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InnLink CRS Wins Stevie® Award for Hospitality Sales and Service

InnLink Recognized with Marriott for Excellence in Customer Service


Hendersonville, TN – March 19, 2012 – InnLink CRS was presented with a 2012 Stevie® Award in the Customer Service category in the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in hospitality.  The company was the only central reservation system provider in the hotel industry to be a finalist and an award winner for 2012.

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top awards in sales, contact center, and customer service. They organize several of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business AwardsSM and International Business AwardsSM.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the trophies were presented to honorees during a gala banquet on Monday, February 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  More than 350 nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries attended.

More than 1,000 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year’s competition. Finalists were determined through averaging scores of 93 professionals worldwide, acting as preliminary judges.

Celebrating 20 years of service, InnLink is known for its exceptional customer service and providing a unique 24/7/365 Customer Service guarantee. InnLink CEO, Kristin Intress states “We are very pleased in accepting this award and proud of our customer service department and team for being recognized as providing outstanding performance in customer service for a CRS company in the hospital industry.”

“We’re delighted to kick off our celebration of the 10th year of the Stevie Awards movement with the 2012 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer…” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.  “It’s gratifying and inspiring to have received so many remarkable entries for this year’s competition.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Stevie winners in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales

About InnLink
InnLink, celebrating 20 years of service, specializes in hospitality and hotel reservation services utilizing three brands, InnLink, for mid-tier hotel properties, InnVite, for 3+ star hotel/resort properties, and VisitUs for destination management organizations and travel portal bookings. InnLink is a member of the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) and currently maximizes channel-managed, reservation revenue streams for over 3800 hospitality customers. To learn more about InnLink’s products and services visit www.InnLink.com  or contact Chip Hysler, Senior Marketing Manager at 615-264-8090 or [email protected].

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.


Contact:

Chip Hysler
Sr. Marketing Manager
PH: 615-264-8090
[email protected]


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