Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express of Lincoln both awarded 2014
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Recognized as Top Performing hotels as reviewed by Traveller’s on
the world’s largest travel site
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[May 22, 2014]
LINCOLN
- Damon Priddy, General Manager for the Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn
Express in Lincoln announced today that both properties have
received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The
accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to
establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler
reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses
worldwide. Establishments awarded the Certificate of Excellence are
located all over the world and represent the upper echelon of
businesses listed on the website.
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When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a
proprietary algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into
account reviews ratings. Businesses must maintain an overall
TripAdvisor rating of at least four out of five, volume and recently
of reviews. Additional criteria include a business’ tenure and
popularity ranking on the site.
“I would like to thank our amazing and dedicated team at both hotels
that work day and night to ensure an excellent level of service to
our guests. Being selected for the TripAdvisor Certificate of
Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at both
hotels!” said Priddy. “With the TripAdvisor Certificate of
Excellence based on guest reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote
of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to
excellence.”
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Priddy adds this week that the Hampton property was also awarded
induction into Hilton’s Wall of Fame for the second time for
performance in product, service, and quality. The Wall of Fame
recognizes the top 15% of hotels in the Hampton brand.
“TripAdvisor is pleased to honor exceptional hospitality businesses
for consistent excellence,” said Marc Charron, President of
TripAdvisor for Business. “The Certificate of Excellence award gives
top performing establishments around the world the recognition they
deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their
customers. From Australia to Zimbabwe, we want to applaud
exceptional hospitality businesses for offering TripAdvisor
travellers a great customer experience.”
[Text received, DAMON PRIDDY,
HAMPTION INN and HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS] |
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Champaign Hotel Ventures, LLC
based in Springfield, Illinois, recently acquired the Holiday
Inn Express in January 2014. The Hampton Inn brand is part of
the Hilton franchise and Holiday Inn Express is an
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) franchise brand.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site*,
enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor
offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of
travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking
tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel
community in the world, reaching nearly 260 million unique monthly
visitors**, and more than 150 million reviews and opinions covering
more than 4 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The
sites operate in 39 countries worldwide, including China under
daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a
dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to
millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites,
worldwide, Q1 2014
**Source: Google Analytics, average monthly unique
users, Q1 2014; does not include traffic to daodao.com
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