{"id":195140,"date":"2015-03-30T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=195140"},"modified":"2015-03-30T04:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T18:00:32","slug":"runner-2015-hospitality-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/runner-2015-hospitality-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Hospitality Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Photos by DENNIS B. CHAN)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195141\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02318-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A customer asks one of IT&amp;E\u2019s representatives about their products and services.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A customer asks one of IT&amp;E\u2019s representatives about their products and services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195142\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02322.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02322-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fiesta Resort and Spa employees, front row, left to right, Grace Matutino and Lulu Thomson; back row, left to right, Lupe Flores and Remy Rebellon. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fiesta Resort and Spa employees, front row, left to right, Grace Matutino and Lulu Thomson; back row, left to right, Lupe Flores and Remy Rebellon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195143\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02323-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Islands Club food and beverage director Steve Balakrishna, left, Sports, Entertainment, and Activities director Glenn Policare, center, and training manager Evan Hunsberger, right.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pacific Islands Club food and beverage director Steve Balakrishna, left, Sports, Entertainment, and Activities director Glenn Policare, center, and training manager Evan Hunsberger, right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195144\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02325-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Herman\u2019s Bakery employees prepare cookies and baked goods.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herman\u2019s Bakery employees prepare cookies and baked goods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195145\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02327.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02327-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Club C\u2019s Joseph Roberto, left,, Anita Go, center, and Jessie Xuao during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Club C\u2019s Joseph Roberto, left,, Anita Go, center, and Jessie Xuao during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195146\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02329.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02329-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lao Lao Bay Golf and Resort human resource manager Mary Lou Ada and resort staff during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lao Lao Bay Golf and Resort human resource manager Mary Lou Ada and resort staff during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195147\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02331.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02331-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Best Sunshine human resource manager Carmen Fernandez, left, and executive assistant Brenna Villagomez during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Best Sunshine human resource manager Carmen Fernandez, left, and executive assistant Brenna Villagomez during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195148\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02335.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02335-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"MarPac sales manager James Lee, far left, poses with MarPac staff during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MarPac sales manager James Lee, far left, poses with MarPac staff during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195149\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02338.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02338-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BFJ Corp. showcase wine, spirits, and cigars during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BFJ Corp. showcase wine, spirits, and cigars during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195150\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02342-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Saipan Ice and Water Co. marketing director Regina Morishige and president Andrew Morishige.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saipan Ice and Water Co. marketing director Regina Morishige and president Andrew Morishige.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195151\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02343-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Saipan World Resort\u2019s Minnie Cabrera and Jocelyn Cabrera during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saipan World Resort\u2019s Minnie Cabrera and Jocelyn Cabrera during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195152\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02346.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02346-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coca Cola staff join operations manager Rusty Loyola, center.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coca Cola staff join operations manager Rusty Loyola, center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195153\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02348-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Trading Co.\u2019s Berta Camacho and another employee during the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pacific Trading Co.\u2019s Berta Camacho and another employee during the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195154\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195154\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02350-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hyatt Regency Saipan staff and management.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hyatt Regency Saipan staff and management.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195155\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195155\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02351-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Let\u2019s Go representative Becky Tenorio, seated, attends to resident participating in the hospitality expo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let\u2019s Go representative Becky Tenorio, seated, attends to resident participating in the hospitality expo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195156\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195156\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02352-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Samcorp Imports and Wholesale\u2019s Ric Lee. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samcorp Imports and Wholesale\u2019s Ric Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195157\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195157\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02353-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Island Apparel employees and owner Ed Calvo, center.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Island Apparel employees and owner Ed Calvo, center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195158\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02354.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195158\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02354-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Triple J Wholesale employees Esther Yamson Spa Marah Lambon, second from left, one other staff, Alex Camacho, and Jay Santos.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Triple J Wholesale employees Esther Yamson Spa Marah Lambon, second from left, one other staff, Alex Camacho, and Jay Santos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195159\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02356.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02356-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"MarPac prepares samples of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MarPac prepares samples of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195160\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC02359-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Herman\u2019s Bakery attends to customers during a sampling of their baked goods.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herman\u2019s Bakery attends to customers during a sampling of their baked goods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photos by DENNIS B. CHAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":195158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[3348,3349,3189,3350],"class_list":["post-195140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fotogalleria","tag-brenna-villagomez","tag-carmen-fernandez","tag-hospitality-expo","tag-mary-lou-ada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}