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Supercharged Embassy Suites Turns
Guest Perks
Into Record-Breaking Year
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Installation of FlyteBoard technology
focuses on flier needs
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January
30, 2008 - The Embassy Suites San Francisco Hotel Airport-Burlingame has
a lot of great things going for it. A first-quarter 2007 renovation
updated all its suites and added wireless Internet access throughout the
hotel, and the property opened the doors on a new business center and fitness
facility. Located less than two miles from San Francisco International
Airport, this FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. asset, provides guests with 24
hour shuttle service and birds-eye views of takeoffs and landings from
its bay-front location. All these perks added up to a banner year
for the property, enabling it to lead the company in occupancy during multiple
months in 2007. The Embassy Suites Hotel Burlingame finished the year at
87percent earning it kudos as one of the busiest properties in the system.
According to Assistant General Manager Adam Patenaude, its 340 suites make the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport-Burlingame one of the largest properties in the chain. �We are an extremely successful, high volume airport hotel that does a mix of leisure and business travelers in a market where we compete with brands like Westin, Marriott, and Sheraton,� he said. �With corporate giants like Oracle, Google, and Apple based in nearby Silicon Valley, we host a lot of tech savvy travelers who expect leading edge services.� Helping Fliers De-stress Regardless of whether guests arrive for business or pleasure, Patenaude says a primary focus of his property�s service mix is on making sure airline travelers leave stress behind. As one of the most crowded years in air travel history, 2007 gave passengers a lot to be stressed about. �Providing an extra level of service, including updated airline flight information, is just one reason why we made the decision to install Flyte System�s FlyteBoard,� Patenaude said. FlyteBoard, developed by Flyte Systems, is a wall, floor or ceiling mounted high-definition, flat panel screen that provides guests with �glance and go� convenience for confident travel planning. What sets Flyte Systems� applications apart from other PC-based systems is the ability to display accurate, real-time airline flight arrival and departure information, not FAA-regulated scheduled departure times that do not list delays caused by
Mounted near the hotel�s two front elevators, the FlyteBoards attract a lot of attention from airport-bound guests. �Before we installed them, guests had to either pull out their laptops and log on to the airline�s web sites, or get on a phone to check their flight status. Now, they simply take the elevator down to the lobby and glance at FlyteBoard to verify if their flight is on time or delayed,� Patenaude said. Flyte Systems also offers other products that serve the traveling public: FlyteTouch, FlytePass and FlyteChannel.
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