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BM&T PRESENTS ANNUAL APEX AWARDS AT MULTICULTURAL & HERITAGE TOURISM SUMMIT & TRADE SHOW


Black Meetings & Tourism will present it annual Apex Awards for Distinguished Service during the 10th Annual International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit & Trade Show at a gala luncheon on Saturday, July 22 being held at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel in Miami, FL.   PJ Douglass Sands will serve as mistress of ceremonies, while Solomon and Gloria Herbert, along with Andy Ingraham and others, will present the awards.

This year's award recipients are:  Chantel Francios, President of East Point CVB; Cliff Hamilton, Chairman, Tourism Trinidad Limited; Lyndon Gardiner, Founder and Chairman of InterCaribbean Airways; Melonie Johnson, President and COO of MGM National Harbor;   Mike Jackson, Director of Sales, Discover Dunwoody;   Reina Herschdorfer, Director of Marketing for National Meetings and Events for Caesars Entertainment;   Santiago Corrada, President and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay; and Sheila Neal, Associate Director of Sales for Visit Detroit.

The Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit, which takes place July 21-23, will follow directly after the 27th Annual International African-American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show, presented by NABHOOD (National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers), also unfolding at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay July 19-21.

For more information, visit www.MulticulturalTourismSummit.com.

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