Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC

November 11th 2009 - Four Points by Sheraton Debuts in Indianapolis
Four Points by Sheraton Indianapolis Carmel Showcases the Brand's Rejuvenated Look and Feel in a Convenient Location Near Businesses Shopping and Recreation Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the grand opening of Four Points by Sheraton Indianapolis Carmel – the brand’s first hotel in Indiana. Owned by Alliance Hospitality, the 171-room hotel targets the self-sufficient traveler with comfortable beds, a social atmosphere and popular extras including complimentary high-speed Internet access. Four Points by Sheraton Indianapolis Carmel is representative of the brand’s refreshed, new look, as part of a global portfolio rejuvenation campaign. In the past five years, Starwood and its partners have invested more than $1 billion to reinvent Four Points by Sheraton, resulting in a 70 percent turnover of the portfolio driven by major property renovations, conversions and new-build hotels.
"We are delighted to introduce Four Points by Sheraton to the bustling city of Indianapolis, the Racing Capital of the World, and a great choice for the expansion of our rejuvenated brand," said Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President, Starwood’s Specialty Select Brands. "We pride ourselves on providing travelers with just what they want and need – a welcoming atmosphere, spacious rooms and little indulgences to make them feel special at the end of the day." Four Points by Sheraton Indianapolis Carmel offers a convenient location just north of downtown Indianapolis and south of Carmel. Sports fans are close to both Conseco Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium, and just 18 miles from the Indiana Motor Speedway – home of the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400. An ideal choice for business travelers, the hotel is minutes from numerous corporate offices including Merrill Lynch, IBM and Hewlett Packard. Also nearby are Butler University, the Indianapolis Zoo and Children’s Museum. Perfect for both business meetings and social events, Four Points by Sheraton Indianapolis Carmel offers 2,500 square feet of flexible meeting facilities, as well as outdoor function space and catering services. Terranova Cal-Ital Grill offers a variety of tasty entrees for breakfast, lunch and dinner, while the hotel lounge serves a wide selection of domestic draughts and imported brews, courtesy of the Four Points by Sheraton Best Brews® program. Additional facilities include a 24-hour business center, indoor pool and fitness center. The comfortable and contemporary guest rooms and suites create a welcome refuge at the end of the day. Guests are invited to relax in the Four Points by Sheraton Four Comfort Bed, an inviting ensemble featuring a plush mattress, assortment of pillows and duvet. Rooms are also equipped with spacious work areas, daily newspapers, complimentary bottled water and free high speed Internet access.
September 2009 Annual General Managers' Meeting This past September 9-11^th, the GMs convened in Raleigh for the Alliance 2009 Annual General Managers’ Meeting — to highlight their achievements, discuss their challenges, and to put new faces to names The theme for this year’s conference became a company mantra, first proposed by Chairman Rolf Tweeten: "We cannot control the wind, so we need to adjust the sails." As Tweeten expounded, we must go forth despite the economy, and weather the high seas with a positive outlook. That positive outlook in 2009 meant investing in the General Managers, flying each of them to the Home Office to participate in a conference where strategies could be shared, and morale boosted. Boosting focus, in one instance, took shape when President Joe Smith had each of the managers chant over and over, "GOP" and "NOI". Not just an exercise in lung power, this was the President’s way of instilling a single-focus on the strategies that will make Alliance Hospitality Management most successful. Another morale booster was that the size of the Hilton Garden Inn at RDU could barely contain the crowds generated by this year’s meeting. A mixed blessing of sorts, participants noted that only a growing, successful company such as Alliance could face the predicament of outgrowing its normal meeting space! With this year’s conference now over, each General Manager has returned home with new tools for continued growth and success, as well as renewed enthusiasm for the challenges at hand. The management at Alliance would like to thank each member of the team for participating, and it hopes that everyone there will be equally excited to meet up again in 2010!
September 4th 2009 -Wisconsin Developer Selects Alliance Hospitality to Manage Portfolio of Full Service Hotels: Alliance Hospitality Management LLC, a leading hotel management company located in Raleigh, NC announced today that Wisconsin Hotel Developer BPJ Group has selected Alliance Hospitality to operate its portfolio of Full Service Hotels. The portfolio consists of four Holiday Inn products in Central Wisconsin, anchored by the Holiday Inn Stevens Point Convention Center which features 38,000 square feet of combined meeting, exhibit, conference, expo, and banquet space. Joseph Smith President of Alliance Hospitality said, "We are extremely pleased the owners of these newly built assets have selected Alliance Hospitality to bring our expertise in operating Full Service Lodging Products to their Wisconsin properties." Located in the heart of central Wisconsin's thriving manufacturing and agricultural region, the 425 room portfolio includes the Holiday Inn Stevens Point Convention Center, Holiday Inn Express Stevens Point, the Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium and the Holiday Inn Conference Center Marshfield. These newly built hotels offer state of the art meeting and dining facilities, along with indoor water-park pools and exercise facilities. Guest rooms feature; luxury decor, upgraded bedding with premium linens, and High Definition LCD televisions. The hotels include free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and complimentary transportation to local airports and businesses.
