Sheila Hunter of Travel Focus Wins Quest for Cash Promotion
From The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
NEW YORK, NY, July 18, 2007. Sheila Hunter of Travel Focus in Dallas, Texas, was the lucky winner of the grand prize of $10,000 in Quest for Cash Sweepstakes from The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
For nearly 80 years the company has valued its close relationship with the travel agent community and has devised an exciting way to say thank you.
The contest was launched last November and concluded on April 30, to highlight the Leading Hotels distribution channels, and the fact that they deliver rate parity and better customer service. More than 2,500 agents throughout North America registered for the contest which encouraged them to use the LW code when booking through Sabre. Agents booking five or more reservations a month were eligible to win monthly prizes and entered into the drawing for the grand prize.
In presenting the check to Ms. Hunter, Kenan Simmons, area vice president the Americas, said, "For nearly eight decades travel professionals, in utilizing the distribution channels of The Leading Hotels of the World, have been crucial to our success. The Quest for Cash sweepstakes was our way of offering tangible thanks for the business they consistently deliver through the GDS."
About The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is the prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 430 of the world's finest hotels, resorts and spas, and is the operator of www.lhw.com and www.lhwspas.com - the online sources for your luxury lifestyle. As the largest international luxury hotel brand, the firm maintains offices in 24 major markets across the globe.
Since 1928, the company's reputation for excellence derives from the exacting levels of quality it demands of its members, each of which must pass a rigorous, anonymous inspection covering 1,500 separate criteria.
High resolution images and press information on individual member hotels are available for downloading at www.lhw.com/press. For reservations and information, visit www.lhw.com or telephone toll-free from the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, (800) 223-6800.
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