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Your Travel Franchise Rankings News SourceFranchise News Watch brings you the latest in travel franchising rankings news from around the web. As a news aggregator for the travel franchise industry, Franchise News Watch streams the latest ground breaking franchise articles, features, guides, blogs, news and more directly to your desktop.  Travel Franchise Rankings NewsChoice Hotels International Recognizes its Top Franchise Hotels & Owners at 2012 ConventionChoice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) recognized the cream of the hotel crop this year at its 58th Annual Convention last night in Las Vegas. Value Place Announces New Room Design at 2012 ConferenceValue Place, the largest economy extended stay lodging franchise in the U.S., held its eighth annual Value Place Franchise conference at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, NV. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Awarded Top Ranking in Digital IQ IndexInterContinental Hotels & Resorts has been awarded a Gifted ranking in the second annual L2 Digital IQ Index®: Hotels. La Quinta Inns & Suites Named a 2012 Technology VisionaryLa Quinta Inns & Suites was named a 2012 Hospitality Visionary by Hospitality Technology (HT) magazine for its use of cloud technology to improve infrastructure and back office operations. The George Washington Hotel Named Wyndham’s Top HotelThe George Washington Hotel, A Wyndham Grand Hotel, has been recognized as The Hotel of the Year for 2011 by the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand, the highest honor in the upscale hotel brand’s portfolio. The Aloft Chapel Hill Wins Coveted Award for Hotel of the YearFamous for bringing “style at a steal” to Chapel Hill, Aloft Chapel Hill has just earned another accolade, winning the 2011 Hotel of the Year Award from parent Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Hyatt Launches Inaugural Hyatt Thrive Leadership AwardsHyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) proudly announced today the winners of the inaugural Hyatt Thrive Leadership Awards recognizing full service, managed hotels, resorts, and field offices for their outstanding commitment in 2011 to initiatives aligned... Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saint-Hyacinthe Wins Environment & Energy Award at HAC ConferenceInterContinental Hotels Group announces The Holiday Inn Express® & Suites Saint-Hyacinthe was recently awarded the Environmental & Energy Award at this year’s Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) Conference, highlighting their commitment... Steamboat Resorts by Wyndham Vacation Rentals Voted "Best Property Management Company" in Steamboat Springs, Colo.Steamboat Resorts® by Wyndham Vacation Rentals was recently voted “Best Property Management Company” by nearly 5,000 voters participating in the 2012 Best of the Boat survey held by ExploreSteamboat.com. Hyatt Selected For 2012 Gallup Great Workplace AwardHyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) proudly announced today that it has been named a recipient of the 2012 Gallup Great Workplace Award. The annual award recognizes the best-performing workforces in the world, and Hyatt was chosen for its ability to... Hotel Indigo® Recognized as a J.D. Power 2012 Customer Service ChampionIHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is honored to announce that Hotel Indigo was recognized at the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Roundtable in Orlando, Fla. on March 14, 2012 as a 2012 Customer Service Champion. IHG Global Customer Care Honoured in the People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favourite Customer ServiceIHG Global Customer Care has been voted favourite provider of customer service in the leisure and tourism industry in the 2012 People’s Choice Stevie®Awards.
