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SCOTT’S SPOT
by Boylen
BY SCOTT VAUGHAN
Hello all and welcome to the latest edition of Scott’s Spot.
stories relived for both. Both are incredible women who are highly respected throughout the industry. A source - who will remain anonymous - sent through some observations that were made throughout the day.
I would like to put this on the record that I’ve always thought that Lisa Matthews’ husband, Graham, is a dashing figure by the way! Keep reading and you’ll understand the context
One of the conference speakers described ways of dealing with stress.
Going for a walk, breathing exercises and meditation were all recommended.
A delegate was going to ask if “a 6 o’clock gin and tonic” could be added to the list, but thought better of it.
I’m told the food was fabulous at every break and at the awards dinner. Well done to the team at Eos.
Regional Meetings
There have been two regional meetings since the last edition, one hosted by the Railway Hotel in Jamestown and the other by the Hotel Elliot in Port Elliot.
Massive thanks to these venues for hosting, with attendances once again incredibly strong from both members and corporate partners.
Women In Hotels
I wanted to personally congratulate my colleague, Lucy Randall who set up an amazing conference and dinner that received incredibly positive feedback for this highly anticipated biennual event. To all that assisted Lucy in making this event such a success, congrats!
I was fortunate to attend the dinner where both Loretta Wilmshurst and Lisa Matthews were inducted into the Hall of Fame, with beautiful
One (unnamed) male ventured into the inner sanctum of the highly successful Women In Hotels Conference at EOS in August. He cut a lone figure among 160 women and I’m told he hid at a back corner table.
During the first break, he thought: “Well, at least I won’t have to queue up to go to the toilet like I do at the footy. I’ll have it all to myself.”
But when he walked past the ladies’ toilets and went to stroll into the men’s, he was confronted with the following sign.
One of the conference speakers described ways of dealing with stress.
Going for a walk, breathing exercises and meditation were all recommended.
A delegate was going to ask if “a 6 o’clock gin and tonic” could be added to the list, but thought better of it.
I’m told the food was fabulous at every break and at the awards dinner. Well done to the team
at Eos.
Lisa Matthews is renowned for her hospitality leadership skills and resilience, and she was a worthy inductee into the Women In Hotels Hall of Fame.
That resilience was shown in her youth, when she was an accomplished horse rider.
The audience learned that “she certainly learnt the art of ‘getting back on the horse’, having suffered multiple injuries and broken bones, once having the side of her face reconstructed following an unfortunate head butt from a horse, not to mention breaking her collar bone 4-5 times.”
He wasn’t inducted into the Hall of Fame but one person was celebrating as if he had.
That was none other than Lisa Matthews’ husband, Graham.
It wasn’t a case of reflected glory. He just liked the announcement speech, where he was described as “dashing”.
I’m told he wore a smile as big as the winners for the rest if the night.
We have some stellar waiters in South Australia.
At an award-winning Hills hotel, a waiter was setting up cutlery for main course. Suddenly he paused and said: “Sorry, I’m just presuming you’re right-handed. Anyone here left-handed?” Now that’s attention to detail.
Here are a couple of pics taken at the Women In Hotels event, starting with Penny and Jane who made the trek from Streaky Bay, along with Renee (middle) who came across from the Penneshaw Hotel, Kangaroo Island.
This next photo showcases Natarsha, Anna, Alisa and Belinda from the AHA|SA, accompanied by 160-plus name tags which was a record attendance for this event.
