Vantage Hospitality Named One of Top Companies to Work For in Florida

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. August 19, 2013

CORAL SPRINGS, FL - August 19, 2013 - For the fourth year in a row, Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., the 8th largest hotel company in the world with over 1,000 locations, has been named as one of Florida's Best Companies To Work For by Florida Trend magazine. The rankings, which recognize top companies out of the thousands throughout the state, appear in the August issue and on FloridaTrend.com.

The Vantage Hospitality family includes the Americas Best Value Inn®, Canadas Best Value Inn®, Chinas Best Value Inn®, Value Inn Worldwide®, Value Hotel Worldwide®, Lexington Hotel®, and Lexington Inn® hotel brands.

“Vantage places a major emphasis on recognizing years of service with the organization by promoting from within, as well as ongoing training and education for its corporate team. By sponsoring hospitality certification classes and offering continuing education opportunities, we've found that employees have improved their sense of fulfillment and ability to assist our hotel owners and operators. It has also contributed to Vantage's consistently high promotion and low turnover rates, and harmonious work environment,” said Vantage COO & CFO Bernie Moyle, who directs operations at the corporate headquarters in Coral Springs.

The company's focus on education has continued this year, as all new quality assurance directors successfully completed their industry certifications, while Vantage sponsored other new corporate team members who received certification at Florida Atlantic University. These designations provide an increased understanding of the hotel business, which increases job and personal satisfaction for the employees, makes the company more productive, and results in Vantage's hoteliers enjoying more meaningful assistance that boosts their return on investment.

Vantage staff also benefit from in-house workshops, which include presentations by each division that provide a full understanding of Vantage's unique business model and how each department takes care of its customers, as well as the fact that Vantage is one of the few companies that pays 100% of employee health insurance premiums.

Other accolades for Vantage Hospitality in recent years include: the only hotel company to be named to Inc. magazine's prestigious Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in each of the last eight years; a six-time winner of Lodging Hospitality magazine's National Chain Leadership Award; over three dozen national and international marketing awards over the last seven years, including two prestigious Gold Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly; the Hotel Vikas Diamond Award for Best Franchisor in 2010 and 2011; three Lodging magazine Innovator of the Year awards; and Vantage President & CEO Roger Bloss being named to Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International's 2009 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing.

To be considered for Florida Trend's list, companies or government entities had to employ at least 15 workers in Florida and have been in operation at least one year. Companies that chose to participate underwent an evaluation of their workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The process also included a survey to measure employee satisfaction. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking.

About Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Coral Springs, FL, Vantage Hospitality Group is the 8th largest hotel company worldwide with over 1,000 hotels independently owned and operated, and the only hotel company to be ranked on the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Inc. 500/5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. Hotel owners worldwide have embraced Vantage's innovative brand affiliation that offers members low, flat fees; short-term agreements; and a voice and a vote in each brand's direction while providing the most comprehensive resources in the lodging industry. Vantage Hospitality's first hotel brand, Americas Best Value Inn, is a leader in the limited-service segment (including Value Inn Worldwide and Canadas Best Value Inn) throughout North America and has been recognized by the lodging industry as the fastest-growing chain over the past decade. Members of the Americas Best Value Inn brand are eligible for expedited and streamlined SBA loan processing through the SBA's Franchise Registry Program, information about which may be found at www.franchiseregistry.com. The company recently added the Value Inn and Value Hotel Worldwide segments, created specifically to fill a void in the international market. Vantage continues to grow with the Lexington Inn and Lexington Hotel brands (Vantage's midscale to upscale brands) and through affiliations with Vantage Hotel Management (management and operations covering all brands and independent properties), Vantage Insurance Services (a full-service insurance agency specializing in insurance for the hospitality industry), and Brown Nester Hospitality Services (offering comprehensive hotel brokerage and related services). Visit www.JoinABVI.com, www.JoinLexington.com, www.VantageHospitality.com, www.VantageHotelManagement.com, www.VantageInsuranceServices.com or www.BrownNester.com for more information.

Contact:
Al Cohen
Vantage Hospitality Group
888-316-2378
[email protected]