EliteMeetings.net to Receive Bronze from Adrian Awards
Official Award Presentation by HSMAI to be January 28, 2008 at New York City's Marriott Marq
SANTA BARBARA, CA, December 3, 2007. Elite Meetings International (EMI) announced today the company's Web site, EliteMeetings.net, won Bronze in the Web Marketing category of the Adrian Awards, held annually by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI). Nearly 1,300 entries from around the world took part in this year's competition, judged by expert hospitality, travel, tourism, and media professionals. EliteMeetings.net was judged one of the best in its category.
"It is very exciting to be recognized by HSMAI as one of the best Web sites in the travel industry," said the company's CEO, Kelly Foy, "as they have become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry." Foy continues, "We're doing everything in our power to ensure EliteMeetings.net is the most useful, accurate, efficient, and powerful tool in the industry. We welcome comments and suggestions about all of our products that will further enhance our offerings."
To that end, EMI plans to launch the 2.0 release of EliteMeetings.net early in 2008, with a full complement of new features that will include a brand-new look, intuitive search functions, helpful tutorials, and enhanced RFP tools.
The recognition is the second in as many months received by EMI. The company's magazine, Elite Meetings, received a certificate of merit in the Premier Print Awards competition from the Printing Industries of America (PIA). The competition, called the world's largest and oldest program recognizing printing excellence, recognizes excellence in design and print production. "To be a acknowledged among all of the magazines out there-particularly in the magazine's first year-was truly gratifying," Foy says.
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