CONTACT:
MARGARET GHIDORZI
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OF WAUSAU
GHIDORZI HOTEL GROUP
715.571.1004
MARGARETG@GHIDORZI.COM
TRIPADVISOR PR TEAM: mediarelationsta@tripadvisor.com
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OF WAUSAU AWARDED 2014
TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Recognized as a Top Performing Business and Leisure Hotel
as Reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site
WAUSAU, WI – May 21, 2014 – The Courtyard by Marriott of Wausau today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Establishments awarded the Certificate of Excellence are located all over the world and represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the website.
When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into account reviews ratings. Businesses must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, volume and recency of reviews. Additional criteria include a business’ tenure and popularity ranking on the site.
“Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for the entire Courtyard by Marriott of Wausau team because it validates that we are succeeding at what matters most: guest satisfaction. Thank you to all of our guests who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor,” said Dan Burg, General Manager.
“TripAdvisor is pleased to honor exceptional hospitality businesses for consistent excellence,” said Marc Charron, President of TripAdvisor for Business. “The Certificate of Excellence award gives top performing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers. From Australia to Zimbabwe, we want to applaud exceptional hospitality businesses for offering TripAdvisor travellers a great customer experience.”
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About the Courtyard by Marriott® of Wausau
The Courtyard by Marriott® of Wausau offers Platinum Award level business and leisure hotel accommodations in Central Wisconsin. The Wausau Courtyard team ranks #1 in customer service out of 853 Courtyard hotels nationwide with a guest satisfaction rate of 97.5%. The Courtyard by Marriott of Wausau also has the lowest score for problem incidence in the entire brand network and ranks #3 for Arrival Experience Attentive Evening Service.
About Ghidorzi Hotel Group
Ghidorzi Hotel Group owns and operates three hotels and a conference center in Wausau, Wis. Properties include the Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Howard Johnson Inn & Conference Center and Westwood Conference Center, totaling 291 rooms and 27,000 square feet of meeting, event and wedding space. The hotel group is part of Ghidorzi Companies, a real estate development, property management, design build construction, architectural and interior design firm that offers clients a single source of accountability for bringing their vision to life.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching nearly 260 million unique monthly visitors**, and more than 150 million reviews and opinions covering more than 4 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 39 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 22 other travel media brands:www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com,www.flipkey.com, www.gateguru.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com,www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com, www.oyster.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com,www.tingo.com, www.travelpod.com, www.tripbod.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com, www.virtualtourist.com, andwww.kuxun.cn.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, Q1 2014
**Source: Google Analytics, average monthly unique users, Q1 2014; does not include traffic to daodao.com
