FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nila Patel, VP Sales & Marketing
Premier Hospitality Management, Inc.
580-920-6911
PREMIER HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS TO
ADD FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT IN MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA
Durant, Oklahoma (March 24, 2008) - Premier Hospitality Management, Inc., a Durant, Oklahoma - based multi-brand hotel management and development company, has announced the addition of a new Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel to be located in McAlester, Oklahoma. Upon successfully completing a comprehensive pre-screening process, Premier has been approved to develop 5 brands (Courtyard, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites) within the Marriott portfolio. The McAlester hotel will be Premier’s first Marriott development project. An onsite ground breaking ceremony will take place Fall 2008. Scheduled to open Fall 2009, this upscale mid-priced hotel will feature spacious guest rooms introducing a new sleep experience, including freshly prepared cotton-rich linens, designer covers, fluffier pillows and thicker, more comfortable mattresses. Suites will feature large closets, and include a pantry area with refrigerator, “Entertainment Wall,” a signature suite divider wall housing a 32-inch television and stereo / CD player. Other hotel amenities include a daily complimentary continental breakfast, swimming pool, and exercise room, high speed Internet access, 24-hour coffee bar and smart, friendly service.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott is the modern hotel choice for value-oriented travelers. Unexpected comforts on the road is what Fairfield Inn & Suites guests expect. Guests will be productive in our always inviting atmosphere. Guest will be comfortable in our suites with enhanced amenities. Guests will find their stays with us always simple with the strongest emphasis on physical safety, consistency of experience, and cleanliness.
The Fairfield Inn & Suites will feature the most preferred hotel loyalty program in the industry, Marriott Rewards. Voted “best” hotel-loyalty program by readers of Global Traveler. Frequent Marriott Rewards members will visit McAlester for weekend stays, leisure stays, and business trips.
Premier Hospitality Management, Inc., formed in May 1992, by Raj Patel, President and CEO, is an Oklahoma and North Texas based privately held Hospitality Corporation. Its Durant, Oklahoma corporate office is centrally located in reference to its holdings. Premier Hospitality Management, Inc. currently owns and operates 14 hotels, has 3 hotels under construction and 6 hotels in the development pipeline, with pursuant franchise agreements from Marriott International (Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, and TownePlace Suites), Hilton Hotels Corporation (Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn) and InterContinental Hotels Group (Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites and Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites). “We are proud that McAlester is home to Premier’s 18th hotel. Our future locations identified throughout Oklahoma include the Ardmore, Edmond, Muskogee, Norman, Stillwater, and Tulsa communities” said Raj Patel.
“We are thrilled that Premier Hospitality Management, Inc. has been selected to develop the first Marriott hotel in McAlester.” said Evelyn Renfro of Coldwell Banker.
“Marriott International is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired hotel company” said Jim Mills, Executive Director McAlester Economic Development Service, Inc.
Outstanding associates are the key to our success. Premier will have 600 employees with the opening of the McAlester hotel. We are committed to attracting, motivating, empowering, and retaining a team of exceptionally dedicated and talented associates, who have a strong work ethic and results-orientation, who believe in and support our core values and who reflect the diverse business environments in which we operate. We offer our associates challenges, opportunities, advancement, competitive compensation and benefits, and personal training and development.
For more information about Premier Hospitality Management, Inc. or to make reservations, visit the company’s web site at www.premierhotels.us or call Nila Patel at 580-920-6911.