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- Choice Hotels Awards Ten Franchisees with Elite Honors at Company's 56th Annual Convention
- Marriott plans 71 hotels in Middle East and Africa
- EDITION: The Next Generation Lifestyle Hotel
- Choice Hotels Awards Ten Franchisees with Elite Honors at Company's 56th Annual Convention
| Choice Hotels Awards Ten Franchisees with Elite Honors at Company's 56th Annual Convention Posted: 09 Jun 2010 12:51 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
SILVER SPRING, Md., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) recently announced a select list of ten franchisee award winners at its 56th Annual Convention held earlier last month in Las Vegas. Included in the 2nd annual awards program were four Developer of the Year award recipients and six Premier Alliance award winners. "These owners continue to excel in the areas of hotel development, hotel performance and collaboration with Choice and should be proud to receive this recognition of accomplishment," said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. "These awards signify our appreciation of the tremendous commitment of these hotel owners to the Choice Hotels brands." The company's Developer of the Year award serves to recognize the best developers within the Choice Hotels system. The Premier Alliance awards recognize exceptional franchisees that have and continue to develop properties within the Choice family of hotel brands, live up to the brand promise through excellent property performance and are active in the franchise community. Both the Premier Alliance and Developer of the Year award winners are hotel owners who are truly committed to the brand and work closely with Choice Hotels to enhance their brand's success. The 2010 Developer of the Year award winners include:
The 2010 Premier Alliance award winners include:
Choice Hotels would like to congratulate the 2010 Developer of the Year and Premier Alliance award winners and looks forward to the great work and service these exemplary hotel owners will continue to set forth. About Choice Hotels Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 6,000 hotels, representing more than 485,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 other countries and territories. As of March 31, 2010, more than 600 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 52,000 rooms, and more than 100 hotels, representing approximately 8,200 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 20 other countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide. In addition, via its Ascend Collection membership program, travelers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels. Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com. Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and Ascend Collection are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International. © 2010 Choice Hotels International, Inc. All rights reserved. SOURCE Choice Hotels International, Inc. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Marriott plans 71 hotels in Middle East and Africa Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:26 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
Emirates Business 24-7, 08 June 2010 Marriott InternationalMarriott International A top company executive confirmed the news to Emirates Business, saying that this would add 18,000 rooms to its portfolio, with 90 per cent of its future growth set to emerge from full-service hotels. Speaking to this newspaper, Don Semmler, Executive Vice-President, Global Full Service Brands, Marriott InternationalMarriott International "Looking at our own luxury brands, future growth in the JW Marriott and The Ritz Carlton would be concentrated in this region and in Asia." The company has already confirmed 19 projects that are scheduled to open doors in the region by 2014. Beyond this, it is also looking into the possibility of introducing two more brands from its global portfolio of 11, including its latest launch, The Autograph Collection. "We rolled out Autograph just earlier this year and it really is the fastest-growing brand in our bouquet of brands, going from concept to marketing in six months alone," said Semmler. "Currently, eight hotels [are] already operational. We have signed on another seven franchises, have 14 management agreements and have another 25 that should be signed before the year end," he added. Asked if an Autograph Collection franchise hotel could find its way into the region by Q4 2010, Semmler seemed hopeful. He said: "No deals have been signed yet, but we are quite aggressive for the brand here." Describing it as the smartphone of high personality hotels, he explained that each category was a different application that catered to the lifestyle and needs of individuals. "These are high-end independent hotels, which are either franchises or can be managed by us," he said. "Some of the that categories we have include 'iconic-historic', 'boutique arts' or 'urban edge' hotels - each catering to different segments in the market." Does the Middle East need more luxury hotels, one wonders. Ask Semmler and his reply is: "We want to grow in the upscale and the luxury tier markets and growth is taking place there. However, the Autograph Collection hotels are high-end lifestyle properties such as The Address or the Armani Hotel. We believe this is an emerging market [in the region] and we will capitalise on just that." By Bindu Suresh Rai © Emirates Business 24/7 2010 Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| EDITION: The Next Generation Lifestyle Hotel Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:52 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
