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| Preferred Hotel Group™ Facts at a Glance |
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| EXECUTIVE OFFICES: |
26 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: + 1 (949) 719-3300
Fax: +1 (949) 719-3301
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| HEADQUARTERS: |
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: + 1 (312) 913-0400
Fax: + 1 (312) 913-0444 |
| WEBSITE: |
www.preferredhotelgroup.com |
| FOUNDED: |
1968 |
| GLOBAL SALES OFFICES: |
Based in Newport Beach and Chicago, Preferred Hotel Group™ maintains 31 sales offices worldwide. These are located in Atlanta, Barcelona, Chicago, Denver, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Delhi, New York, Newport Beach, Paris, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington D.C.
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| COMPANY OVERVIEW: |
Preferred Hotel Group is a global leader in the hospitality industry. This creative, cutting-edge company is designed for a new era in travel – one in which travelers embrace the individuality of a distinctive guest experience as they demand a consistent commitment to excellence. The five renowned brands of Preferred Hotel Group include: Preferred Hotels® & Resorts, Preferred Boutique™, Summit Hotels & Resorts™, Sterling Hotels™ and, most recently, Historic Hotels of America®.
Preferred Hotel Group brings competitive advantage to hotel owners and operators through brand prestige and global operating scale. It provides state-of-the-art group, corporate and leisure sales, integrated marketing solutions, global connectivity and reservations services, electronic distribution services, and technology and guest services support to its members.
Travelers gain valuable travel benefits through sophisticated membership programs that include Preferred Golf Club™ and I Prefer™ Guest Benefit program. At the same time, the greater community benefits from the efforts of PHG’s company-wide GIFTTS program, which recognizes and rewards philanthropic activities by its member hotels across the globe.
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| NUMBER OF HOTELS/ROOMS: |
Preferred Hotel Group is comprised of more than 800 best-in-class hotels and resorts in over 70 countries. The collection features more than 130,000 hotel rooms.
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| THE PREFERRED HOTEL GROUP FAMILY OF BRANDS: |
| PREFERRED HOTELS & RESORTS |
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is the ultimate luxury collection, representing exceptional hotels and resorts in the most desirable locations around the world. Characterized as confident, epic and refined, this brand conveys the highest standards of hospitality and service as it celebrates the individuality of its members. Each hotel in the collection is a destination in its own right, delivering highly intuitive, personalized guest experiences in memorably authentic surroundings. www.preferredhotels.com
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| PREFERRED BOUTIQUE |
Preferred Boutique has emerged as the brand that defines the boutique hotel experience. This collection of exceptional hotels and resorts, each 100 rooms or less, is distinguished by the intimate, one-of-a-kind experiences that await its guests. From hip urban hotels to tent camps to palaces, its members are categorized into four style categories – Classic, Design, Adventure and Resort – so that discerning travelers easily select the location that suits their taste. Preferred Boutique guests are invited to “just say the word” as they create their own canvas of extraordinary travel memories. www.preferredboutique.com |
| SUMMIT HOTELS & RESORTS |
World-wise with a local point of view, Summit Hotels & Resorts is characterized by smart luxury, sense of place and a spirit of discovery. This fast-growing brand serves as a global concierge that connects guests to the found treasures – places, objects and culture – that make each stay authentic, from the best neighborhood brew to the in-the-know nightspot to the newest local boutique. www.summithotels.com |
| STERLING HOTELS |
Sterling Hotels engages its guests with a winning blend of style and personality, backed by 20 years of experience placing travelers in the right location at the best rate. New this year: Sterling Design – a designation that showcases design-led members, emphasizing contemporary style and personality. Any Sterling stay is marked by a smart, approachable hospitality that appeals to business executives and vacationers alike. www.sterlinghotels.com. |
| HISTORIC HOTELS OF AMERICA |
Historic Hotels of America includes more than 230 of the most historic lodgings in the United States, not to mention some of the most prestigious. To qualify, a hotel must be at least 50 years old and conform to specific historic building and service criteria set by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. www.historichotels.org |
| I PREFER® GUEST BENEFIT PROGRAM |
The I Prefer Guest Benefit Program, with more than one million members worldwide, rewards guest loyalty with meaningful members-only advantages. Launched in 2006, the complimentary program is available to guests of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Preferred Boutique, Summit Hotels and Resorts and Sterling Hotels. Benefits include:
- Access to hotel offers
- Room upgrades, based on availability
- Complimentary Internet access
- Priority early check-in/late check-out
- Custom amenity, unique to each hotel, provides Members with a unique stay experience. Rewards vary and could include discounts on hotel restaurant and spa services, complimentary wine on arrival or tickets to local city attractions.
