JIM BURBA FORMS BHN -- Burba Hotel Network

NEWPORT BEACH, California --- Jim Burba, chairman/organizer of some of the worlds most prominent hotel investment conferences, has formed Burba Hotel Network (BHN). Over the past two decades, and including those in development, Burba has organized 27 hotel investment conferences covering virtually every corner of the globe and every subject matter. The events have become must attend" events for those interested in investing in hospitality real estate.

BHN will plan, organize or produce several upcoming hospitality industry investment conferences which will be held in 2001. Included on the roster of events is: the 16th Annual Hotel Industry Investment Conference and 5th Annual Latin America & Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Forum scheduled for January 2001 in Los Angeles, California; the 5th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference scheduled for April 2001 in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles; and the 4th Annual International Hotel Investment Forum scheduled for March 2001 in Berlin, Germany.

Burba also has launched the BHN website at www.BURBA.com, which will be a gateway for information about the conferences BHN produces, as well as providing a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world, including lenders, brokers and hotel industry-related organizations. Our website will for the first time link together the global hotel investment community and provide 'one-stop shopping for those interested in hospitality real estate, investment opportunities and the latest trends."

In July, Burba was named Worldwide Director of Advisory Services for Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), recognized as the worlds leading planning, design and consulting firm specializing in hospitality, leisure and entertainment, according to World Architecture magazine. BHN will be headquartered in the Newport Beach, California offices of WATG. Along with Burba, the BHN team includes Harriet L. Lewis as Director of Conferences and Bob Hayes as Director of Communications and Finance.

For more information contact:
Bob Hayes
Director of Communications
2260 University Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA
949-574-8500
bhayes@watg.com