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Leisure Hotels Group of Companies Ranked Among the Nation's Top 100 Hotel Owners / Developers 
 
Hutchinson, Kan. - October 21,1998 - Leisure Development, L.L.C., part of the Leisure Hotels Group of Companies, was recently recognized with a prestigious honor as one of the Top 100 Owners/Developers' across the nation in the September 7, 1998, edition of Hotel Business. Leisure Hotels Group of Companies owns 10 properties in Kansas and Missouri. Leisure Development, L.L.C., has two new properties under construction, three properties in development and plans for future expansion in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and New Mexico.

Earlier this year, Leisure Hotels, L.L.C., the management division of the Leisure Hotels Group of Companies was named one of the top 60 hotel management firms in the January 1998 issue of Real Estate Forum as a part of its Directory of Top Hotel Management Firms." Leisure Hotels Group of Companies was also listed as one of the nation's top 150 hotel owner / developers in the 1998 annual edition of the "The Green Book"  of Hotel Business.

"Achieving recognition in one division is pleasing, but to have three of our divisions recognized in the top 100 of their respective groupings in the nation is indeed a great honor. We have worked for 15 years to be listed among some of the most prestigious management companies owners developers, and real estate brokers in the nation," said Steven C. Olson, CEO and President of Leisure Hotels Group of Companies. "Our goal is to strive for recognition in the top 50 next year as we consistently offer our clients superior customer service and hospitality."

The Hutchinson. Kansas-based Leisure Hotels Group of Companies specializes in the development. management and brokerage of hotels in the limited, suite and full - service market segments of the lodging industry. As one of the leading hotel owners in Kansas, Leisure Hotels Group of Companies owns and operates the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites hotels in Hutchinson, Garden City, and Lansing, Kansas; Holiday Inn Express hotels in Dodge City and Pratt, Kansas, and Columbia, Missouri; Hampton Inn in Manhattan, Kansas; Comfort Inn in Hutchinson; Days Inn in Garden City; and Super 8 Motel in Dodge City. Leisure Hotels Group of Companies also manages the Hawthorn Suites LTD in Wichita, Kansas.

Construction is underway in Hutchinson, Kansas, on the all-newly constructed, interior corridor, budget Microtel Inn & Suites and in Columbia, Missouri, on the up-scale all-suite extended stay Hawthorn Suites LTD. The Microtel Inn & Suites and the Hawthorn Suites hotels are being developed under an agreement with Atlanta-based U.S. Franchise Systems. Inc. (Nasdaq: USFS), owner of the franchise system rights for Microtel Inn & Suites and Hawthorn Suites, with whom Leisure Hotels Group of Companies announced an alliance in February, 1998. Under the alliance agreement, Leisure Hotels Group of Companies will build 10 Microtel and Hawthorn properties in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Oklahoma over the next three years.

Leisure Hotels Group of Companies provides comprehensive hospitality brokerage service through its Kansas City, Kansas And Tulsa, Oklahoma -based subsidiary, Leisure Real Estate Advisors, L.L.C. This group of experts offers guidance through the complex process of listing, marketing, negotiating and selling hospitality real estate drawing on experience from every segment of the hospitality business including receiverships, asset management, renovation, acquisition and disposition.

Leisure Development, L.L.C. develops, renovates and builds new hotels and other commercial and real estate properties. This corporate team initiates, designs, and directs remodeling, renovation, and construction projects. and oversees quality and cost controls. Leisure Development L.L.C.'s network of national vendors and volume buying power allows for the purchase of construction and renovation products. hotel supplies, and contract services at significant discounts that are passed on to clients.

Leisure Hotels Group of Companies CEO and President, Steven C. Olson, is a 28-year veteran of the hotel industry and founded the company in 1985 with Wichita entrepreneur, Fran D. Jabara, and Hutchinson businessman. Richard E. Smith.

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Contact:
Steven C. Olson CEO/President
Leisure Hotels Group of Companies
(316) 663-9800 ext 107
website: www.leisure-hotel.com 
e-mail: [email protected]
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Also See:
Leisure Development, L.L.C. Begins Construction  on Microtel Property in Hutchinson KS  / Jan 1998 

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