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2003 - Hospitality America, Inc. ("HA")
tied for first place as the Top Management Company
By Occupancy in HOTEL BUSINESS magazine's April 20 annual survey of the Top
100 [Hotel] Management Companies in the nation for producing a combined
74.9% occupancy. In the same survey, Hospitality America ranked #83 By Gross
Annual Revenue of $29.3 million, improving from a rank of #96 the prior
year.
"We are proud to receive HOTEL BUSINESS' recognition for our hotels' high
occupancy achieved by our over 300 service team associates, especially in
these challenging times of reduced business and leisure travel." said Chris
Cargen, President/CEO of Hospitality America, Inc.
Founded and headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, Hospitality America
currently operates ten (10) hotels in four (4) states, primarily franchised
Hilton-branded Hampton Inns®, Hampton Inn & Suites®
and Homewood Suites By
Hilton®. Hospitality America has been involved in every aspect of the
development of every hotel it operates including site selection, feasibility
analysis and franchise selection. For three consecutive years, Hospitality
America's Hampton Inns have achieved RevPAR (revenue per available room)
over 30% higher than the average for the 1,200+ Hampton Inns®
system-wide. In
2002, Hilton's®
Total Quality Index scores of Hospitality America's Hampton
Inns averaged in the top 15% of the Hampton Inn®
chain.
Hospitality America's first project was the multiple award-winning 77-room
Hampton Inn®, Johnson City, Tennessee opened in 1995. It's most recent is
downtown Ft. Lauderdale's newest hotel in 70 years, an unusually upscale 11
story, 157-room Hampton Inn®
City Center opened in February 2002. Two more
hotels are about to start construction including a 122-key Hampton Inn &
Suites®
in Tallahassee, FL and a 118-room Courtyard By Marriott®
in Columbia,
SC across the street from Hospitality America's historical award-winning
122-room Hampton Inn®
in the heart of Columbia's Congaree Vista Historic
District.
All Hospitality America hotels feature free high-speed Internet connections
and free wireless Wi-Fi access lobbies.
Hospitality America, Inc. is a privately held Tennessee corporation
chartered in 1995 and founded several years earlier by Christopher Cargen,
President/CEO and majority stockholder. Cargen is an honors graduate of the
Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and a Brentwood resident
since 1987.
Additional information about the company and its management portfolio is
available at
http://www.hospitalityamerica.com
Hospitality
America, Inc.
2301 12th Avenue South, Suite
201
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
(615) 377-7662 phone
(615) 279-9368 fax
Contact: Chris
Cargen, CEO & President
(615) 370-9600
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