Posted Apr 3, 2009 by Elite News Team IRVING, TX (February 6, 2009) " Effective today, Omni Hotels will offer its new ZERO Attrition program to meeting professionals and event clientele across the brand. This value-driven program waives the attrition fees for new contracts booked and consumed in 2009. The luxury hotel brand developed the ZERO Attrition program in response to the growing need in the meetings marketplace for innovative solutions which can effectively address todays economic conditions.

In todays economic climate, many organizations are uncertain of their meeting attendance, driving Omni to develop a program with more flexibility than the industry norm. This is intended to help customers overcome concerns regarding their group block commitment, said Tom Faust, vice president of sales for Omni Hotels. By offering this alternative and working closely with our clients on establishing an appropriate and achievable room block, we alleviate their concerns about attrition fees. We believe this is will be a practical and welcome solution to meeting planners.

New meetings, with up to 150 peak room nights, must be booked by June 30, 2009 and take place within the calendar year. In addition, there is a mutual block review at 90, 60 and 30 days prior to arrival. Other details, terms and conditions are available online or may call 1-800-THE-OMNI.

About Omni Hotels
Omni Hotels creates compelling, memorable guest experiences at 43 luxury hotels and resorts in leading business gateways and leisure destinations across North America. From exceptional golf and spa retreats to dynamic business settings, each location features four-diamond services, including award-winning signature restaurants, Wi-Fi connectivity and unique fitness options. Omnis mission for total customer service is further supported by its Power of One program that empowers associates to make on-the-spot decisions to meet or exceed guest expectations. Guests can locate hotels and book accommodations online or by calling 1-800-THE-OMNI. Posted Oct 28, 2008 by Nikki H IRVING, Texas (March 17, 2008) " Omni Hotels today announced that Kyung Soo Carroll, executive sous chef at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., has been selected as part of the first Global Hotel Alliance Associate Exchange. He will join the food and beverage staff of Dusit Hotels at the Dusit Thani Bangkok and the DusitD2 Chiang Mai for three months where he will learn culinary preparation techniques native to Thailand, as well as share his own knowledge with the associates at Dusit.

The Global Hotel Alliance, created in 2004, is the worlds largest alliance of independent hotel brands. The alliance offers a greater choice of luxury hotels across the globe for discerning, loyal customers from a growing collection of hotels which are highly respected in their home markets for reflecting the local culture. The one-of-a-kind exchange program in the hospitality industry is a unique way to expand the alliance among the associates of the various hotel brands by sharing local knowledge with others. This is the first associate exchange program between members of the Global Hotel Alliance. Future exchange programs will be developed to include other hospitality specialists, such as sales and marketing, finance and other operational disciplines.

The ability to educate our associates regarding other cultures as a member of the Global Hotel Alliance is a truly unique career development opportunity, said Joy Rothschild, senior vice president of human resources. We are so proud to send Kyung overseas to embark on this wonderful learning experience. We also look forward to having him will bring back authentic Thai culinary techniques and the Thai culture to our organization.

Carroll has over 10 years of professional cooking and kitchen management experience. He has been employed with Omni for the last two years at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and has been responsible for hiring, training and directing a kitchen staff of over 30 employees for the $17 million dollar food and beverage operation. Prior to joining Omni Hotels, he held the positions of banquet chef and chef de cuisine at the Grand Hyatt Washington and was a supervisor and lead cook for the Park Hyatt in Washington, D.C.

Rungrote Thamtiang, restaurant manager of Il Cielo Italian at the Dusit Thani Bangkok, has been selected to join the Omni Hotels food and beverage team in the United States at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in April.