Embassy Suites Announces Senior Sales Manager
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007. John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts ( www.jqhhotels.com ) today announced that Sara Furr has been named the senior sales manager for the new Embassy Suites (R) - Norman Hotel & Convention Center under development at I-35, two miles from the University of Oklahoma. The hotel and convention center's new sales office is now open on location at 2501 Conference Drive and is accepting reservations in advance of the hotel's anticipated fall 2008 opening.
The 10-story, 283-suite hotel will be owned by Mr. John Q. Hammons and managed by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, the nation's leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites. The adjacent convention center will be owned by the city of Norman and managed by John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts.
Furr will be responsible for driving sales to the hotel and convention center, as well as coordinating all group business. Her several years of experience in the Oklahoma City hospitality industry, most recently with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., make her a valuable resource to the Embassy Suites - Norman Hotel & Convention Center.
"With Sara in place, we are one step closer to being open for business," said Robert Fugazi, regional vice president, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts. "We have confidence in Sara and know that she'll do an excellent job spearheading the sales efforts at our new property."
The Embassy Suites - Norman Hotel & Convention Center is scheduled to have a The Embassy Suites - Norman Hotel & Convention Center is scheduled to have a topping-off ceremony in November 2007 to celebrate the completion of the highest structural point of the new hotel, with the anticipated opening for the hotel and convention center slated for October 2008.
With more than 45,000 net square feet of total meeting and exhibit space, the $50 million property is part of the University North Park mixed-use major development project located east of I-35 between Robinson and Tecumseh Road. With a major retail complex, lifestyle center, park, office complexes, multi-family housing projects and businesses targeted for economic development by the city of Norman, the 585-acre University North Park development will be the fourth-largest open-air shopping mall in the United States.
"We've already received a lot of interest from people wanting to reserve meeting space at the Embassy Suites - Norman Hotel & Convention Center, and we are pleased to announce that the property can now accept reservations," said Mr. John Q. Hammons, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts.
The company currently operates more than 73 hotel and resort properties across the United States, including th ree in Oklahoma City and one in Tulsa.
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