Each highly stylised hotel will function as a "home away from home" for leisure and business travellers. In addition, each hotel will cater to the modern day business traveller by offering functional, technologically sophisticated working environments that provide the comfort and ease of actually conducting business in an "office away from the office". The heightened experience, authenticity and originality that EDITION will debut in Waikiki Beach EDITION responds to new emerging cultural and social imperatives. The new Brand will reflect these changing lifestyles and cater to a vast underserved market of guests expecting and in turn demanding a unique experience, not merely a place to sleep. It is an evolutionary response to the desire for a sophisticated hotel experience. This reinvented and rethought experience will now, for the first time ever, be widely accessible and available in key lodging destinations across the globe and to everybody around the world who wants it. EDITION is an unexpected, refreshing collection of individualised, customised, one-of-a-kind hotels that is the antithesis of an institutional "hotel chain" and a true paradigm shift in the industry. Each hotel with its rare individuality, authenticity, originality and unique ethos will reflect the best of the cultural and social milieu of its location and of the time. Although all of the hotels will look completely different from each other, the Brand's unifying aesthetic will be in its approach and attitude to the modern lifestyle rather than its appearance. As a result, design and architecture is derived from the scale, location and feel of the individual properties rather than from contrived decorative cliches or unnecessary gestures. The Brand will be about an attitude and the way it makes you feel rather than the way it looks. Sophisticated public spaces, finishes, design and details will serve the experience, not drive it. " For EDITION, Schrager brings his original vision, passion and commitment to excellence to create something truly special in collaboration with Marriott. "People do not want something derivative. They want the real thing and this is the whole idea behind EDITION," says Schrager. The role of Mr. Schrager is to act as a creative consultant and lend his vision for concept, design and marketing. His ground-breaking concepts give the Brand a true competitive edge, product distinction and a huge advantage over what is currently offered. However, the ultimate decisions on design, concept and operations are made by the property owners, developers and Marriott. EDITION will showcase the best dining and entertainment options, services, amenities and offerings for guests and locals in the know. The Waikiki EDITION, designed by Yabu/Pushelberg, will offer a restaurant by world-renowned chef, Morimoto; the exclusive Crazybox nightclub; a unique Sunrise Pool with lushly landscaped gardens by Opening later this year, The Istanbul EDITION, designed by Gabellini/Sheppard, will offer 77 oversized guest rooms and suites with Rosewood or Soaped Oak walls, ceilings and floors, each like a unique and precious wood jewel box; the finest custom materials, exotic finishes and fabrics in the world; silk area rugs; marble guest bathrooms with floor to ceiling glass enclosed rain showers; world-renowned Cipriani Restaurant; a double height ceiling lobby with gold and silver leaf mosaic detailing and travertine floor and walls; private check-in; a Lobby Bar with private garden terrace; exclusive private event space; Penthouse floor Ballroom; a private club in the sky; a 2,400 square foot one-of-a-kind Penthouse with custom fabrics, furniture and exotic finishes throughout; 20,000 square foot spa by ESPA; high-end, luxury retail boutiques; a private drawing room with honesty bar and screening room for first run movies and private screenings. The Istanbul EDITION will be the picture perfect cultural mix of East meets West. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Choice Hotels Awards Ten Franchisees with Elite Honors at Company's 56th Annual Convention Posted: 09 Jun 2010 12:36 PM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. SILVER SPRING, Md., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH - News) recently announced a select list of ten franchisee award winners at its 56th Annual Convention held earlier last month in Las Vegas. Included in the 2nd annual awards program were four Developer of the Year award recipients and six Premier Alliance award winners. "These owners continue to excel in the areas of hotel development, hotel performance and collaboration with Choice and should be proud to receive this recognition of accomplishment," said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. "These awards signify our appreciation of the tremendous commitment of these hotel owners to the Choice Hotels brands." The company's Developer of the Year award serves to recognize the best developers within the Choice Hotels system. The Premier Alliance awards recognize exceptional franchisees that have and continue to develop properties within the Choice family of hotel brands, live up to the brand promise through excellent property performance and are active in the franchise community. Both the Premier Alliance and Developer of the Year award winners are hotel owners who are truly committed to the brand and work closely with Choice Hotels to enhance their brand's success. The 2010 Developer of the Year award winners include:
The 2010 Premier Alliance award winners include:
Choice Hotels would like to congratulate the 2010 Developer of the Year and Premier Alliance award winners and looks forward to the great work and service these exemplary hotel owners will continue to set forth. About Choice Hotels Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 6,000 hotels, representing more than 485,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 other countries and territories. As of March 31, 2010, more than 600 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 52,000 rooms, and more than 100 hotels, representing approximately 8,200 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 20 other countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide. In addition, via its Ascend Collection membership program, travelers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels. Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com. Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and Ascend Collection are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International. © 2010 Choice Hotels International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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