23rd Hunter Hotel Investment Conference Scheduled for March 6-8, 2011, in Atlanta; Keynote Speakers Are Jim Abrahamson and Jack DeBoer / November 2010

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23rd Hunter Hotel Investment Conference Scheduled
for March 6-8, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia

Keynote Speakers Are Jim Abrahamson and Jack DeBoer

ATLANTA, November 8, 2010—Officials of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, one of the four major national annual hotel investment conferences, today announced that the 23rd annual event will be held March 6-8, 2011, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Two industry luminaries, Jim Abrahamson, president of Americas, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), and Jack DeBoer, founder and chairman, Value Place, will headline the event as keynote speakers.

“We have a strong tradition of bringing in the top industry leaders to share successful hospitality business practices as keynote speakers,” said Bob Hunter, CEO of Hunter Realty and conference co-chair. “Jim has played a leadership role in the development of a number of the world’s leading brands, while Jack is the acknowledged ‘father’ of the extended-stay concept. We look forward to hearing their unique insights into the industry and its future outlook.

“The conference has gained a strong reputation as an important networking and education event over the last 22 years,” Hunter added. “This conference focuses on the needs of hotel owners, who make up a large number of our total attendees. Proceeds from the event support special scholarships at Georgia State University’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality.”

Speaker Profiles:

Jim Abrahamson—As president of the Americas, Abrahamson oversees management, growth and profitability of IHG’s portfolio of more than 3,400 hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America. Also, he has worked with The Marcus Corporation as president, limited-service lodging; Hilton Hotels Corporation as senior vice president, franchising; and Global Hyatt Corporation as head of development, the Americas.

Jack DeBoer—Creating the extended-stay concept with the first Residence Inn, he expanded the business to 100 hotels, which were sold to Marriott International, Inc. He then co-founded the Summerfield Hotel Corporation, now owned by Global Hyatt Corporation. He later launched Candlewood Hotel Corporation and sold it to IHG after establishing 130 properties. Most recently, DeBoer established the extended-stay hotel chain Value Place which currently has a portfolio of 160 locations.

For more information on the program and to register, please visit the conference website at www.HunterConference.com, or contact Bob Hunter or Nancy Petenbrink, Conference Director, at 770-916-0300 or by email at [email protected].

The conference headquarters are located at 300 Galleria Parkway, S-620, Atlanta, Ga. 30339

Contact:

Jerry Daly, Chris Daly
Daly Gray Public Relations
(703) 435-6293

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Also See:	2008 Hotel Investment Conference Sets Event Theme of The Money & The Marketplace: Hotel Investing in Today's Financial Climate; Proceeds from the Event Benefit Georgia State University's Hotel School / January 2008
	The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality at Georgia State University Offering a Masters of Business Administration in Hotel Real Estate; First Such MBA Specialization in the Nation / July 2007