Supplier News

Japan Airlines Wins Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award

Japan Airlines (JAL) has been honored with the World Savers Award by Condé Nast Traveler for being the most socially responsible airline amongst its peers in the category. The Award seeks to recognize companies in the travel industry that have generously contributed back to society through its various business activities, particularly in the five key aspects of education programs, wildlife conservation, poverty alleviation, environmental or cultural preservation and health initiatives.

Vantage Hospitality, Parent Company of Americas Best Value Inn and Lexington Hotels, Makes History as the Only Hotel Company to be Included on the Inc. 500/5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies Three Consecutive Years

Vantage Hospitality, the 12th largest hotel company in the world, added another page to the history books when it was made public last month that it is the only hotel company to be included on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc. 500/5000 List of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies three years in a row. In operation for only nine years, Vantage first made the Inc. 500 list in 2006 when it posted a 307 percent revenue growth over three years.

Hospitality eBusiness Strategies Receives Top International Creative Awards

Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, (HeBS), NYC today announced receipt of top Summit International Awards in the Travel/Tourism Website category. The Summit Creative Awards recognizes and celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups. Over fifteen years, the competition has established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size. Entries in 21 creative categories are judged against a stringent set of standards. During the blind judging events, judges search for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and the ability to communicate and persuade.

TIG Global Receives Two Webby Awards for Website Design

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Webby Awards, the premier international honor for websites, recently recognized TIG Global, the leader in interactive marketing for the hospitality industry, as an Official Honoree for its design of the LXR Luxury Resorts website, , and the Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa website, . This year’s competition attracted more than 5,500 nominations from around the world and was based on website design, functionality, and interactivity.

Cypress Products Sweep Design Journal Magazine’s ADEX Award Competition for Second Straight Year

SHEFFIELD, MA -- Cypress Hotel & Spa, one of the world's leading suppliers of luxury bathrobes, towels, sheets, and related amenities to the lodging and spa industries, has again been awarded top honors in the prestigious ADEX Awards competition, sponsored by Design Journal Magazine. 2006 marks the second straight year that Cypress products have received this honor. In the 2005 ADEX competition, Cypress earned a Platinum award for their unique MicroCrest™ bathrobe, as well as a Gold award for their King's Choice™ towel collection. In the recent 2006 competition, Cypress added four additional ADEX awards to the company's collection. These latest honors include a Silver award for the Cypress microchenille blanket throw; a Gold award for their children's bathrobe; and two Platinum awards for the luxurious new microchenille bathrobe and the new Riviera™ towel collection. All four awards were received in the Hospitality Linens category of the ADEX Awards judging.