Speakers

Melissa Benhaim is the founder of Benhaim Public Relations, a Miami-based travel and hospitality PR consultancy. A background in hospitality operations and a foundation in travel public relations has uniquely positioned Melissa in the industry. After starting her career with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Melissa managed PR and social media for travel and hospitality clients across the U.S. and the Caribbean, securing media coverage in the outlets that matter to them most. Her work has earned an Adrian Award from HSMAI and she is a three-time winner of the Smart PR Inner Circle Best Pitch of the Year international PR competition. In addition to being a past panelist at the Independent Hotel Show on opening the only hotel within Everglades National Park, Melissa was also a speaker at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference on engagement marketing. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in hotel administration from Cornell University.