Branson, MO —The Holiday Inn Express Green Mountain Drive is Branson’s first Holiday Inn Express featuring the brand’s new sign. This signage is part of the $1 Billion dollar global relaunch of the Holiday Inn brands.

“The relaunch is a result of research showing what matters most to guests—a modern contemporary hotel with efficient, friendly service and a great night’s sleep,” stated Chris Myer, Vice President of Marketing for Myer Hotels. Relaunched hotels such as the Holiday Inn Express on Green Mountain Drive feature upgraded and decluttered lobby areas, the Holiday Inn Express signature scent and sound, new exterior lighting, new signage with the redesigned logo and more.”

Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations for Myer Hotels noted that “All Holiday Inn Express employees will also go through an extensive Stay Real training program to ensure guests receive the level of service they expect.”

The Holiday Inn Express is also putting the final touches on many extensive enhancements which include a new indoor pool, hot tub, game room, exercise room, gift shop and ticket services. “We are excited to enhance this hotel and give travelers even more reasons to stay with us,” said Myer.

The 120-room hotel is located at 2801 Green Mountain Drive in the Thousand Hills area of Branson, off Highway 76 Country Boulevard—just minutes to the shopping, dining and entertainment venues of Branson and features an extensive list of guest amenities including the complimentary Express Start® hot breakfast bar.

About Myer Hotels
In the lodging business for over 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for 28 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, Comfort Inn West, and Holiday Inn Express – Green Mountain Drive. 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 —The Best Western Music Capital Inn of Branson, Missouri has received the Best Western Director’s Award for outstanding quality standards. The Director’s Award recognizes Best Western International hotels scoring in the top 20 percent of all 2,400 North American properties in cleanliness and maintenance. Hotels must also meet Best Western’s requirements for design and high customer service scores to qualify for the distinction.

“The Director’s Award is an important symbol of success,” stated Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations for Myer Hotels. “This award confirms the Best Western Music Capital Inn’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 located on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway across from the Shoji Tabuchi Theater, Branson’s most popular show, with several other theaters and restaurants within walking distance.

About Myer Hotels
In the lodging business for over 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for 28 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, Comfort Inn West, and Holiday Inn Express – Green Mountain Drive. 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 – Branson, MO – Myer Hotels of Branson is pleased to announce that Chris Myer, Vice President of Marketing for Myer Hotels, has been elected to a two year term as a National Delegate for Region 13 of the Choice Hotels Owners Council. Myer will help represent 7 states in the Midwest with franchisor Choice Hotels International which franchises hotels like Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, Quality Inn and numerous other hotel brands.

“It is an honor to be selected by fellow hoteliers for this position” stated Myer. “I enjoy serving the lodging industry.”

Mr. Myer also serves on the Choice Hotel Owners Council Brand Standards and Planning committee and chairs the Comfort Inn Committee. He chairs the Missouri Choice Hotels Marketing Co-op. On a local level, Myer currently serves on the Table Rock Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Branson/ Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB Board of Directors.

About Myer Hotels
In the lodging business for over 42 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, Holiday Inn Express 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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To help businesses understand new sales tax rules, the League of Branson Theatre Owners & Show Producers has invited staff from the Missouri Department of Revenue to a meeting at noon Friday (Dec. 18) at the Radisson Hotel on Mo. 76.

The meeting is open to anyone impacted by the new ruling. There will be representatives there from industries including ticket resellers, theaters, hotels and tour operators.

Branson, MO – Gail Myer, VP of Operations for Myer Hotels, in Branson is pleased to announce the following recent team member additions:

Michael Woody has joined the Comfort Inn West as Assistant General Manager. A native of Nixa, Woody received his Associate of Arts degree from Ozark Technical Community College in 2004 and Bachelor of Science degree in Entertainment Management from Missouri State University in 2007. He was certified in 2008 by the Branson Fire and Rescue as a Community Emergency Responder.

Daniel Hamman has joined the Best Western Music Capital Inn as Assistant General Manager. A native of Marshfield, Hamman graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2008. Along with his previous hotel management experience, Hamman served as an Intern in the Department of Public Information at the United Nations in New York, as an international volunteer in Latin America, and speaks fluent Portuguese.

Michael and Daniel look forward to continuing the mission of Myer Hotels which is “Friendly, Fantastic Service Always.”

About Myer Hotels

In the lodging business for over 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. For more information about these hotels please visit www.myerhotels.com

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: [email protected]

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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