Houston, TX - September 9, 1998 - Telman
is pleased to announce this year�s recipients of the Telman
MasterTech Award, given to the hotel management companies, hotel
companies or employees of such that are producing unprecedented results
through bringing people and technology together. This year�s
winners are Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc., Prime Hospitality Corp. and
Carol Beggs, Director of Information Systems for Sonesta International
Hotel Corporation.
This year�s awards are being given in three categories, with one winner
in each category:
Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc.,
based in Wichita, Kansas with 35 hotels open and 30 under construction,
is receiving The Telman MasterTech Award for Bottom Line Profits, for producing
an extraordinary impact on employee productivity and payroll costs through
the implementation of an Electronic Imaging System and a new accounting
system. �We have been working the last 18 months to get this accomplished�,
said Lisa Penn, Records Management Coordinator for Candlewood.
�While it is hard to say in exact numbers what will be saved, the current
estimate is about $90,000 in labor savings in the first year of implementation.
Plus, with this kind of improvement, people can get their jobs done more
efficiently and that is important for our employees and our shareholders.�
Prime Hospitality Corp., based in
New Jersey with 166 hotels including the AmeriSuites brand, is receiving
The Telman MasterTech Award for Guest Services, for providing extraordinary
amenities for business travelers in their TCB (Taking Care of Business)
Suites. �Our basic approach is to keep our eye on the future � looking
at what keys to guest satisfaction are emerging as important � and shaping
our programs and services around them�, explained Ed Dykes, Vice President
Operations for AmeriSuites. �This is how our TCB Suites came about.
Prime is committed to making the necessary investments to be on the cutting
edge for its guests.�
Carol Beggs of Sonesta International Hotel
Corporation is the recipient of The Telman MasterTech Award
for Individuals, for her outstanding leadership that continues to result
in Sonesta Hotels providing breakthrough technology to their guests and
employees. �The Royal Sonesta, Boston, is in the middle of a very technology
oriented part of the country, and we consider ourselves on the cutting
edge with regards to implementing technology� explains Laurie Juliano,
PR Manager for the Royal Sonesta, Boston. �And, Carol Beggs has made
this possible through her vision of what can be accomplished with technology,
and her commitment to the effective implementation of this vision.�
The 1998 Telman MasterTech Awards will be presented at the HFTP Annual
Convention�s Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Telman, on September 26 at the
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