July 2009 - Alliance Hospitality opens newest Marriott Courtyard: Alliance Hospitality announces the latest addition to its growing portfolio of premier hotels. The Courtyard by Marriott in Clarksville, TN (just north of Nashville) opened on July 24th. The 91 room property is owned by NNP, LLC and is one of the first hotels to be built utilizing the edgier-sleek building exteriors and new lobby design initiated by the Courtyard by Marriott brand. Featuring enhanced technology applications, upgraded working-socializing environments and mode appropriate lighting, music and aromas, Marriott is changing the look and feel of the brand to appeal to today's traveler. The new design can be seen in detail at www.GoCourtyard.com
May 2009 - Alliance Hospitality received the Marriott CFRST award for Renovation Excellence for the SpringHill Suites Chicago Elmhurst/Oakbrook Area, IL. Alliance Chairman Rolf Tweeten accepted the award at the Recent Marriott Owners Conference in Orlando, Fl.
March 10, 2009 – Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC, a premier third-party management and hotel development company, has been tapped to manage the Hotel St. Regis, a 124-room boutique hotel in Detroit: Marketing the sweeping renovations recently completed throughout the hotel will be a key element of Alliance Hospitality’s management mission, says Joseph Smith, President of Alliance Hospitality Management. The Hotel St. Regis Detroit undertook a multi-million dollar renovation that encompassed meeting space, public areas, and guest rooms. The La Musique Restaurant and Bar, a steakhouse, was also renovated and features award winning cuisine. The Hotel St. Regis Detroit is located in the heart of the New Center Area and walking distance to Fisher Theatre, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, and restaurants and shopping. Detroit’s Cultural Center including the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Science Center and Detroit Public Library are 5 minutes from the hotel.
Alliance Hospitality welcomes Sloan Dean - Vice President of Revenue Management: Mr. Dean, CRME, comes to Alliance Hospitality from Noble Investment Group where he served as the Corporate Director of Revenue Management for 23 full and select service hotels across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood & IHG brands and led a team of Regional Revenue Managers. While at Noble, Mr. Dean was instrumental in helping build the revenue management strategies for the new Hyatt Place brand hotels, which were primarily conversions from the Amerisuites brand. Prior to taking the reigns at Noble, Mr. Dean was a Regional Revenue Manager with IHG’s Hotel Management Group overseeing market strategy for 15 hotels across the Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites & Holiday Inn Brands in 13 different markets. Mr. Dean started with IHG as a Senior Analyst in the Global Distribution Marketing department. He is an expert in customer segmentation, retail pricing models, revenue management systems, third party Internet booking channels, pay per click marketing, and guides the portfolio in all market strategies. Mr. Dean’s Revenue Management experience dates back to his days as Analyst at Mercer Management Consulting when he worked on Promotional Marketing Optimization in the retail sector. Mr. Dean holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology along with a Certificate/Minor in Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Dean is an active member in HSMAI and is a Certified Revenue Management Executive (CRME).
Alliance Hospitality welcomes Sue Korycansky as Vice President of Sales & Marketing - Northern Region: Ms. Korycansky joined Alliance in January of 2009. Prior to joining Alliance Hospitality she worked for New Castle Hotels as Corporate Director of Sales. As Corporate Director of Sales, Sue supported New Castle in various capacities including field sales, feasibility studies, sales training and new build/acquisition openings. Sue also spent thirteen years with Marriott Corporation, holding a number of high level sales and marketing positions including National Account Director. Her career experience has been across the U.S. and Canada with multiple brands and products including Hilton, Marriott, Starwood and Independent hotels. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from U.W. Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin.
Alliance Hospitality welcomes Andrew C. Broad as Vice President of Development: Mr. Broad has over fifteen years of franchise development, brokerage and capital market experience. Mr. Broad has extensive experience in the lodging and real estate industries, having served as the primary broker on over 80 hotel transactions throughout the United States. Andrew Broad was a Senior Vice President with HREC Investment Advisors where he specialized in hotel real estate transactions in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions. In addition, Andrew was a Broker with Timm & Associates, Inc. a hotel brokerage firm located in Minneapolis, MN. Mr. Broad was responsible for all phases of the sales process including; providing opinions of market value, creating marketing brochures, identifying qualified buyers, assisting buyers in their due diligence, and ultimately responsible for closing hotel real estate transactions. Andrew has also held franchise development positions with HFS (Cendant / Wyndham) and Red Roof Inns. Andrew is a graduate of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.
July 24, 2008 - Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC announces new Operations Executives: Alliance Hospitality Management, LLC has recently appointed two senior operations executives to bolster its growing portfolio of managed hotel properties.
Long time hotelier Dick Schroen will be responsible for 10 hotels in the Northeastern US. Prior to joining Alliance Hospitality, Dick spent 10 years with Outrigger Lodging Services in various key executive positions in San Antonio and Santa Fe. Prior to Outrigger, Dick's career included 8 years with Westin Hotels. Dick received his B.A. from Michigan State University in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management.
Also joining Alliance Hospitality is Ron Wojcik, CHA, who will be responsible for 12 hotels in the Southeastern US. Ron most recently served as the General Manager of the Hilton Austin Airport Hotel. Ron's career includes over 9 years with Marriott Corporation and 7 years with Hilton Hotels. Ron served in the United States Army in Europe and began his classical culinary training there, holding a number of food and beverage management positions in Europe for almost a decade.
Raleigh based Alliance Hospitality Management LLC manages properties under the; Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Suites, Homewood Suites, Comfort Inns and Holiday Inn brands.