ricca, Hotel News Now; Jon Crelling, Highgate Hotels; Chad Crandell, CHM Warnick; and Matt Arrants, ISHC, CHAM, Pinnacle Advisory Group. 

The event was introduced by BU SHA Dean Arun Upneja, Pinnacle Advisory Group Principal Rachel Roginsky and was moderated by  Leora Lanz, Faculty Chair of the Master’s program at Boston University School of Hospitality. The NELC also included a virtual networking session.

Learn. Network. Laugh.

Join us Monday, May 11, 2020, from 3:00 – 6:00 P.M. for the New England Lodging Conference—a virtual opportunity to Learn, Network, and Laugh.

Brought to you by Pinnacle Advisory Group and the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration. This event connects leaders in the lodging sector to share insights and today’s take on occupancies, rates, RevPAR, legal issues, and operational challenges for the hotel industry in the region.

Join us for a candid discussion of what matters to us now, followed by a unique cocktail networking reception—virtual yet intimate groups to meet industry friends. And stay with us for a comedy performance by comedian Brad Mastrangelo—because we all can greatly use a smile and laugh during these tough times.

Registration is Closed.

Monday, May 11, 2020
3:00 – 6:00 P.M.
Live on Zoom
Cost: Free.

Please consider a donation of $25, $50, $100, $200, or $250 to the Massachusetts Lodging Association (MLA) Lodging Employee COVID-19 Fund.

Your donation would support line-level hotel employees in need.

Each recipient would receive up to $250 until the Fund is depleted.

Your donation is tax-deductible.

To donate:

Mail a check to MLAEF PO Box 960789 Boston, MA 02196

*Or Click Here to Donate Online.

*Note, clicking on this link will take you outside of BU and into the Massachusetts Lodging Association Website.

Learn More About The Event

 

Pinnacle Advisory Group

Boston University School of Hospitality Administration

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