Associated Luxury Hotels Internationa

WASHINGTON, DC (November 2011) – Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), which serves the meetings and incentive marketplace with its National Sales responsibilities for its membership of more than 130 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts, named The Peabody Orlando as the recipient of its prestigious “Chairman’s Award” as the “ALHI Hotel of the Year” for 2011.

 The award is given annually to the ALHI member hotel or resort that best displays extraordinary leadership with their property, exemplifies “Commitment to Performance” in the marketplace, and epitomizes the “partner relationship” with ALHI. The award was presented at ALHI’s annual Industry Advisory Council conference, which was conducted at the renowned Atlantis on Paradise Island in The Bahamas.

David Gabri (right), president and CEO of ALHI, and G.A. Taylor Fernley (second from left), president and CEO of Fernley & Fernley, Inc. and 2011 ALHI Industry Advisory Council Chairman, presented the award to: Sheri Wallen (left), Director of Sales for The Peabody Orlando, and Barbara Bowden, General Manager of The Peabody Orlando.

“The Peabody Orlando is truly deserving of this award,” said Gabri. “It is an exceptional hotel with a truly outstanding executive team and staff. Meeting professionals and our National Sales team just love this hotel, and really enjoy working with this team.”

As the largest Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond hotel in the eastern half of the United States, The Peabody Orlando is known for its unparalleled blend of world-class service, facilities, and unrivaled location. Following a $450 million expansion, the hotel features a total of 1,641 ultra-luxurious guest rooms, 300,000 square feet of flexible function space, The Spa at The Peabody, new restaurants and eateries, pools, and a parking garage.

ALHI is a prestigious dues-based National Sales Organization, which for 25 years has specifically provided dedicated and professional NSO services to meeting professionals, association executives, incentive specialists and business executives interested in conducting successful face-to-face programs, exclusively for its more than 130 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotel and resort Members. There is no cost to planners’ or executives’ organizations to utilize the NSO services, expertise, and account advocacy of ALHI, as its members’ dues fund the National Sales Organization to best serve planners with local professionals.

For more information about ALHI, to inquire about a future meeting at any of the ALHI member properties, and/or to acquire a free copy of ALHI’s new “2011-2012 ALHI National Sales Guide To Meeting Facilities,” contact your nearest ALHI National Sales Office, call the “ALHI Group Desk” toll-free at 866-303-ALHI (2544), and visit www.alhi.com.

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