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2nd South American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference

The 2nd South American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference, organized by the consulting firm HVS Buenos Aires in Rio de Janeiro, gathered the world key players of the hotel and tourism industry.

The conference took place in September 14 – 15 at the Hotel Sofitel, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, gathered 297 participants from different countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain, Greece and the USA.

After two days of general and break out sessions, all conclusions headed the same direction: in 2010, South America will attract the greatest volume of investments in hotels and tourism in the world.

During this meeting, important characters from the industry and executives from the most important international groups discussed the course of hospitality and tourism in 14 sessions and exchanged experiences about topics of the current times.

This year the event launched the SAHIC Awards in order to distinguish those who contributed to the development of tourism in the continent. The CEO of Territoria Chile, Francisco Rencoret, won the award for Best New Hotel or Mixed Use Development; Roland de Bonadona, the one for Personality; and the award for Best Developer was for the owner of the Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires, Llao Llao Hotel & Resort in Bariloche and Galerías Pacífico in Buenos Aires, David Sutton.

To conclude, Arturo García Rosa highlighted that “it was exciting to see the participation of the greatest players of the industry. Our expectations have been exceeded in this second edition of the conference. Without doubt, the quality of the presentations has been another key point”. He also remarked the interest of the attendees in new investment opportunities in South America.

In 2010, the third edition of SAHIC is going to be in September 27 – 28.