BRANSON TEA PARTY – BRANSON, MISSOURI
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Citizens of Branson, Missouri, popularly known as the Live Entertainment Capital of America, are singing out to the American People – “Come, make a stand!”

For over two centuries, America has held out the incredible promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to all her citizens. America shines as the land of opportunity and individual freedom, but our freedoms are being cleverly stolen – eroded by an elected Government that has lost its way. We say it’s time for the REAL America to stand up, stand tall, and stand firm.

Want to make your voice heard? On Saturday, November 21, 2009, The Branson Tea Party Coalition will host a peaceful Constitutional Rally that will ring out “America First!”  Join us at 11 a.m. for a one-hour roadside demonstration which will be held on the Highway 76 Strip in the area stretching from The Apple Tree Mall all the way to Fall Creek Road. You are encouraged to bring your signs with messages of your concerns regarding the outrageous and questionable actions of our elected leaders. (Note: keep the messages civil, sincere, and appropriate for public viewing.) The roadside demonstration will be followed by a Speakers’ Forum/Tea Party Rally from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Join us for this inspiring event at AREA 57 next to the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theatre, located at 1600 W. Hwy 76. Branson, MO.

We are echoing the fervent calls for liberty made by Paul Revere, John Adams and Patrick Henry over 230 years ago. It is time for all Americans to remind not only our government officials, but our citizens as well, that we must work together to restore America to its original constitutional foundation.

We must put aside our differences and join forces as our country is now in the crosshairs of a full-out assault on our constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms as citizens of the greatest country on earth!

So let your voices be heard at The Branson Tea Party on Saturday, November 21, 2009. This is a non-partisan event; please join us and make a stand if you believe in America the Free! Sing out: America First!
For more information about this important event, contact Eric Farris – 417-334-7278 or by email: eric@farrislawgroup.com

Branson, MO – Myer Hotels of Branson is pleased to announce the Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills and Comfort Inn West are the first three hotels in Branson, Missouri Certified Green by the Missouri Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA). In addition, these three locations are included in the state of Missouri’s first five hotels Certified Green.

To qualify for this certification, hotels must display environmental information to educate guests and staff, achieve certain project levels within various categories and pass random independent inspections throughout the year. Initiatives can range from water and energy conservation throughout the hotels to the use of recycled materials within administrative offices. The use of “green” product brands in the housekeeping and landscaping departments along with recycling of waste products such as aluminum, newspaper, and glass/plastic/metal containers are additional scoring categories.

“At Myer Hotels, God’s environment has always been important to us. To be the first Certified Green hotels in Branson is an honor that we take seriously.” stated Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations.
Myer Hotels also recently received the Green Initiative Award from the city of Branson.

About Myer Hotels
In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for over 25 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and Comfort Inn West. The properties emphasize excellent locations, countless amenities and exceptional customer service while focusing on great value in the upper mid-scale area. For more information about these hotels please visit www.myerhotels.com.
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BRANSON, MO - Myer Hotels of Branson is pleased to announce that the Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and the Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills have received the 2008-2009 Choice Hotels International Platinum Hospitality Award. This award is given to the top 3% within the Comfort Inn Brand, and is awarded each year to those hotels that receive the highest ratings in guest satisfaction surveys, and score highest in the quality assurance review process.

“Our staff and I remain committed to meeting and exceeding the lodging expectations of all guests who choose to stay at the Comfort Inn & Suites, “stated Steve Graber, General Manager of the Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows. “We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to service our guests by providing top quality accommodations and exceptional value to Branson visitors, “added Bob Williams, General Manager of the Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills.

The Comfort Inn & Suites has previously been awarded Choice Hotels Platinum Award and was recognized as a 2008 finalist for “Inn of the Year” for exemplifying exceptional service, facilities and hospitality. The hotel also received the 2008 Small Business of the Year from the Branson Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. This is the first Choice Hotels Platinum Award for the Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, which has also won 10 Gold Awards from Choice Hotels and has also been a past finalist for “Comfort Inn of the Year.”

Chris Myer, VP of Marketing noted, “These awards testify to the fact that our hotel teams believe in our mission of ‘Friendly, Fantastic Service Always’ on a daily basis. We appreciate the teams’ effort at becoming a part of an elite group of hotels in the country and providing guests with great vacation experiences.”

