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October 31, 2025

Thank You to Our Back of the House Sponsors

 

Tricks, Treats, and Tee Shots 

Happy Halloween! Yesterday, CFHLA hosted our annual Halloween Golf Open at the Holiday Inn Club Vacations – Orange Lake Resort (Thank You, Jorge Reyes, Regional Vice President – Resort Operations).

 

Thank you again to all of our sponsors and the 144 golfers who came out to support this signature CFHLA event. It was an amazing day of golf, networking, and beautiful fall weather. 

Congratulations to the following winners:

First Place Team

Propark

Men's Closest to the Pin
John Cowan
CSC Service Works

 

Ladies' Closest to the Pin
Gabby Aguirre

Winsupply of West Orange

 

Men's Longest Drive
Josh Epi

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate

 

Ladies’ Longest Drive
Gabby Aguirre 

Winsupply of West Orange

Best Decorated Hole / Best Costume

Xpodigital

Best Food

Landcare

Best Beverage

SimpleFire

CFHLA would also like to thank our 2025 Halloween Golf Open Partners and Sponsors once again, including:

Corporate Sponsor

Lunch Sponsor

Golf Cart Sponsor

Hole Sponsors

Men's Closest to the Pin

Ladies' Closest to the Pin

Pumpkin Raffle Sponsor

Putting Contest Sponsor

Men's Longest Drive

Ladies' Longest Drive

Breakfast Sponsor

 

Expedia Group Shares Travel Outlook at
UCF/East Orlando Area Hoteliers Meeting

This week, the UCF/East Orlando Area Hoteliers held their final meeting of the year at the Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Orlando East / UCF (Thank You Nicole Showers, General Manager and Rachael Roque, Sales Manager).

 

This meeting featured an update from Selene Lazo, Marketing Manager, Lodging and Eduardo Machado, Account Manager/Experienced Peoples Manager from Expedia Group.

 

Additionally, we'd like to thank Lieutenant Jeffrey Mayer who provided an update on behalf of the Orange County Sheriff's Office and Jay Moore, Vice President of Marketing from the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. We truly appreciate both of these partners for their continued collaboration!

CFHLA would like to thank our 2025 UCF/East Orlando Area Hoteliers meeting sponsors including:

 

Seminole County Gets Updates from
Orlando Sanford International Airport

The Seminole County General Managers also held their final meeting of the year this week at the Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North (Thank You Kayla Padgett, Assistant General Manager).

 

This meeting featured an update from Stephen Fussell, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer from the Orlando Sanford International Airport.

 

Attendees also received several important community and industry updates from our partners including:

CFHLA would like to thank our 2025 Seminole County Hoteliers meeting sponsors including:

 

CFHLA Sponsors UCF Rosen College Career Fair

Last week, CFHLA was honored to sponsor the Fall UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management Career Fair. This semester’s theme was Mission: Career and it is the first time students and alumni in attendance,  connected with employer’s offering out-of-this-world career opportunities at The Venue on UCF’s main campus. A huge thank you to all the students who organized this semester’s Career Fair, the CFHLA members who participated and sponsored, and everyone, including CFHLA Hospitality Scholarship recipients, who were in attendance!

 

Partners In Action – Marriott Orlando East/UCF Area & Camelot Elementary School

CFHLA thanks the Marriott Orlando East/UCF Area for their continued dedication to the CFHLA Adopt-A-School program and partnership with Camelot Elementary School.

As part of their Q3 activity, the teams from the Courtyard, Residence Inn, and TownePlace Suites collaborated to host a Back-to-School supply drive, collecting and delivering much-needed items to help students start the year strong.

 

Thank you again to the Marriott Orlando East/UCF Area team for your generosity, teamwork, and commitment to making a positive impact in the community. We look forward to seeing your continued impact through our Adopt-A-School program during the upcoming holiday season!

 
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR

MEMBERS OF THE MONTH

Meet Our October Members of the Month

Marc Reicher  

RIDA Development Corporation

Holly Fox

Natura

To nominate a future CFHLA Allied and/or Lodging Member of the Month, please CLICK HERE.

 

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