Distinguished Hotels International Celebrates Its 1st Anniversary
Dynamic hotel marketing and management company goes from strength to strength
MIAMI BEACH, FL, November 30, 2005. Distinguished Hotels International, a hotel marketing and management consortium with over 130 upscale properties in 20 countries, celebrates its first year of operation by reporting a dramatic growth in sales, revenue and increased brand awareness.
The Distinguished Hotels International management team is implementing an extensive and ambitious expansion plan, selecting partners to represent the group at an international level and actively targeting hotels matching the criteria that have been devised for the new 'Distinguished' brand and portfolio.
"Distinguished Hotels is actively expanding its presence throughout the world, and in 2006, the company is looking to be very aggressive in North America. After our extremely successful first year, we aim to build the brand among consumers and travel agents alike," said William Burruss, Jr., president of Distinguished Hotels International.
International Sales Offices 2005
To support its existing sales hubs of London, New York and Miami, Distinguished Hotels International has appointed three new General Sales Agents in Europe: Thomas Tritschler of Tritschler Associates has been appointed as General Sales Agent of Germany, Switzerland and Austria; Patricia de Diusse of Parker Company has been appointed in France and Belgium; and Valerio Aldera has been appointed as Regional Sales Manager in Italy, with a new Distinguished Hotels Sales Office that is located within the Hotel Litta Palace Lainate, near Milan. Further locations in Spain, Scandinavia, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region will be added in the upcoming months.
Membership Expansion Plans
Some of the most recent new hotel members of the Distinguished Hotels portfolio include:
France: Manoir de L'Etang, Mougins, located near Cannes
Germany: Hotel Kronprinz Hotel, Berlin.
Italy: Hotel Litta Palace Lainate, Milan, and the Hotel L'Ancora, Positano
South Africa: Le Franschooek, Franschooek; The Riverside, Durban; and the Lagoon Beach, Capetown
Switzerland: Hotel Beau Site, Adelboden, located near Interlaken
United Kingdom: Barnham Broom, located near Norwich, Norfolk; Bedford Lodge, Newmarket, Suffolk; The Pinewood Hotel, located near Pinewood Studios, Uxbridge; the Dolphin Hotel, Southampton; and Marwell Hotel, Winchester.
Improved Distribution in 2005
In August 2005, Distinguished Hotels International launched its exclusive private-label code DH to help increase travel agent bookings with its own GDS identity on Sabre, Amadeus, Galileo and Wordspan. The technology is provided by Pegasus Solutions, which has significantly supported sales in recent months. The new Central Reservation System also powers www.DistinguishedHotels.com to help boost both trade and consumer business.
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