Hilton Melbourne Ranks #6 of All Hilton Hotels Worldwide achieving a 98.14% Quality Audit Inspection Score ranking the hotel in the Top 1% of all Hilton Hotels.
2007 Culinary Excellence Award – Received by the Doubletree Denver North from the SGMP Rocky Mountain Chapter
Best Entrée – Awarded to the Doubletree Denver North at the 7th Annual Taste of the Chamber
#1 – Embassy Suites Phoenix post’s #1 gain RevPar for 3rd consecutive year in 2007
Surpassing Benchmarks of Brand - All 2007 Expotel ‘Hilton’ portfolio hotels surpass Brand Average RevPar Index’s for year 2007
Doubletree Denver – Announces Ms. Vanessa Raigossa recipient of the Spirit Of Pride Award from Doubletree Hotels for 2007.
Chairman’s Award – The Best Western St. Christopher awarded “Top 5%” of 3,000+ Best Western Hotels
Hilton Melbourne – Ranked #13 out of 275 Hiltons for Quality Audit Index ranking (99.3%)
Lodging Hospitality - Recognizes Expotel Vice Presidents. See Press Room for Lodging Hospitality Interview of Jeff Iavarone and Mark Kucera (May 2006)
Doubletree Denver North – Recieves two more Spirit of Pride awards from Doubletree Hotels to ‘Team Engineering Department’ and Jerry Hernandez in 2006
Surpassing Benchmarks of Brand – All 2006 Expotel ‘Hilton’ portfolio hotels surpass Brand Average RevPar Index’s for year 2006
Best Décor – Denver Doubletree North receives 2006 award for Best Décor at the 6th Annual Taste of The Chamber
4th Time – Hilton Melbourne awarded “Best Place To Work” sponsored by the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce for 2006
Doubletree Denver – Announces Ms. Anne Frye (Director of Sales) recipient of the Spirit Of Pride awarded by Doubletree Hotels 2006
Expotel - Named a 'Preferred Management' Company by Starwood Hotels
Lafitte's - Debuts on Phoenix and Nashville morning television. See Press Room for feature
Expotel – Secures Management Contract for the famous boutique St. Charles Inn
Expotel – 2005 Expotel ‘Hilton’ portfolio surpasses Hilton Brand RevPar Index’s for end of year performance
(2) Embassy Suites Phoenix - Two Managers from Embassy Suites Phoenix awarded the Spirit of Pride Honors as presented by Hilton Hotels Corporation 2005.
#1 - Best Western St. Christopher, recipient of the "Directors Award Winner for Quality Assurance" for 2005.
#1 - Best Western St. Christopher is awarded "Best of the Best Design Award" as voted by Best Western International for 2004.
3rd Time - Hilton Melbourne is awarded "Best Place To Work" sponsored by the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce for 2005
177.5% - RevPar Index 12 months 2004 for Embassy Suites Schaumburg
134.5% - RevPar Index 12 months 2004 for Hampton Inn Metairie
142.5% - RevPar Index 12 months 2004 for Embassy Suites Phoenix
History Begins - Expotel highlights future Vision and Creation of Six Core Values - Shared Values / Shared Vision at the Annual GM Conference.
Expotel – Secures Management Contract to manage the New Orleans newest hotel, Best Western St. Christopher Hotel.
1st ever - Outstanding QA for Holiday Inn Brentwood since Expotel takeover
1st Time - Hilton Melbourne is awarded "Best Place To Work" sponsored by the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce for 2003.
5 - Consecutive Outstanding QA's at Embassy Suites Phoenix North.
3 - Consecutive Outstanding QA's at Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place
1st Place - in Holiday Inn Central Reservation system for Holiday Inn, Brentwood, awarded based upon Customer Satisfaction.
1st Place - 2002 Holiday Inn Renovation of the Year Award for the Holiday Inn Brentwood.
1st Place Winner - In two key achievement categories for Embassy Phoenix at 2003 Annual Embassy Suites Brand Sales Conference.
300 - Hotels, the size Expotel Hospitality will never allow itself to become. Bigger is NOT Better
15 years - Doubletree New Orleans rated most profitable in the Brand.
0 - layers between General Managers and our Vice President(s)
19 - number of types of bread tested and rejected before finding Lafitte's presentation.
6 minutes - freezer to table, to serve fresh, hot Lafitte's bread.
0 - The number of microwaves allowed in preparing Lafitte's menu.
27-29% - food costs to operate Lafitte's across 6 cities.
28,000 - Mardi Gras throw beads distributed in Lafitte's Restaurants each year.
5000 - Gallons of gumbo produced and distributed to Lafitte's Restaurant.
$15,000 - Savings in replacing Chef with Kitchen Manager, per property, implementing Lafitte's concept - $120,000 across all hotels
