HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Visit Hot Springs Marketing Director Bill Solleder received the Arkansas Hospitality Association’s Paving The Way Forward Award this week at the association’s annual convention in Little Rock.
The award is given in recognition of “individuals who demonstrate exceptional vision in pacing a path of progress and leadership for a brighter hospitality future.”
In presenting the award, Michael Sindelar, the AHA’s Lodging Division president, said:
“Bill Solleder is a perfect example of the type of person that should be honored with such an award. Bill has always demonstrated extreme passion in promoting tourism for Hot Springs specifically, and indeed for the entire Diamond Lakes region. He has been innovative and forward-thinking in creating new and intriguing ways to market the area and is always looking toward the future to discover more effective ways to enhance the visitor experience. Bill truly loves what he is doing, and his overwhelming enthusiasm is both contagious and inspirational. Bill is a trailblazer in our tourism industry. We appreciate his past accomplishments and look forward to his future contributions. Bill is truly a hospitality rockstar.”
Solleder said, “I was truly surprised and honored to be recognized by the Arkansas Hospitality Association for the work that I have accomplished for Hot Springs and the State of Arkansas as a whole.”
In addition to serving Visit Hot Springs as marketing director, Solleder is president of the Diamond Lakes Travel Association.
