NEW YORK CITY
TOURISM
FOUNDATION
GALA

Monday, December 9
The Plaza Hotel

Charles Flateman, Chairman of New York City Tourism + Conventions, and Nancy Mammana, Chief Marketing Officer and Interim CEO of New York City Tourism + Conventions, invite you to join them in celebrating this year’s honorees at the New York City Tourism Foundation Gala:

Melba Wilson
Owner / Founder, Melba’s Restaurants
Fred Dixon
President & CEO of Brand USA
Former President & CEO of
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Lifetime Achievement award
Alan Steel
CEO of New York Convention Center
Operating Corporation

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Monday, December 9
The Plaza Hotel

768 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10019

6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception

7:00 PM

Dinner, Awards Presentation and Live Auction

Cocktail attire

Reservations have closed.

For all inquiries, please contact awards@nyctourism.com

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LIVE AUCTION

Back by popular demand, our exciting live auction is returning to this year's New York City Tourism Foundation Gala. It’s your opportunity to take home some incredible prizes like premium airline tickets through Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, luxurious stays in European villas and a private dinner by Chef David Burke.

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GALA
COMMITTEE

Honorees

Greater New York
Hospital Association
Liz Neumark and
Great Performances Catering
United Airlines
Jonelle Procope

Chairman’s Circle

CPS Events
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

President’s Circle

Con Edison
Edge at Hudson Yards
The Empire State Building Observatory
Marriott International, New York City Hotels
Ogden CAP Properties, LLC
The Shubert Organization

Benefactor

Bloomberg Philanthropies
Disney Theatrical
Hilton Hotels of NYC
Intersection Media LLC
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
The Manhattan Center
MCR
One World Observatory
OTG
Resorts World New York City
Rockefeller Center/Tishman Speyer
Tiffany & Co.

Patron

The Broadway League
The Bronx Beer Hall
Burns & McDonnel
CohnReznick LLP
Hotel Association of New York City
John Gore Organization
Madame Tussauds New York
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
Miranda Family Fund
National Grid
New York Building Congress
Carolyn D. Richmond and Fox Rothschild LLP
RXR
Statue City Cruises, Anchored by Hornblower
Turner Construction

Sponsor

Hotel Association of New York City
The Broadway League
John Calvelli
John Calvelli
John Calvelli

Host Committee

Mike Warren
Leon Goldberg
Jaclyn Bernstein
Judy Byrd

GALA
COMMITTEE

Honorees

Melba Wilson
Fred Dixon
Alan Steel

Chairman’s Circle

President’s Circle

Benefactor

Big City Tourism
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Disney Theatrical Group
Highgate Hotels
Hiltons of New York City
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Manhattan Center
Rockefeller Center/Tishman Speyer
The Stand Restaurant & Club
Jonathan Tisch and Loews Hotels & Co

Patron

Rick Friedberg and Francine LeFrak
The Glasshouse
MCR
Madame Tussauds New York
Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Miles Partnership
RX Global
Spring Studios
Statue City Cruises

Sponsor

Alfred
The Alliance for Downtown New York
Alon Tourism Solutions
Amadeo, GTSE and MyTicketPro
Jaclyn Bernstein – Empire Force Events
The Broadway Association
The Broadway League
The Bronx Beer Hall
David Burke
John Calvelli, Wildlife Conservation Society
The Carlyle
Alfred C. Cerullo, III, Grand Central Partnership
Wellington Z. Chen, Chinatown BID/Partnership
CityPASS
Crowne Plaza HY36 Midtown Manhattan
CSI Worldwide
CTM Media Group, Inc.
Cushman & Wakefield
Davler Media
Delta Air Lines
Destination Niagara USA / John Percy
Destinations International
Emerald Expositions
Empire State Building Observatory
The Fireman Hospitality Group
Freeman
From The Bronx
Go City
The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
HANYC Foundation
Hotel Beacon
Informa
InterContinental New York Barclay
InterContinental New York Times Square
Intrepid Museum
Huntley Lawrence, HAL Strategy Group LLC
Linda & Steven Levy
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lisa Linden
MMGY
Mercer Labs
MetroMultimedia
Myriad Restaurant Group
New York City Hospitality Alliance
New York State Destination Marketing Organizations
Nicholas & Lence Communications
Nordstrom NYC
NXT Events Media Group
Ariel Palitz, Oaktree Solutions
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Phil Robinson, Specialty Food Association
Phil Robinson
Situation Group
Sojern
George Stonbely
SYTA
Times Square Alliance
Turner Construction Company
Carlos Ulibarri O, BrandsTravel
United Airlines
John Wang, Queens Night Market
Whitney Museum of American Art
Tim and Nina Zagat

Friend

Ken Barrows
Traci Gardner
Garrett Ronan
Marie Salerno and Sam Roberts

About the
Foundation

The New York City Tourism Foundation provides vital support to the arts and cultural organizations that contribute to the diversity and dynamism of New York City. Since 1999, the Foundation has provided over $4 million in grants across the five boroughs.

A 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the Foundation helps sustain New York City’s extraordinary nonprofit arts community. Through cultural tourism development, audience education and outreach projects, we focus on inspiring domestic and international audiences to participate in NYC’s vibrant and diverse cultural community.

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