Silver Plume Nominees Chosen for the Hotel Excellence Awards October 3, 2012 (New York, NY): On Monday,

January 28, 2013, IN New York and Where, a multi-media travel publishing company, will host the 2012 Hotel Excellence Awards (HEA)-in cooperation with the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc.-at Cipriani Wall Street. The HEA program recognizes the qualities and characteristics that demonstrate superior service and achievement in New York City's hospitality industry. The program is comprised of the Hotel Experience Awards, selected by the readers of IN New York magazine; and the Silver Plume Awards, which honor exemplary customer service of concierges and their managers, and is voted upon by the New York City Association of Hotel Concierges' (NYCAHC) members and their managers. Nominees for the Silver Plume Awards include: Chef Concierge of the Year Keoni Boyer - Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC Susanne Carter - The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park Carlos Friere - Trump International Hotel & Tower Peter Johnson The KimberlyRaphael Pallais - The Plaza Concierge of the Year David Almada - W New York Francisco Andeliz - The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel Diego Chinigo - The New York Palace Roxie McCovins - 70 park avenue hotelRaita Sawai - The Kitano New York

Best Supporting Manager of the Year Clement Carey - The Kitano New York David Chase - The New York Palace Jonathan Crook - The Peninsula New YorkHerv Houdr InterContinental New York Barclay Scott Nadeau - New York Marriott MarquisPeter Strebel - Omni Berkshire Place Hotel Excellence Award for Community ServiceDomenic Alfonzetti - InterContinental New York Barclay Denise Bethune Mignott - The Phillips Club at Lincoln Square Mary Murphy - Omni Berkshire Place The above nominees were chosen by a committee comprised of seven NYCAHC concierges, including: Frederick Bigler, The Peninsula New York; James Lamboglia, The Plaza; McKinley Winston, The St. Regis New York; Beatriz McGowan, Omni Berkshire Place; Polina Roze, New York Marriott Marquis; William Hinds, Smyth TriBeCa; andLoida Diaz, Trump International Hotel & Tower. A silent auction-containing hundreds of luxury items- will be held to benefit Big Apple Greeter, the Les Clefs d'Or Foundation, the New York City Association of Hotel Concierges' Charitable Fund, and the Hotel Association of New York City Scholarship Fund. If you would like to support the nominees by purchasing a program ad or sponsoring the event, contact Adeline Tafuri Jurecka at 212.716.8560 or adeline.tafuri@morris.com.

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