Vantage Adds Seven Members to Corporate Team
MARCH 4, 2009 - Vantage Hospitality Group, the parent company of Americas Best Value Inn and The Lexington Collection, has added over 20 properties in 2009 as a result of a proactive approach and its innovative Freestyle Brand Affiliation model that works during good and bad economic times. Because of this growth, the company has added seven people to the corporate offices since Jan. 1.
Nicolas Petrone has joined the Vantage team as a director of membership development for Florida, while Joy Weissfield was added on as a member care manager for the North Central Region, and Jesse Ostrum as the director of revenue management for The Lexington Collection. Other recent hires include Maxine Lockhart as accounts manager for groups & meetings, corporate sales coordinator Iris Arthurs, online travel agency administrator Lynnzy Loeffler, and director of distribution Victoria Schell.
"We take pride in having one of the best ratios of corporate team members to property owners in the industry," said Roger Bloss, Founder, President and CEO of Vantage Hospitality, which has 27 divisional offices worldwide. "And everything our staff does is for the benefit of our members. This strong group of new corporate team personnel will further enable us to provide the most innovative programs and revenue-generating resources for our members, which leads to success for our brands no matter the economic climate."
Visit www.AmericasBestValueInn.com and www.LexingtonCollection.com for more information.
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