Guest-Tek Completes 100th Installation as Preferred HSIA Vendor to White Lodging Services
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CALGARY and MERRILLVILLE, IN, Feb. 21 / / - Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., ("Guest-Tek") (TSX:GTK) has announced that it now provides high speed internet access ("HSIA") and support to over 100 White Lodging Services properties.
In addition to this milestone, White Lodging Services ("WLS") plans to have Guest-Tek install an additional ten new properties and upgrade networks at 22 current OneView(TM) Internet locations in 2008. One of the latest projects is the modern Residence Inn/SpringHill Suites Chicago Downtown River North, a unique property housing two distinct brands within the same building. This exciting new property will see 522 rooms equipped with Guest-Tek's OneView(TM) Internet platform.
"Our relationship with Guest-Tek for HSIA support and service reaches back over 6 years. This latest milestone of over 100 properties is a result of Guest-Tek's proven ability to provide a consistent level of service to White Lodging Services and its guests over that time," said Ken Barnes, VP of Systems, WLS. As the availability, reliability, and performance of the HSIA service has increased dramatically over the years, WLS has continued to rely on Guest-Tek to provide our guests with the level of service they expect."
With over 20 years of expertise and future development projects of $1.5 billion over the next three to five years, White Lodging Services continues to break ground as one of the fastest growing independent hospitality development and management companies in the United States. Their management portfolio of 124 hotels in seventeen states encompasses representation of the following leading brands: Marriott; Residence Inn by Marriott; Courtyard by Marriott; Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott; SpringHill Suites by Marriott; Renaissance; Radisson Hotels; Intercontinental Hotels Group; and Hilton.
"White Lodging Services is a great example of a hospitality company that has adopted Guest-Tek's technologies as part of their business model," said Arnon Levy, Guest-Tek's CEO. "Guest-Tek's longevity with WLS is a good indicator that our support infrastructure and technologies are meeting the needs of our clients and their guests as well."
ABOUT GUEST-TEK
Guest-Tek (Toronto Stock Exchange: GTK) is the world's largest provider of IP based technology solutions for the hospitality industry. Guest-Tek's OneView platform provides hotels with converged data, video and telephony services. Guest-Tek is a preferred vendor to major hotel brands, providing services including network design, procurement, implementation, and post sales customer support to over 3,019 properties and over 504,000 rooms. The company's head offices are in Calgary, Alberta, and it has major support facilities in Irvine, California, and Warsaw, Poland as well as Sales offices located throughout North America and Europe. For more information about Guest-Tek, go to www.guest-tek.com
ABOUT WHITE LODGING SERVICES
Established in 1985 and headquartered in Merrillville, IN, White Lodging is a fully integrated, owner and manager of premium brand hotels - a recognized leader that consistently delivers superior leading brand hotel experiences and premium returns on investment among mid-to-large scale hotels across the country. This leading hospitality company currently employs in excess of 1,000 managers and 6,000 associates, and is poised for considerable growth over the next three to five years. With the anticipated minimum future development and 54 hotels during that timeframe, they expect to source approximately 500 managers and an additional 2,000 associates for a total of more than 9,500 associates company-wide. For more information about White Lodging, visit the website at www.whitelodging.com.
Source: Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
CONTACT: Arnon Levy, President & CEO, Guest-Tek, (403) 444-8488, arnon.levy@guest-tek.com; Geoff Clark, CFO, Guest-Tek, (403) 444-8427, geoff.clark@guest-tek.com