About Myer Hotels

In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for over 25 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and Comfort Inn West. The properties emphasize excellent locations, countless amenities and exceptional customer service while focusing on great value in the upper mid-scale area. For more information about these hotels please visit www.myerhotels.com.

Branson, MO – Myer Hotels is pleased to announce that Bill Cunningham, Maintenance Supervisor for the Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, has been honored with first Choice Hotels Property Excellence Service Award for Region 13 for maintenance. This annual award recognizes an individual or department that goes above and beyond to surpass guest service expectations. As winner of Region 13, Cunningham was selected by representatives from each Regional Advisory Board, Choice Hotels departments, and the Choice Hotels field representatives over his peers within a 7 state area.

“Cunningham has been at this property for over 10 years. He carries out the majority of all renovations himself and is available for assistance at all hours of any day. If unable to fix an issue himself, Bill is able to talk another staff member through the procedure to resolve the issue. Bill is a very important part of the team that helps makes the Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills run smoothly, including recognition as a Choice Hotels Platinum level property,” stated Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations for Myer Hotels.

About Myer Hotels

In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for over 25 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and Comfort Inn West. The properties emphasize excellent locations, countless amenities and exceptional customer service while focusing on great value in the upper mid-scale area. For more information about these hotels please visit www.myerhotels.com.

Branson, MO – Myer Hotels in partnership with Girl Scout Troop #244 of Branson recycled 1,632 telephone directories from each of the 5 Myer Hotel properties. As part of this effort a total of 47,000 books were collected by the entire Southwest Missouri Girl Scout Council of Dogwood Trails, Inc. This effort helped raise funds for the Girl Scouts for each telephone book that they collected to be recycled.

“We offer our customers numerous phone books and this was a great way to recycle the olds ones and help protect the environment and at the same time raise funds for Girl Scouts. It’s a great win-win for the community,” stated Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations.

Troop #244 Co-Leader Lauree Hanson stated, “The Myer hotels staff was all very accommodating and we truly appreciate it.”

The phone books will be recycled by the Nestlé Purina® PetCare Company into Yesterday’s News® brand products.

Branson Environmental Specialist Debbie Redford said recycling old phone books can make a big difference when it comes to the environment. For every ton of phone books recycled, 17 trees are saved along with 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. For a visual image, a ton of phone books stacked on top of each other would be 120 feet high.

“We would encourage other hotels across the country to recycle their phone books on an annual basis,” stated Chris Myer, VP of Marketing for Myer Hotels. “This is just one item of many that we do at Myer Hotels to help protect the environment.”

Other items that Myer Hotels does to help protect the environment include a customer led sheet change program, a customer led towel reuse program, low flow shower heads and aerators, recycling plastic buckets through reuse by the Gift of Green tree planting program.

Wherever possible, Myer Hotels also uses lower wattage fluorescent lights instead of incandescent lighting and they have two properties with energy management systems on HVAC systems and will install the third this coming winter.

About Myer Hotels

In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for over 25 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and Comfort Inn West. The properties emphasize excellent locations, countless amenities and exceptional customer service while focusing on great value in the upper mid-scale area.

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Branson, MO – Myer Hotels is pleased to announce the celebration and achievement of 40 years in the lodging industry.

Since 1968 Myer Hotels has evolved from a single location, The Elms Motel in O’Neill, Nebraska to five national award-winning properties in Branson, Missouri. The Myer family has been in the lodging business in Branson for over 25 years and currently owns and operates the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn West, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills and the Comfort Inn & Suites in Branson Meadows.

Dedication to excellence, hard work, and commitment to a dream characterize the lives of Carroll and Janice Myer. “What started out 40 years ago when my parents left farming, has steadily grown into a business that has exceeded anyone’s expectations” stated Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations.

Owning motels and hotels in Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Missouri has been the pathway to success of the Myer family. Through the years, Myer Hotels have been innovative in offering luxury hotel amenities at a reasonable rate. Carroll Myer was the first to install such amenities as direct dial telephones in Northwest Arkansas and one of the first to offer indoor swimming pools to Branson. Carroll Myer continues to reinvest and upgrade the hotels on an annual basis looking for the next thing that will make the hotels even better.

