Hotel Group Designated a Preferred Management Company for Starwood Hotels & Resorts
EDMONDS, WA, August 29, 2005. The Hotel Group, Inc. has been designated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide as a Preferred Management Company for its Sheraton and Four Points brands. With this designation, Starwood will recommend The Hotel Group to franchise hotel owners and developers to manage their properties.
As a Preferred Management Company for Starwood, The Hotel Group is committed to making the properties it manages leaders in their respective markets and to delivering management expertise specific to Starwood's highly regarded brand service and quality standards.
"The Hotel Group's designation as a Preferred Management Company for Starwood, is a perfect fit with our company's overall mission to provide the maximum investment value for each of our client partners," said Doug Dreher, CEO, The Hotel Group. "Our commitment to providing an excellent product and exceptional service to achieve bottom-line results is in line with Starwood's philosophy and creates the greatest benefit for our owners, investors, guests, and associates."
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