Hotel & Motel Management - May 19, 2008 - (Page 58)

58 Checking Out LODGING’S LIGHTER SIDE H&MM May 19, 2008 | HotelMotel.com By the numbers Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Garden Inn again are the Ofﬁcial Hospitality Sponsor of AVP Pro Beach Volleyball and the 2008 AVP Tour. At each tour stop, professional volleyball players will coach youth wellness clinics to teach the importance of health and ﬁtness. 3 Years Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn have served as Ofﬁcial Hospitality Sponsor of the AVP Tour 7 AVP professionals who will coach youth in the clinics 18 Number of AVP tour stops and youth wellness clinics planned for 2008 25 Number of years the AVP Tour has existed 200 Local youth from the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs and other organizations who attended the kick-off in Miami Beach, Fla. 1,000,000 People expected to attend an AVP event in 2008 Baseball game to Give Kids the World The Staybridge Suites in Somerset, N.J., held its annual fundraiser, “A Day at the Ballpark.” The Somerset Patriots raised nearly $1,700 during the game to support Give Kids the World, a nonproﬁt organization that fulﬁlls the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to visit its resort. Local familes afﬁliated with GKTW spent the afternoon at the ballpark with the Staybridge Suites hotel staff, including Zachery May [front, left], a guest of honor who participated in on-ﬁeld events with his siblings and parents and threw the honorary ﬁrst pitch. Also pictured [back, from left]: On The Go! mascots; Robert Radomski, v.p., brand management with extended-stay brands at InterContinental Hotels Group; and MItch Goldberg, director of development at GKTW. NYLO HOTELS Green re-opening The grand re-opening event of The Doubletree Guest Suites at the Walt Disney World Resort celebrated the completion of an extensive multi-phase renovation and the hotel’s designation as a member of the Florida Green Lodging Program. Pictured [from left] are Louree Jefferson, banquet server; Karen Shelton, 21-year team member; Louis Robbins, area v.p. for Hilton and Doubletree; Glen Winsor, g.m.; Michelle Hayes, v.p., asset management at FelCor Lodging Trust; and Mike Amato, 2007 City of Orlando Bellman of the Year. IHG Rockin’ out at NYLO’s ﬁrst opening NYLO Hotels held the grand opening of its ﬁrst property, NYLO Plano [Texas] at Legacy. Hundreds of people attended the grand opening and watched up-and-coming indie artists Johnny Lloyd Rollins [left] and Davey La [right] perform. The two artists also are featured on the NYLO Uncovers CD series. Other highlights included a fashion show to debut the NYLO Wear uniform line, designed by Daniel Vosovic of “Project Runway” fame; a silent auction of original artwork by local artists to beneﬁt Habitat for Humanity; and a sampling of the cuisine at the hotel’s restaurant and bar, The Loft at NYLO Plano. Editor’s note: If you have information about an event that would be considered the lighter side of lodging, please e-mail Jason Freed at jfreed@questex.com. Autism awareness On the fourth Friday of every month, employees at the Embassy Suites Chicago/Lombard/Oak Brook who donate $5 can dress down in jeans as part of the hotel’s “Greens for Jeans” campaign. At the end of October, 75 percent of the funds collected will be given to FelCor Lodging Trust for its Autism Foundation, and 25 percent will be given to the hotel’s CARE committee. In addition to the donations, the campaign is intended to increase employee morale. HILTON HOTELS CORP. Quotable “ New-build is a new thing for us, an evolution of boutique. We used to think of a cutesy inn, but now boutique is any alternative to the chains that happens to involve a fair amount of design and a well-developed restaurant concept.” EMBASSY SUITES MIKE DEPATIE, c.e.o., Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, on Kimpton’s third institutional real-estate fund, which will be used to acquire more than $800 million worth of hotels in the next three years. HILTON HOTELS CORP. http://HotelMotel.com

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