Myer Hotels’ commitment to excellence in the lodging industry has been demonstrated by a steady stream of national awards with many from Choice Hotels and Best Western International. Since 1993 the company has received over 75 national awards. Out of more than 1,360 Comfort Inn worldwide locations, The Comfort Inn & Suites in Branson Meadows was one of only three finalists for Comfort Inn of the Year at the 2008 convention. The Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized the Comfort Inn & Suites as 2008 Small Business of the Year.

The business has been a family affair with involvement from two sons, Gail and Chris Myer. Gail is the Vice President of Operations; Chris is the Vice President of Marketing. Their wives Mary Ann and Sonja both work in the accounting department. Carroll and Janice Myer focus their time on special projects.

“We appreciate all the relationships and community support that have developed over the years and look forward to continuing our relationship with the Branson community. Branson is a special place and we will do all we can to help maintain Branson as a family friendly destination,” said Gail Myer.

BRANSON, MO - The Comfort Inn & Suites in Branson, Missouri was recently recognized as one of three finalists for Choice Hotels International 2008 Comfort Inn of the Year for the Comfort Inn brand. These finalists represent the “best of the best” among over 1,360 Comfort Inn’s worldwide due to their outstanding guest satisfaction and consistent brand performance.

“These hotels represent the strongest, most consistent performers in our global system,” said Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr., vice chairman and chief executive officer, Choice Hotels. “To receive this recognition is a great accomplishment and the owners, general managers and employees of these hotels should be proud. I know we certainly are.” The Comfort Inn & Suites was also recognized as a finalist for “Inn of the Year” in 2006.

The Comfort Inn & Suites has been also been awarded Choice Hotels Platinum Award for exemplifying exceptional service, facilities and hospitality. “Only five percent of properties in the Choice Hotels system reach this standard” stated Gail Myer, VP of Operations. Chris Myer, VP of Marketing noted, “These awards testify to the fact that our hotel team believes in our mission of ‘Friendly, Fantastic Service Always’ on a daily basis.”

The Comfort Inn & Suites is locally owned by Myer Hotels. In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for 25 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels also includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, and Comfort Inn West.

Branson, MO —The Best Western Music Capital Inn in Branson, Missouri has received the Best Western Chairman’s Award, the hotel chain’s highest honor for outstanding quality standards. The Chairman’s Award recognizes Best Western International hotels with a cleanliness and maintenance inspection score of over 950 points out of a possible 1,000. Hotels must also meet Best Western’s requirements for design and high customer service scores to qualify for the award.

“Receiving the Chairman’s Award from Best Western is a tremendous honor,” explains Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations for Myer Hotels. “This award demonstrates the Best Western Music Capital Inn team’s commitment to providing quality accommodations for our guests. Our housekeeping and maintenance departments have worked hard to achieve this level of excellence.”

The Best Western Music Capital Inn is directly across from the Shoji Tabuchi Theater, Branson’s most popular show, with several other theaters and restaurants within walking distance. The Best Western Music Capital Inn exudes the intimate and personal atmosphere of a small, boutique hotel while providing the amenities and benefits of a large hotel. This combination creates a lodging experience sure to satisfy and lure guests into relaxation. The hotel offers numerous amenities such as their indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, game room, exercise room, gift shop and free deluxe continental breakfast.

“We are excited that the staff has achieved this award once again. The Best Western Music Capital Inn has consistently been one of the top Best Westerns in the country. The hotel has achieved this award several times in the past” said Chris Myer, VP of Marketing. “As a part of the world’s largest hotel chain we get inspected several times a year. This is an opportunity for us to further understand how we compete with hotels across the country as well as have an independent inspector provide feedback to us. This helps us continually improve.

About Myer Hotels
In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for over 24 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and Comfort Inn West. The properties emphasize excellent locations, countless amenities and exceptional customer service while focusing on great value in the upper mid-scale area.

BRANSON, Mo., ― Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa and Convention Center today welcomes back Doug Knopp as Executive Chef of Branson, Missouri’s only AAA Four-Diamond resort. Knopp previously held the position from 1999 to 2000.

