The Guelph finalists for this year's Young Hotelier Summit contest in Lausanne, Switzerland have been announced: Dan Amzallag, Duncan Chiu, Jiho Chung, Allison Clarke, and Ashley Ferreira. These five candidates will present on currently trending topics in the global hotel industry in HTM*2100: Lodging Operations. Please congratulate them on their accomplishment when you see them in the halls of MACS. HTMers are invited to attend their presentations. We look forward to seeing you in MACN 113 at 2:30 p.m. on January 17th, supporting your fellow HTMers in this worldwide competition! 

Hyatt, last year's global sponsor, took all members of the winning team on an all-expense paid vacation to their corporate headquarters in Zurich. Previous winning teams have won all-expense paid trips to Dubai (sponsored by the Jumeirah Group) and Copenhagen, Denmark (sponsored by Rezidor). This year's Challenge Sponsor is Starwood. The YHS Royal Partners are Fairmont and Shangri-La. Where do you think Starwood, Fairmont, and Shangri-La will send this year's winning team on an all-expense paid vacation?