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Alphabetical Listing of Overall Best Practice Champions

Bristol Hotels & Resorts

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Profitability

Create a Culture of Results, Not of Trappings

Caesar's Palace Hotel & Casino

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Casino Segment

Building a Hotel That Has . . . Mystique

Cincinnati Marriott Northeast

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Customer Service

We Are . . . Northeast

Courtyard by Marriott

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Midscale Segment

An Unfailing Desire to Listen to Our Guests

Days Inn Altoona

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Economy Segment

Professional Pride and Personal Values Forge Operating Philosophy

Disney's Polynesian Resort

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Upscale Segment

Creating and Delivering a Magical Experience

Embassy Suites

Overall Best Practice Champion in Upscale Segment

When the Operating Strategy is the Brand Strategy

Extended Stay America

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Extended-Stay Lower Tier Segment

To Be Leader in a New Industry Segment: Build Market Share Faster and Deliver Quality

Fairfield Inn by Marriott

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Economy Segment

Impress More Guests, Sell More Rooms, Have More Fun

Four Seasons New York

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Physical Property

The Most Beautiful Stage Performed Upon

Four Seasons and Regent Hotels & Resorts

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Deluxe Segment

Consistency Over Time

Four Seasons Washington, D.C.

Overall Best Practice Property Champion Industry-wide

A Passion to Serve

Hampton Inn

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Quality

The Unconditional Guarantee as a Cultural Belief

Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Midscale Segment

The Smartest Investment You Can Ever Make - The People

Homewood Suites, Alexandria

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Extended-Stay Upper-Tier Segment

On Being a Yes Hotel…

The Houstonian Hotel, Club, & Spa

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Employee Satisfaction

A Humanistic Approach to Profitability

Kimpton Group

Overall Best Practice Champion in Physical Property

Differentiation to the Extreme

The Mansion on Turtle Creek

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in the Deluxe Segment

Staffing Up to Customer Needs

Marriott International, Inc., J.W. Marriott, Jr.,

Overall Best Practice Individual Champion in Corporate Management

Success is Never Final

Marriott Hotels & Resorts

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Employee Satisfaction

It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint!

Mirage Resorts

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Casino Segment

Creating Artistically Creative Hotels for Guests and Employees

Mohonk Mountain House

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Profitability

Creating Profits by Not Focusing on the GOP

The Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel, Ali Kasicki,

Overall Best Practice Individual Champion in Property Management

Every Day You Have to Re-invent Yourself

Residence Inn by Marriott

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Extended-Stay Upper Tier Segment

A Relentless Focus on Extended-Stay

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion Industry-Wide

Lead People, Manage Processes

The Ritz-Carlton Naples

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Quality

Quality . . . A Different Way to Manage

Sleep Inn

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Customer Service

Customer Service Is the Wildcard

Super 8 Motel, Inc.

Overall Best Practice Corporate Champion in Budget Segment

A Focus on Hospitality

Towneplace Suites by Marriott-Brookfield, Wisconsin

Overall Best Practice Property Champion in Extended-Stay Lower Tier

Remodeling the Property Hierarchical Structure