Nominations Open for the 2026 ALIS CALA Rising Star Award to be presented at ALIS CALA

Miami — The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and The BHN Group have opened nominations for the prestigious ALIS CALA Rising Star Award (formerly Rising Star Award – Caribbean) to be presented at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit Caribbean and Latin America (ALIS CALA), a merger of the former CHRIS and HOLA conferences. This is the 15^th year ISHC and The BHN Group have collaborated to recognize emerging, talented leadership in the Caribbean, and now Latin American, regions.

Candidates must meet the following criteria and will be evaluated on three key categories – Achievement, Impact, and Recommendation:

• 35 years of age or younger, born on or after April 20, 1991;
• Is currently, and has been, working in a hospitality-related field;
• Is recognized by leaders in the hospitality field as a rising star; and
• Is currently living and working in the Caribbean or Latin America with a minimum of two years’ experience in the market

For more information or to nominate a candidate, please visit the ISHC Rising Star Award webpage. The deadline for submissions is on or before midnight EST on February 27, 2026. Please note that all candidates need to be nominated by another person from within their organization or someone with direct work experience with the nominee.

About ALIS Caribbean and Latin America (ALIS CALA)

ALIS CALA will be held at the Loews Coral Gables in Coral Gables, Florida from April 28 – 30, 2026. ALIS CALA is the premier hotel investment conference for the Caribbean and Latin America region. Following the successful rebranding of the 15th annual CHRIS (Caribbean) and 14th annual HOLA (Latin America) conferences, this past April’s event brought together over 550 delegates from 35+ countries. One in three delegates held senior executive titles (Chairman, CEO, President, Partner, Owner, or Principal) ensuring that ALIS CALA is all about high-level conversations and decision-making. Nearly one in four companies represented were active in debt, lending, equity investment, or development, highlighting ALIS CALA’s strong financial and deal-focused community. ALIS CALA is where opportunities spark, connections grow, and the future of hospitality investment in the region takes shape. ALIS CALA is produced by Northstar Travel Group in association with The BHN Group. Visit the ALIS CALA website for more information.

About Northstar Travel Group 

Northstar Travel Group is the leading B-to-B media company providing information and marketing solutions for the global travel industry. The company owns 14 media brands connecting 1.4m industry professionals through a comprehensive portfolio of digital, social, print and more than 100 events in 13 countries. Northstar Travel Group is owned by EagleTree Capital. Northstar Travel Group is based in Rutherford, NJ, and more information is available at northstartravelgroup.com.

About The BHN Group

The BHN Group is the worldwide leader in developing and organizing conferences for the hotel and tourism investment community. With over three decades of experience, more than 190 events completed to-date, and in excess of 130,000 international delegates, these conferences have become “must attend” events for industry leaders who come together to network, conduct business, and to learn about the latest trends. The current slate of events include: the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles; ALIS Law in Los Angeles; ALIS DESIGN+ in Los Angeles, the ALIS Summer Update series held in various U.S. cities; ALIS CALA in Miami; Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) in Singapore; HICAP UPDATE in Hong Kong, and HICAP Australia New Zealand (HICAP ANZ) in Sydney. The BHN Group also publishes Hotel Investment Today, a digital media outlet focused on the ROI of hotel investment. The BHN Group’s website is the gateway for information about the annual conferences it produces, as well as a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world.