Homewood Suites earns recognition, ‘duck
award’
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Homewood Suites by Hilton, the national brand of
upscale, residential-style hotels, announced its ranking as the nation’s No. 1
upscale extended-stay hotel chain by the annual Business Travel News consumer
survey of top
“We are proud to be part of the Homewood Suites by
Hilton brand and its top ranking in the BTN survey”, said Cindi
Hasty, general manager of the 107-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton Pensacola
Airport/Cordova Mall area, in the official announcement of the honor.
In other Homewood Suites news, the local hotel had a
weather vane on the roof with a duck on top that is the brand symbol. Bill
Grier, chief engineer, “rescued” the duck when the weather vane broke during
the fury of Hurricane Ivan. The duck became a symbol of hope and recovery for
the staff and guests in the days and weeks following the hurricane.
Hasty gave the duck to Frank Saitta,
our senior director of hotel performance support, who had the duck made into an
award and presented it to the hotel staff at a surprise luncheon to thank them
for their hard work and humanitarian efforts toward all guests and those in
need after Hurricane Ivan.
Special to the
Shown with the Homewood Suites “duck award” are, front
row from left, Becky Camarillo, Cindi Hasty, Becky
Jones and back row, Dick Tanner, Bill Grier and Mark McLeod.
