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Hammons ups the all suites ante, adds more properties.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 06-SEP-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1045 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts last month began construction on two Embassy Suites Hotels--totaling 610 suites scheduled to open in early 2006--adding to the four Embassy Suites properties, comprising 1,150 suites, that Hammons plans to open in 2005.

All suites properties account for a significant majority of owner-operator Hammons' construction pipeline. Of a portfolio of 60 properties nationwide, many in secondary and tertiary locations, one-third are all suites. The remainder is a mix of traditional full service, midprice and extended stay brands.

Hammons' commitment to all suites hotels reflects the concept's flexibility. "It gives a business client the opportunity to have two completely separate rooms and that price-value supposition is as valid in good times as well as bad," said Scott Tarwater, senior vice president of the Springfield, Mo.-based company. "People perceived it as a good value in the downturn, and they continue to perceive it that way now. When we develop hotel rooms...

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