Knopp’s career spans 20 years leading the culinary teams of AAA Four- and Five-Diamond properties, including 11 years at the Four Seasons Hotels in Toronto, Houston, Vancouver, and on Nevis Island in the Caribbean. Knopp’s work has been featured in Southern Living magazine and in Hemispheres, United’s in-flight magazine.

During his tenure as executive chef at the University of Virginia’s Boar’s Head Inn, the AAA Four-Diamond property received the Virginia Wine Restaurant of the Year Award, along with several awards and distinctions from Wine Spectator magazine.

In 2001, Knopp became the opening executive chef for the Westin St. Louis, a $75 million, 255-room luxury hotel. During his four-year term at the Westin, the hotel received AAA’s Four-Diamond Award both years.

Stephen Marshall, vice president and general manager of the 301-room Chateau on Table Rock Lake, said he is delighted about Knopp’s return. “His commitment to providing outstanding quality and service will ensure that guests of the Chateau continue to receive world-class gourmet dining and convention banquet services,” Marshall said.

The Chateau, under Knopp’s culinary leadership in 2000, hosted a Miss USA Pageant VVVIP stationed dinner for 2,200 attendees including Donald Trump, pageant contestants, judges, and dignified guests.

“The Miss USA event at the Chateau is by far my most memorable career experience,” Knopp said. “I’m looking forward to hosting many other large-scale events such as this at the Chateau in the coming years.”

The originator of the Chateau’s Vintner Dinner Series and the Chef’s Table cooking demonstrations, Knopp said he plans to continue hosting intimate and interactive events as well, to give guests the opportunity to sample fine wines and learn gourmet-cooking techniques.

Knopp began his duties at the Chateau on April 21, 2008 and will oversee a culinary team of 30 for banquets and at the Chateau’s five restaurants and lounges, including the 150-seat Chateau Grille, recipient of Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence.

To contact Executive Chef Doug Knopp directly, call (417) 334-1161 or via email at doug.knopp@jqh.com.

Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa and Convention Center

Located five miles from Branson’s entertainment center, high atop a mountain overlooking Table Rock Lake, Chateau on the Lake features 301 graciously appointed rooms and suites that offer luxurious amenities. Balconies with spectacular views of the lake, resort marina and bounteous gardens enhance guest accommodations. The property’s 43,500 square feet of meeting space makes Chateau on the Lake the largest hotel convention facility in Branson, and the newly opened 14,000-square-foot Spa Chateau offers one-of-a-kind therapeutic massages, rejuvenating body and facial treatments and other fitness & wellness packages for any occasion. Chateau on the Lake is owned and managed by Springfield, Missouri-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts.

Reservations

To make a hotel reservation or to book a group function, call 1-888-33-LAKE (5253), contact your travel agent or visit the hotel’s website at www.chateauonthelake.com. The resort can also be booked under the following GDS codes: Amadeus LM SGF396, Galileo LM 83422, Sabre LM 35627 and Worldspan LM 02396.

John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts

John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts is the nation’s leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites, including: Embassy Suites Hotels, Renaissance, Marriott, Radisson, Residence Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Holiday Inn and Courtyard by Marriott brands. With 76 hotels strategically located near demand generators, such as state capitals, universities, airports, corporate headquarters or office parks in secondary and tertiary markets, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts’ properties are dominant in their markets. Over the course of his impressive career in the hotel business, Mr. Hammons has developed 199 hotels. For more information about John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, please visit the company’s website at www.jqhhotels.com.

Branson.com is excited to announce that they have released a new section of their site: Branson.com/Gadgets. The free gadgets allow Branson-related websites to display show schedules, Branson area events, and Branson weather.

All of these gadgets automatically stay up-to-date through the Branson.com internal sytems. This allows a Branson website to just copy and paste a gadget into their site and no longer need to worry about their website staying current.

With so many hours spent by countless businesses attempting to keep current with Branson show schedules, events and weather, this will take the burden off of a website’s need to update constantly and allow them to focus on other areas of their site.

To get Branson.com Gadgets for your site, go to www.Branson.com/Gadgets.

For more information or questions please call: 417-334-2360