ATHENS, OH -- ( January 3, 2001) -- The Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association
has awarded SJB Companies of Athens, Ohio the prestigious �Management Company
of the Year� award. SJB owns and operates 17 AmeriHost Inn®
hotels in Ohio and West Virginia.
SJB
companies accepted the award at the association�s annual convention held
in Dayton, Ohio, November 20, 2000. The award recipient is
recognized for its outstanding and unusual commitment and contribution
to the success of the Ohio lodging industry. SJB principals, Sandy
and Jack Bortle and their management team tirelessly support the efforts
of the OHLA and the growth of Ohio tourism.
"We are extremely proud to receive this honor as a recognition of our
service to customers and for the betterment of the communities in which
we operate," said Jack Bortle, President of SJB. "It is also very
encouraging to know our good deeds and commitment to guest service do not
go unnoticed in our small part of the world." Most AmeriHost Inn®
hotel locations are in small towns outside the regions's metropolitan centers.
SJB Companies is a private hotel company that builds and operates AmeriHost
Inn hotels in Ohio and West Virginia. In 1988, SJB partnered with
Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (formerly Amerihost Properties) to build the
first AmeriHost Inn® hotel brand in Athens, Ohio. 16 additional
AmeriHost Inn® hotels have opened in Ohio and West Virginia through
the SJB and Arlington partnership. SJB both manages and retains an
ownership position in these 17 propeties . Ohio locatoins include
Athens, Cambridge, Canal Winchester, East Liverpool, Jeffersonville, Lancaster,
Kenton, Logan, Newark, Oxford, St. Mary's Wilmington and Zanesville.
West Virginia locations include Parkersburg and New Martinsville.
Mike Holtz, Arlington Hospitality Chief Executive Officer stated, �We
are pleased to be partners with such an outstanding organization. Their
dedication to service is unparalleled in the industry and their belief
in the AmeriHost Inn® hotel product has been instrumental in the growth
of the AmeriHost Inn® hotel brand.� There are now 82 AmeriHost
Inn® hotels open in 17 states.
Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOST), is a hotel development and
management company that owns, builds and manages mid-priced hotels. Currently,
Arlington manages 84 properties (with an ownership position in 81 of these
hotels) in 18 states, including 72 AmeriHost Inn® hotels, for a total
of 6,328 rooms. An additional five AmeriHost Inn® hotels are in various
stages of development. Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (formerly Amerihost
Properties, Inc.) founded the AmeriHost Inn® hotel brand in 1989, and
in September 2000, sold the brand and its franchising rights to Cendant
Corporation.
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