Participating in the event were Joe McInerney, American Hotel & Lodging Association; Joseph Spinnato, Hotel Association of New York City; Dan Murphy, New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association; Tony Mangano, Ramada Inn Syracuse; Vijay Dandapani, Apple Core Hotels; John Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Hotel Group; Cristina Lussi, Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club Lake Placid; Pedro Mandoki, Mandoki Hospitality Group; Scott Geraghty, The Ritz-Carlton New York; Leland Lewis, Intercontinental The Barclay New York.
Hotel Business canvassed a number of IH/M&RS board members and other prominent hotel executives on the impact of the annual IH/M&RS as well as the many different aspects of the event.