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Vista Host Appoints Marte Dobosh Director of Sales for the Hampton Inn & Suites Albany ALBANY, NY – Monday, March 21, 2005 – The Hampton Inn & Suites Albany, which is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2005, announces that Marte Dobosh has been named the Director of Sales. Marte is the hotel’s first official employee and will be introducing the hotel to the local business community of Albany, New York and the surrounding market as the first newly constructed downtown hotel in 20 years. The Hampton Inn & Suites is a Hilton branded property.
Ms. Dobosh has considerable hospitality experience in several facets of the industry. She is familiar with the Albany market after having most recently served as Sales Director for another Hilton branded property managed by a nationally recognized company. “After having spent ten-plus years in the hospitality industry to be afforded an opportunity to be the inaugural opening Director of Sales for a property of this magnitude is an exciting chapter to my career,” remarked Marte Dobosh. 
Vista Host is proud to be involved in this exciting new development located in the heart of downtown Albany, New York. Lara Hernandez, Regional Director of Sales commented on Marte’s assumption of the sales and marketing effort of the new construction property, “We are fortunate that we were able to hire someone with the extensive professional background such as Marte to represent our hotel in Albany. We look forward to Marte establishing relationships with the local business community to position the hotel as the preferred choice for business travelers requiring overnight accommodations downtown Albany.”
About the Hampton Inn & Suites Albany In addition to the well-appointed 118 deluxe guest rooms and 47 suites, the Hampton Inn & Suites Albany will provide a deluxe complimentary hot breakfast each morning. The hotel is centrally located in downtown Albany and within walking distance of several government buildings and area attractions. Once opened, the Hampton Inn & Suites Albany will offer two meeting rooms and two board rooms, a fitness center with both a sauna and steam room, and a restaurant. The hotel will also feature 21st century telecommunications technology with fiber-optic wiring and high-speed Internet access that will be complimentary. The Hampton Inn & Suites Albany is located at 25 Chapel Street in downtown Albany, New York.
About Vista Host The Hampton Inn & Suites Albany is managed by Vista Host – a Houston based hotel management company serving owners of Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Comfort Suites, Residence Inn by Marriott, Hawthorn Suites, Homewood Suites, and AmeriSuites. Founded in 1977 by Michael V. Harrell, Vista Host operates 28 hotels throughout the United States.
Contact:
Vista Host 10370 Richmond Ave., Suite 150 Houston, TX 77042 713-267-5800 www.vistahost.com
Marte Dobosh Hampton Inn & Suites Albany 518-432-1112 [email protected] www.hamptonsuitesalbany.com
Also See: Vista Host Starts Construction on 165 room Hampton Inn & Suites, First New Hotel Construction in Downtown Albany in Over 20 Years / July 2004