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| PREFERRED GOLF: |
Preferred Golf www.preferredgolf.com, created in conjunction with American Express® for its cardmembers, affords priority access and complimentary golf at more than 120 of the world’s most sought-after golf resorts on both sides of the Atlantic, from The K Club to The Broadmoor and Sea Island Resorts. A new website was launched this year with features that include a community platform, personalized player profiles and a golf VIP desk. Buddy Trips has now been launched to further enhance Preferred Golf. For an annual membership fee of $295, members enjoy:
- A complimentary round of golf with every two-night stay at a participating Preferred Golf Club resort
- An option to “Fill Your Foursome” with up to three companion memberships at $100 each
- The lowest publicly available room rates
- Exclusive use of the Preferred Golf desk for hotel reservations and tee times
- Resort room upgrades based on availability
- Priority early check-in/late check-out
- Exclusive hotel offers and partner promotions
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| PREFERRED RESIDENCES: |
In 2007, Preferred Hotel Group entered the luxury real estate market with the launch of Preferred Residences™, a membership and exchange program for luxury shared-ownership resorts that provides an exceptional level of service and amenities. Properties are held to exacting standards derived from the same Preferred Global Standards of Excellence™ on which the company has built its 40-year heritage in the hospitality industry. www.preferredresidences.com |
| PHILANTHROPY: |
Launched in 2006, Great Initiatives for Today’s (Tomorrow’s) Society, or GIFTTS, is a company-wide program designed to acknowledge and encourage socially responsible actions by Preferred member hotels and employees. Good works are recognized at the Preferred Group Annual Conference with leaders in each of three categories – philanthropy, community and the environment – singled out for Pineapple Awards. All participating hotels are rewarded with Certificates of Excellence. www.phggiftts.com.
An outgrowth of GIFTTS is The Good Night Foundation, a non-profit organization inspired by the Clinton Global Initiative. The Good Night Foundation partners with leading hoteliers, through the generosity of their caring guests, to raise funds that support local and global programs in an effort to make all parts of the world safe, healthy, desirable places to live and visit.
www.goodnightfoundation.org
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| OWNERSHIP: |
John Ueberroth, Chaiman and CEO
Gail Ueberroth, Chief Marketing Officer & Vice-Chair
Lindsey Ueberroth, President |
| CONTACT: |
Nichole L. DiBenedetto
Director, Global Public Relations
Preferred Hotel Group
Tel: +1 (646) 465 9783
ndibenedetto@preferredhotelgroup.com |
MEDIA CONTACT:
N. AMERICA |
Meghan Patel
Laura Davidson Public Relations
Tel: +1 212 696 0660 ¦ Fax: +1 212 696 9804
meghna@ldpr.com or kelly@ldpr.com
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MEDIA CONTACT:
ASPAC |
Christine Cheong
Manager, Communications – Asia Pacific
Tel: +852 3111 1898 • Fax: +852 3115 7770
ccheong@PreferredHotelGroup.com |
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For high resolution imagery of our properties, please visit the Preferred Hotel Group Image Library at http://www.preferredhotelgroup.com/PHG/press_center/index.aspx
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