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam Wins "Global Hotel of the Year 2011"The Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam has been awarded the title of "Global Hotel of the Year 2011" by the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. Hyatt Celebrates Its Leaders For Their Significant Impact On Local CommunitiesHyatt Hotels & Resorts is celebrating today the achievements of several of its leaders who have recently been recognized for their efforts related to diversity and inclusion. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Earns Top Rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality IndexStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that the company scored a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) tenth annual Corporate Equality Index and is a recipient of the HRC “Best Places to Work for... Wyndham Hotel Group Launches New Website to Drive Direct BusinessBusy travelers looking for a quick and easy way to search and book any hotel within the extensive Wyndham Hotel Group portfolio can now do so on www.wyndhamhotelgroup.com, a new website.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts scoop five awards at World Travel AwardsInterContinental Hotels & Resorts took home five awards at 2011 World Travel Awards in Doha, Qatar, including World’s Leading Hotel Brand for the third consecutive year. Celebrity Cruises’ Opens National Conference With AwardIn his opening keynote presentation, Celebrity Cruises President and CEO, Dan Hanrahan, applauded Expedia CruiseShipCenters’continuous sales growth. Cambria Suites Oklahoma City & Suenos Hospitality Named Full Service Hotel of the Year by the Latino Hotel AssociationThe Cambria Suites hotel of Oklahoma City, owned by Suenos Hospitality, was recently named the 2011 Full Service Hotel of the Year by the Latino Hotel Association as part of the organization's annual Estrella Awards. Choice Hotels International Named Among ″Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality″ by Human Rights CampaignChoice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is proud to announce its recognition as among the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality by the Human Rights Campaign. Hyatt Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work for LGBT EqualityHyatt has been named one of the ″Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality″ for its eighth consecutive year as a result of the 100 percent rating it earned on the 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) Choice Hotels International Awarded 2011 Maryland Chamber of Commerce/Baltimore Business Journal's Business Philanthropy RecognitionChoice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) has been named the winner of the 2011 Maryland Chamber of Commerce/Baltimore Business Journal Business Philanthropy Award. Three Hyatt Hotels In Chicago Recognized By Chicago Tribune's ″Chicago's Top Workplaces 2011″ PollHyatt announced today that Hyatt Regency O'Hare was named the #2 midsize company to work for in the Chicagoland metro area, according to Chicago Tribune
Wyndham Worldwide Ranked Amongst World's Green Companies by NewsweekWyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, has been ranked among the top 100 greenest companies in the U.S. by Newsweek magazine, and number one among hotels and restaurants. Choice Hotels Canada Honours Top Hotels With Third Annual APEX AwardsChoice honoured its top performing hotels at its annual Canadian franchisee conference in Toronto, ON, on October 6, with 24 properties receiving top marks for exceeding guest expectations and epitomizing what it means to be a Choice hotel.
Heritage Hotels Announces the A Better Place to Stay Sweepstakes for Its Microtel Inns & SuitesLaunched in celebration of the Microtel Inns & Suites brand |
Features & Special ReportsQuick on the Draw: Today's franchise system response must be quick and conciseLinda Shaub is CMO of Interim Healthcare, a network of 332 franchise locations providing medical staffing and in-home care services in 43 states. Anatomy of a Turnaround: Bennigan's Reclaims The Integrity of An IconEveryone loves a good comeback story, and I am honored and humbled to be at the helm of a classic turnaround tale. Growth Machine: Anil Yadav Shows No Signs Of Slowing DownAnil Yadav has graced the pages (and one cover) of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine twice before. 5 Key Mobile Marketing Strategies for FranchisesFor franchise marketers, mobile marketing is now paramount to a successful online strategy. MarketingSherpa: Marketing Wisdom for 2012In case you missed it (and when it comes to marketing and social media there's plenty to keep up on), MarketingSherpa published its Wisdom Report, "Marketing Wisdom for 2012" earlier this year. Time For Benchmarking: All That's Needed Is The WillI am convinced that someday the franchising community will finally get around to unleashing its biggest competitive strength: unit predictability. Improving the Speed and Effectiveness of Your Responses to ProspectsWe asked two franchise marketing pros what they're doing to provide more timely - and relevant - responses to prospect inquiries. Social Media Roundup - May 2012Here are four reasons local business marketers should continue to use the Yellow Pages. Health-Scare Reform: "There's Still More That We Don't Know Than We Do."Since national health care reform was signed into law in March 2010, it has generated strong reaction from multi-unit franchisees and small-business owners across the nation. The Customer Within: Provide Coworkers With The Best Service PossibleWhen we talk about customer service, we usually think about how we deal with the people who walk through our doors--both physical and virtual--to purchase our products and services. 
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