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Robert Rivers, GM Regal Bostonian Hotel, 
Named GM of the Year 
by Massachusetts Lodging Association
 
Personal touch, charitable involvement factors 
in annual award for professionalism

Boston, MA. - December 15, 1999 � Robert Rivers, general manager of The Regal Bostonian Hotel, has been named outstanding general manager of the year by the Massachusetts Lodging Association. 

The honor caps off a busy year for Rivers, who this year oversaw the completion of a $13.5 million renovation and addition to the hotel. Prior to the major upgrade, the Bostonian had been recognized as one of the world�s top 500 hotels this year by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine. 

�It�s nice to receive the attention, but really, being affiliated with the Bostonian is a reward in itself. We have a fantastic staff that�s dedicated to outstanding service, and the property is a classic,� said Rivers. 

Rivers is very active in the Boston community, through involvement with Access Sports America, The Kids Fund at Boston Medical and Habitat for Humanity Boston. He also serves as the marketing chairperson for the lodging association. 

A Massachusetts native who graduated from Oxford High School in rural Massachusetts, Rivers has been general manager at the Bostonian for three years, as an employee of Richfield Hospitality Services, which manages the hotel. His time at the Bostonian follows eight years at Richfield-managed hotels in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Orlando and Atlanta. Prior to that, he began a nine-year career with Connover Hotels management group at the Palm Beach Hilton, and was general manager in training for the opening of the Sheraton Bradley Airport Hotel, in Hartford, CT. Rivers is a graduate of New York University at Suffolk. 

Richfield Hospitality Services is a multifaceted hospitality company specializing in full-service hotel management. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, the company has management contracts with more than 50 hotels throughout the U.S. 

Within the Richfield portfolio are the 12 U.S. hotels of Regal Hotels International, including landmark hotels The Regal Biltmore, in Los Angeles; The Regal Knickerbocker, in Chicago; and The Regal U.N. Plaza, in New York City. Richfield�s Sceptre Hospitality Resources division is the nation�s leading electronic reservations service for independent hotels.

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Contact:
Jim Zahniser, 
JZ Communications, 
[email protected] 
617/523-3600 
or
Robert Rivers, 
Regal Bostonian Hotel, 
503/636-8488 
 
Also See: Regal Bostonian Hotel Completes $13.5 Million Addition; Adds 10 Woman Traveler' Rooms / July 1999 
Paul Allen and David Gallagher Added to Regal Hotels Global Sales / May 1999
Millennium Copthorne Hotels plc Completes the US$640 Million Acquisition of the US Hotel Interests of  Regal Hotels International / Dec 1999
St. Louis� Regal Riverfront Hotel Recorded Greatest Revenue Improvement for Richfield Hotels Premier Category in 1998 / Aug 1999 

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