HospitalityMaine

Strengthening Maine’s hospitality industry is what we are all about. Starting today, HospitalityMaine members and their employees can take courses toward certificates and degrees at Husson University at a discounted rate! HM’s executive director Becky Jacobson encourages members to take advantage of this opportunity. “We are pleased to continue to advance our partnership with Husson University and their educators.” HM joins stalwart companies such as Bangor Savings Bank and L.L.Bean in offering this perk Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/g4W4xJ7A

We'll drink to this! Wine Spectator named several Maine establishments to its 2024 Restaurant Awards list. Cheers to HM members: Havana in Bar Harbor, Natalie’s Restaurant at Camden Harbour Inn, Relais & Chateaux; Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth; The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunk; 555 North at The Federal Hotel, Brunswick, Earth at Hidden Pond, Kennebunkport; Noble Kitchen + Bar, Brunswick; Ocean Restaurant, Kennebunkport; Primo, Rockland and The Balance Rock Inn Veranda Bar, Bar Harbor. Story here: https://lnkd.in/gyaefMP2 #restaurantawards #winespectator

Ryan Otis, owner of Rollie's Bar & Grill in downtown Belfast, is a strong supporter of #HospitalityMaine. Why, with all the groups and associations to join, does he maintain his membership year, after year? “Resources. Networking. Opportunities. Being on the cutting edge of the restaurant world.” #MembershipMatters #hospitalityindustry

Heat wave got you down? Think September and the #HospitalityMaine annual #golftournament Always a great day out on the links. Always the Wednesday after Labor Day. Always at Spring Meadows in #GrayMaine. Save the date.

Blue skies ahead: Spring HM board meeting at Spruce Point Inn yields sunny outlook for coming season.

Great coverage in the Boothbay Register on our Scholarship Dinner last week at Spruce Point Inn. Investing the next generation of hospitality leaders is one way we support the industry in #Maine. Congrats to this impressive group! https://lnkd.in/gWS4jqTW #hospitalitycareers #hospitalityindustry

A Maine gears up for the busy season, our Executive Director Becky Jacobson is cautiously optimistic the hospitality industry is well positioned with a stronger workforce. “I’m not hearing the desperation that we heard (previously),” she said. “Managers are getting back to managing and not having to work lines every day. There are still people who are struggling, but it’s nowhere near where it was.” Read the The Portland Press Herald story: https://lnkd.in/eC8KeCAz

We have seen the future of hospitality and it looks bright! Upbeat evening last night in Boothbay Harbor. We toasted our scholarship award winners after our spring board meeting at Spruce Point Inn. Thanks to all our board members for sharing your story. Why Hospitality? "There is no greater calling," said keynote Michael Briggs, Regional Managing Director of Olympia Hospitality.

Our scholarship dinner on May 21 toasts the next generation of #hospitalityleaders Who better than Michael Briggs of Olympia Hospitality to address this group? With 25 years of management and luxury brand experience at distinctive #resorts and #hotels, from Chatham Bars Inn to Inn by the Sea, this industry pro shares his story. Join your peers in #BoothbayHarbor as we toast our 2024 Scholarship Recipients at the Spruce Point Inn! Reception at 5 p.m. Dinner to follow. Tickets are $80. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gXAcnhwu Great over-night rooms rates available!

Labor bright light: No delay in the arrival of foreign workers this year. “Because DHS released the visas reasonably early, November not January or February like years past, they are expecting that most of the workers should arrive before Memorial Day," HM’s executive director Becky Jacobson told Maine Public https://lnkd.in/gq_5AKwj