BTN would like to correct the following errors and omissions in the 1997 Black Book (BTN, Dec. 9, 1996):Lakeway Inn should have been listed under Conference Centers instead of Hotels.
In Consultants, the correct phone number for Strategies Unlimited is (508) 887-9250; the fax number is (508) 887-2883
Lexington Services should have been listed under Hotel Management and Rep Firms, not Hotel Chains.
Promus Hotels is the parent company for several hotel brands, including Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites and Homewood Suites.
In Payment Systems, the global contact for Citicorp Diners Club is Patrick Lyons at (703) 815-3004.
In Technology, Technology Partners Inc. is no longer in business.
In Travel Agencies, the toll-free number listed for Maritz Travel -800-299-4755-is not the company's main number but the number for corporate sales.
Part of the phone number for Stephen Katayama at Nippon Travel Agency Pacific was dropped; the number is (415) 508-2070.
The names of the executives at Tzell Travel Specialists were misspelled. The owner is Barry Liben; the vice president of business development is Jerry Behrens.
Woodside Travel Services, Louisville, Ky., is now known as Carlson Wagonlit Travel/WTS. The fax number is (502) 587-0820.
Zenith Travel is now doing business as Zenith Travel, a McCord Travel Management Company. The CEO is Bruce Black, Ed Berkman is vice president, Keith Bocuzzi is director of sales and Mark Ball heads group sales. The firm's e-mail address is
[email protected].
The following companies were omitted from the directory:
Airlines
American Eagle
P.O. Box 619616, MD5494
DFW Airport, TX 75261-9616
(800) 433-7300
(817) 963-1234
Fax: (817) 931-5683
Internet Home Page URL:http://www.americanair.com
President: Dan Garton
VP Mktg.: Joel Chusid
(817) 967-2797
Convention Bureaus
Buena Park Convention & Visitors Office
6280 Manchester #103
Buena Park, CA 90631
(800) 541-3953; (714) 562-3560
Fax: (713) 562-3569
Internet Home Page URL:http://buenapark.com
E-mail:
[email protected]Managing Dir.: Pattie Davidson
Assistant Dir.: Jennifer Blazey
Hotel Chains
Colony Hotels & Resorts
5318 E. 2nd St. #341
Long Beach, CA 90803
(800) 777-1700;(310) 438-7525
Fax: (310) 433-8256
President: Hank Ciaffone; (412) 920-5701
Global/Group Sales: Susan Weander;(310) 438-7525
Region Served: Worldwide
Inter-Continental Hotels Group Inc.
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 381-8140
Fax: (305) 381-8250
President, Americas: Fred Peelen
Mktg., Americas: Scott Boone
Region Served: Worldwide
Sutton Place Hotels
Regl. Sales Office:2 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10121
(212) 292-4877
Fax: (212) 292-4878
Internet Home Page URL: http://www.travelweb.com/sutton.html
President: Charles Woo;(714) 476-2001
VP Mktg.: Doreen Ashton Wagner;(416) 324-6421
Corporate Sales: Siobhan Kelly
Region Served: Northeast
Hotel Management & Rep Firms
AmeriHost Management Inc.
2400 E. Devon Ave., Ste. 280
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 298-4500
Fax: (847) 298-4505
Sr. VP Sales & Mktg.: Mark Rayner
National Interim Housing Network
6350 LBJ Freeway, Ste. 151
Dallas, TX 75209
(800) 742-6446;(972) 385-7357
Fax: (972) 385-7325
Executive Dir.: Alesia Cody
Mktg. Dir.: Jennifer Brower
National Account Mgr.: Marilyn Massis
Travel Agencies
Oaks Travel
3100 Wilcrest, Ste. 360
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 430-1999
Fax: (713) 430-1955
Internet Home Page URL: http://www.oaksgroup.com
CEO: Luis Acosta
President: Tania Dawood
Corporate Sales: Steve Buechner
Group Sales: Marie Pellum
World Travel Inc.1724 West Schuylkill Rd.
Douglassville, PA 19518
(800) 341-2014;(610) 327-9000
Fax: (610) 327-5686
Internet Home Page URL: http://www.worldtravelinc.com
E-mail:
[email protected]President: James Wells
Corporate Sales: Debra Detterer
Group Sales: Linda Field
Miscellaneous
Amtrak
60 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 906-3000
Internet Home Page URL: http://www.amtrak.com
CEO: Thomas Downs
Sales Office: (800) USA-RAIL (872-7245)
Rail Europe
500 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste. 314
Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 682-2999
Fax: (914) 682-2821
Internet Home Page URL: http://www.raileurope.com
President: Bernard Frelat