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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:19:49 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Columbia, IL Hampton Inn achieves &quot;Outstanding&quot; rating on Inspection!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Hampton Inn of Columbia, IL!&#160; They recently scored an overall 98% on their Hampton brand Quality Assurance inspection.&#160; This is a very impressive achievement!&#160; Their category scores were as follows:&#160; Cleanliness 100%, Condition 98%, Brand Standards 96%.&#160; The brand inspection measures many aspects of the hotel, including overall operation &amp; cleanliness, guest satisfaction scores, and compliance with brand standards.&#160; Congratulations to GM Michelle Hiser and her team on a job well done!!]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Litchfield!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miranda and her staff at the Litchfield Hampton for earning their 8th consecutive "Outstanding" QA inspection.&#160; The brand inspections are very detailed and a final score of 96.7% is difficult to maintain!&#160; Great job and keep up the good work!]]></description>
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<title>HVM Food Drive Concludes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[And the winner is....the Hampton Inn of Lincoln, IL!&#160; They collected over 450 food items to donate to their local pantry.&#160;HVM's 6 hotels collected over 1,200 food items in all!&#160; What a great way to help out those in need this holiday season!&#160; Look for this to be an annual competition between our properties.&#160; Thank you to everyone for your participation.&#160; This was a great success!]]></description>
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<title>Hampton Inn Lincoln GM is &quot;locked up&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Julie Burr, GM of the Hampton Inn Lincoln, was recently "locked up" for a good cause!&#160; She participated in the MDA fundraiser that raised $16,595 for families in Logan County by going "behind bars" on November 19 at the Lincoln Firehouse.&#160; She raised&#160;bail totaling $680.&#160; MDA is a non-profit health agency who's mission is to cure muscular dystrophy, ALS, and similar diseases by funding worldwide research.&#160; The Association helps to provide health care, support services, and education.&#160; The Hampton Inn Lincoln is proud to have participated in this cause to help local families!


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<title>Baymont Inn &amp; Suites of Champaign, IL Wins Video Contest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Baymont Inn &amp; Suites of Champaign, IL has won a national video contest sponsored by the Baymont corporate office!&#160; Video tours have become a powerful marketing tool and continue to be the media of choice for leisure and business travelers.&#160; The contest, which was presented to all Baymont properties, had two categories.&#160; One showcased a tour of the property and the second dealt with what "Hometown Hospitality" means to the property.&#160; Champaign Baymont participated in both categories and was chosen as the winner of "Hometown Hospitality."&#160; Congrats to the Baymont Inn &amp; Suites staff and to all those who participated in the making of the video!&#160; Job well done!]]></description>
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<title>Litchfield Hampton Team Member is Regional Award Finalist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Otto, Maintenance Director at the Litchfield Hampton, on being selected a finalist for the Illinois Hotel &amp; Lodging Association's Stars of the Industry Awards.&#160; He is nominated in the Maintenance Employee of the Year category.&#160; He will attend the regional luncheon on October 14, where the awards will be handed out!&#160; Congratulations to Otto on a job well done!]]></description>
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<title>Hilton Worldwide has arrived!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As announced this past week, September 23, 2009 was an exciting day in the Hilton Family's history!&#160; They announced a new name and look for the organization, which will take on a new corporate identity called Hilton Worldwide.&#160; This will replace Hilton Hotels Corporation.&#160; The company is a global organization that represents 3,300 hotels in 77 countries.&#160;]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Baymont Champaign</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congrats to the Baymont Champaign for winning the Hometown Hospitality video contest!&#160; Brian and his staff sure know how to make everyone feel at home when they're staying with us!]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Litchfield Hampton!!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miranda and her team at the Litchfield Hampton for earning their 7th consecutive Outstanding rating on Hilton's Quality Assurance inspection, with a final score of 95%.&#160; This is a very difficult achievement to earn and we are very proud of the work they do every day!!&#160;]]></description>
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