Lodgework's AVIA Boutique Announcess Four Hotels
In Savannah, Long Beach, Napa and North Houston
WICHITA, KS, September 24, 2007. LodgeWorks, L.P. announces the launch of AVIAsm, a new boutique hotel collection that will put a fresh new face on the hospitality industry's most inventive and popular genre. Set within enticing vacation and urban destinations, each of four initial AVIA hotels will draw upscale travelers with authentic and imaginative designs, the highest levels of service, and a sophisticated sense of place that encourages guests to discover the nuances of the destination around them.
The first AVIA hotels break ground this month in Savannah, Georgia, with opening scheduled for December 2008, and in Long Beach and Napa, California, with openings set for Spring 2009. AVIA The Woodlands, meanwhile, will break ground in the north Houston enclave in Spring 2008 and open in Fall 2009.
AVIA, a collection of boutique hotels, is a new venture for Wichita, Kansas-based LodgeWorks, which made its reputation with innovative industry-leading suite brands such as Residence Inn(R) and Summerfield Suites(R) Hotels.
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