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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:23:38 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Litchfield Hampton Scores Big on Inspection</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/21/litchfield-hampton-scores-big-on-inspection.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Litchfield, IL Hampton Inn has earned their 10th consecutive "outstanding" rating on their most recent inspection this past week.&#160; The property scored a 97% overall, with three additional category scores:&#160; overall cleanliness 95.9%, overall condition 95.5%, and brand standards 100%!!&#160; Congratulations to Miranda and her team for their excellent work!&#160; The Hampton Inn recieves quality assurance inspections twice per year on an unannounced basis.&#160;The scores are based on the overall appearance &amp; inspection of the property and guest satisfaction surveys.&#160; Miranda and her team should be very proud of this accomplishment!!]]></description>
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<title>Carpenter Street Hotel Wins Award!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/20/carpenter-street-hotel-wins-award-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Carpenter Street Hotel for winning the award for Best Renovation of the Year at the annual Downtown Springfield, Inc dinner last week!&#160; The event was held at the Hilton and was attended by approximately 500 people.&#160; On hand to accept the award were Rick McGraw and Jenna McGraw of Hotel Ventures Management, and Rick Walbert of Hospital Sisters Health System. The hotel is very appreciative to DSI for this wonderful honor!]]></description>
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<title>Lincoln Hampton Inn Earns &quot;Outstanding&quot; Insepction Score</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/19/lincoln-hampton-inn-earns-outstanding-insepction-score.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Hampton Inn of Lincoln, IL has earned an "Outstanding" rating on last week's Quality Assurance inspection.&#160; Their overall score of 95.6% is comprised of three main categories:&#160; Cleanliness 100%, Brand Standards 96.6%, and Condition 90%.&#160; Congrats to Julie and her team for such a great job!!&#160; The staff was treated to an awards lunch yesterday at the hotel.&#160; Keep up the great work!]]></description>
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<title>Carpenter Street Hotel Gets Website Make-Over!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/18/carpenter-street-hotel-gets-website-make-over-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Carpenter Street Hotel's website has a new look!&#160; Check us out at www.carpenterstreethotel.com for new photos and information about our remodeled hotel.&#160; We also offer directions to local tourist attractions and restaurants in the area.&#160; Let us help you plan your next trip to Springfield!&#160; Take a look for special offers and packages!]]></description>
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<title>Annual Food Drive Concludes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Our annual company-wide Holiday Food Drive came to a close just before Christmas.&#160; Our staff at the Litchfield Hampton Inn won the contest by collecting 105 items to donate to their local food pantry!&#160; The staff will be rewarded with a pizza party for their efforts!&#160; All totaled, our 6 hotels collected 245 food items and $121 to donate to their local charities this holiday season.&#160; We are very proud to help out our local markets and thank the staff members at all of our hotels for participating!!&#160;]]></description>
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<title>Annual HVM Food Drive Kicks Off!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/16/annual-hvm-food-drive-kicks-off-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The HVM hotels are once again participating in a holiday food drive to help each of their respective communities!&#160; The food drive begins today at each of the hotels and will conclude on Monday December 20.&#160; Members of the community are encouraged to participate along with the staff.&#160; For every bag of food you bring in, your name will be entered to win various prizes at each of the hotels.&#160; This is a also a friendly competition amoung our teams, as the hotel that collects the most food items wins a pizza party for their staff.&#160; We are very pleased to be able to help out this holiday season in our local communities!]]></description>
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<title>Litchfield Hampton Celebrates Anniversary</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/15/litchfield-hampton-celebrates-anniversary.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Miranda Bergman and her staff at the award-winning Litchfield Hampton Inn have recently celebrated their 5-year anniversary!&#160; The hotel opened on November 21, 2005 and has since earned a reputation for first-class accommodations and exceptional customer service!&#160; The hotel has also won two Lighthouse Awards, placing it in the top 5% of all Hampton Inns worldwide.&#160; The staff was treated to a catered lunch and prizes.&#160; Five original staff members were also honored with gift cards!&#160; Congrats and thanks to the Litchfield team for such a job well done!!]]></description>
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<title>Welcome Dawn!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/14/welcome-dawn-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[We would like to announce the hiring of our new General Manager at the Carpenter Street Hotel, Dawn Garraty!&#160; Dawn comes to us with extensive experience in all aspects of the hotel industry, including operations, personnel, human resources, accounting, sales, and new hotel openings.&#160; She has most recently spent time in Florida, where she managed two condo-resort hotels and golf resorts in Naples and on Marco Island.&#160; Dawn brings with her new ideas and energy, and we are very excited to add her as part of our team!&#160; Welcome Dawn!]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Litchfield Hampton</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/13/congrats-to-litchfield-hampton.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miranda and her team at the Litchfield Hampton Inn!&#160; This week, they earned their 9th consecutive "Outstanding" rating on Hilton's Quality Assurance inspection.&#160; These&#160;inspections occur twice per year and evaluate the hotel's overall customer service scores, cleanliness, and operations.&#160; The overall outstanding score came in at 96.5%.&#160; The overall score is broken down into three key sections:&#160; cleanliness 97.9%, condition 91%, and brand standards 99.7%.&#160; Great job to all of our team members at Litchfield for a continued job well done!!]]></description>
