The Leonard Parker Company and Bekins Distribution Services will provide essential behind-the-scenes functions, including furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) and Operating Supplies and Equipment (OS&E), procurement services, receiving, warehousing and installation.

Currently under construction in mid-town Manhattan, the 400-room Hotel Sofitel New York will offer upscale French-style guest facilities, services and dining experiences, all within a unique architectural and aesthetic setting.

�This property is scheduled to open in spring 2000,� says Douglas Parker, President and CEO.  �In order to establish and maintain upscale service and comfort features for its guests, a myriad of items ranging from engineering tools to crystal and china must be delivered, placed and installed, all in a short time frame.  We are delighted that Accor has the confidence in our company to work within a fairly short time-frame.�

�We are clearly moving quickly,� says John F. Lehodey, President of Accor North America Business and Leisure Division. �We will need to receive and install literally hundreds of items.  Hotelworks.com has the necessary infrastructure and years of expertise we looked for in order to realize our goals.�

Hotelworks.com, through its offices in the United States, Asia, South Africa and Europe, is one of the world�s leading providers of goods and services to the global hospitality industry. 

The company, headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, services such customers as Hyatt, Marriott International, Hilton, Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, Wyndham, Accor and Sun International.  For more information on HWS, please visit its web-site at www.hotelworks.com.

The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements with respect to events, the occurrence of which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, demand and competition for the Company's services and other risks or uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.