New York was the place for three swanky events filled with travel advisors. JG Black Book of Travel celebrated the cuisine of southern Brazil at the Maison Relais & Châteaux, Shangri-La had a client appreciation dinner at Daniel and Kempinski hosted VIPs at the Metropolitan Room.
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At Maison Relais & Châteaux, Bill Fischer of Fischer Travel, Nicolas Peluffo of Brazil’s Ponta dos Ganchos Resort and Jason Miller, president of The Accomplished Traveler |
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Also at Maison Relais & Châteaux: Jena Gardner and Vanessa Giovannelli, JG Black Book of Travel; Altour’s Sheila Tucker and Joyce Horowitz; and Allisson Griesedieck of JG Black Book of Travel |
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At Daniel: Sheila Yellin, president of Courtyard Travel; Ignacio Maza, executive vice president of Signature Travel Network; and Brian Windle, vice president of sales and marketing, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts |
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Celebrating with shangri-la was Anne Morgan Scully, president, of McCabe World Travel. She’s pictured with (at left) Wolfgang Krueger, general manager, Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, and Michael Cottan, vice president and general manager, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore |
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At the Kempinski event: Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg of Valerie Wilson Travel and Gianni van Daalen, president of Kempinski Hotels Europe |