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2005 - Hospitality America, Inc. ("HA")
was just named 2004 South Carolina Hotelier of the Year by the AH&LA
Hospitality Association of South Carolina. Bo Aughtry and Chip Davis
accepted the award at a “Stars of the Industry” awards dinner at the annual
Hospitality Association of South Carolina Meeting and Trade Show in Myrtle
Beach on January 25.
Bo Aughtry, Chip Davis and Hospitality America generated many headlines and
TV reports throughout the State of South Carolina during 2004 in connection
with the following:
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Announced 115-room Hampton Inn &
Suites-RiverPlace, part of a high profile mixed-use development called
Riverplace in downtown Greenville to open in early-2006.
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Tony Tam elected President of
Columbia Hotel Association for 2004/05.
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Announced 222-room Hilton at the
new Metropolitan Columbia Convention Center, one block from our Hampton
Inn-Columbia Downtown Historic District (cost: circa $125,000/key inclusive
of $3 million city subsidy and land from city). A Ruth’s Chris operator will
lease and provide 100% of food & beverage services.
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Chip Davis elected President of
Greenville Hotel Association for both 2004/05.
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 a 122-key
Hampton Inn & Suites®
in Tallahassee, FL.
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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