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<title>Columbia, IL Hampton Inn achieves &quot;Outstanding&quot; rating on Inspection!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/12/columbia-il-hampton-inn-achieves-outstanding-rating-on-inspection-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Hampton Inn of Columbia, IL!&#160; They recently scored an overall 98% on their Hampton brand Quality Assurance inspection.&#160; This is a very impressive achievement!&#160; Their category scores were as follows:&#160; Cleanliness 100%, Condition 98%, Brand Standards 96%.&#160; The brand inspection measures many aspects of the hotel, including overall operation &amp; cleanliness, guest satisfaction scores, and compliance with brand standards.&#160; Congratulations to GM Michelle Hiser and her team on a job well done!!]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Litchfield!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/11/congrats-to-litchfield-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miranda and her staff at the Litchfield Hampton for earning their 8th consecutive "Outstanding" QA inspection.&#160; The brand inspections are very detailed and a final score of 96.7% is difficult to maintain!&#160; Great job and keep up the good work!]]></description>
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<title>HVM Food Drive Concludes</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/10/hvm-food-drive-concludes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[And the winner is....the Hampton Inn of Lincoln, IL!&#160; They collected over 450 food items to donate to their local pantry.&#160;HVM's 6 hotels collected over 1,200 food items in all!&#160; What a great way to help out those in need this holiday season!&#160; Look for this to be an annual competition between our properties.&#160; Thank you to everyone for your participation.&#160; This was a great success!]]></description>
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<title>Hampton Inn Lincoln GM is &quot;locked up&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Julie Burr, GM of the Hampton Inn Lincoln, was recently "locked up" for a good cause!&#160; She participated in the MDA fundraiser that raised $16,595 for families in Logan County by going "behind bars" on November 19 at the Lincoln Firehouse.&#160; She raised&#160;bail totaling $680.&#160; MDA is a non-profit health agency who's mission is to cure muscular dystrophy, ALS, and similar diseases by funding worldwide research.&#160; The Association helps to provide health care, support services, and education.&#160; The Hampton Inn Lincoln is proud to have participated in this cause to help local families!


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<title>Baymont Inn &amp; Suites of Champaign, IL Wins Video Contest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Baymont Inn &amp; Suites of Champaign, IL has won a national video contest sponsored by the Baymont corporate office!&#160; Video tours have become a powerful marketing tool and continue to be the media of choice for leisure and business travelers.&#160; The contest, which was presented to all Baymont properties, had two categories.&#160; One showcased a tour of the property and the second dealt with what "Hometown Hospitality" means to the property.&#160; Champaign Baymont participated in both categories and was chosen as the winner of "Hometown Hospitality."&#160; Congrats to the Baymont Inn &amp; Suites staff and to all those who participated in the making of the video!&#160; Job well done!]]></description>
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<title>Litchfield Hampton Team Member is Regional Award Finalist</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/6/litchfield-hampton-team-member-is-regional-award-finalist.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Otto, Maintenance Director at the Litchfield Hampton, on being selected a finalist for the Illinois Hotel &amp; Lodging Association's Stars of the Industry Awards.&#160; He is nominated in the Maintenance Employee of the Year category.&#160; He will attend the regional luncheon on October 14, where the awards will be handed out!&#160; Congratulations to Otto on a job well done!]]></description>
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<title>Hilton Worldwide has arrived!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/5/hilton-worldwide-has-arrived-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As announced this past week, September 23, 2009 was an exciting day in the Hilton Family's history!&#160; They announced a new name and look for the organization, which will take on a new corporate identity called Hilton Worldwide.&#160; This will replace Hilton Hotels Corporation.&#160; The company is a global organization that represents 3,300 hotels in 77 countries.&#160;]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Baymont Champaign</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/4/congrats-to-baymont-champaign.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congrats to the Baymont Champaign for winning the Hometown Hospitality video contest!&#160; Brian and his staff sure know how to make everyone feel at home when they're staying with us!]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Litchfield Hampton!!</title>
<link>http://hotelventuresmanagement.com/blog/article/3/congrats-to-litchfield-hampton-.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miranda and her team at the Litchfield Hampton for earning their 7th consecutive Outstanding rating on Hilton's Quality Assurance inspection, with a final score of 95%.&#160; This is a very difficult achievement to earn and we are very proud of the work they do every day!!&#160;]]></description>
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