DUNEDIN’S HOLIDAY INN CARRYING TORCH FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

DUNEDIN, FLA. (Jan. 5, 2005) — The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Clearwater North/Dunedin received its second Torch Bearer award at the Global Investors Conference for InterContinental Hotels Group. The system-wide conference was held in Atlanta last fall.

The Torch Bearer award recognizes outstanding customer service, and this is the third consecutive year that Dunedin’s 76-room Holiday Inn Express has received a customer service award from its franchisor. There are more than 1,000 Holiday Inn Express hotels in North America.

Dunedin’s 76-room Holiday Inn Express, which opened in 2001, scored high in customer satisfaction, based on guest comment cards, quality inspections and positive letters and calls into guest relations.

“Since we pride ourselves on service, we are very pleased to be recognized for guest satisfaction,” said Gabriella Mullins, director of sales for the Dunedin property. “Our hotel received a Torch Bearer award in 2003 and won the Newcomer award for our first year of operations (2002), so we are thrilled to make the cut again.”

Located at 975 Broadway/Alternate 19 in Dunedin, the three-story Holiday Inn Express is owned and operated by a family-run company, Grant Alliance, LLC. The hotel has a consulting agreement with BayStar Hotel Group, a Tampa-based company that develops, owns, manages and consults with other hotel owners.

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