The Worldwide Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has named María Quintero of HVS Center East & Africa because the recipient of the annual Lori Raleigh Award for Rising Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. María was honored on the ISHC annual convention held 26-28 September on the St. Regis Dubai, The Palm. Because the winner, María obtained a one-year affiliate membership to ISHC to additional skilled relationships and expertise all that the Society has to supply via deliberate occasions and networking with prime hospitality trade consultants from across the globe.
Quintero is an Affiliate Director at HVS Dubai working in strategic consulting for hospitality property throughout the Center East and Africa. As a part of HVS, María has been concerned in numerable monetary research together with advanced feasibility tasks, re-development plans, value determinations and strategic advisory for accommodations and resorts of all asset varieties. María has additionally engaged in operator search and choice assignments and focuses on wellness, luxurious and hospitality-driven mixed-use developments all through the GCC.
Previous to becoming a member of HVS, María labored in luxurious resort administration in UAE and Qatar. She additionally has expertise in enterprise consulting in Colombia. María holds a Grasp’s Diploma in Worldwide Enterprise in Lodge and Resort Administration from Swiss Lodge Administration College, and a Bachelor’s Diploma in Economics from Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.
“I’m deeply humbled to obtain this prestigious honor from trade leaders at ISHC, the pioneers on world hospitality experience. It’s a privilege to be on the forefront of the hospitality sector’s speedy progress within the Center East, alongside our distinctive HVS staff. I stay up for inspiring and mentoring younger professionals, upholding Lori Raleigh’s outstanding legacy, and driving transformative change in our trade,” stated Quintero.
Hala Matar Choufany, ISHC, President at HVS Center East & Africa and Quintero’s Lori Raleigh Award Sponsor commented, “Maria has offered unparalleled worth to traders, house owners and lenders accelerating the expansion potential of the tourism trade within the area, in addition to supporting HVS’ enterprise improvement. With a unprecedented work ethic, Maria’s earlier hands-on expertise in resort operations administration is a useful skillset which permits her to faucet into actual and actionable advisory companies for the hospitality trade in her present consulting function. She is one in every of few professionals with the power to synergize each points of the trade, with sensible outcomes to extend top-line and bottom-line profitability and returns. Maria’s energetic and passionate method alongside together with her dedication to the staff and clients is admirable. Seeing her evolution right into a future chief is outstanding.”
