CONTACT:
MARGARET GHIDORZI
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT OF WAUSAU
GHIDORZI HOTEL GROUP
715.571.1004
MARGARETG@GHIDORZI.COM
TRIPADVISOR PR TEAM: mediarelationsta@tripadvisor.com
GHIDORZI HOTEL GROUP PROPERTIES AWARDED 2014
TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Courtyard and Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott of Wausau
Recognized as a Top Performing Business and Leisure Hotels
as Reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site
WAUSAU, WI – May 21, 2014 – The Ghidorzi Hotel Group today announced that both its Courtyard and Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott of Wausau hotels have received the 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.
“Our hotel group sets the customer service standard for the entire Ghidorzi Companies organization, and we are proud to have both of our Wausau Marriott properties earn this distinction,” said Chris Ghidorzi, Ghidorzi Hotel Group Owner. “We are grateful to our guests for taking time to rate their experience, to TripAdvisor for setting the industry standard for hospitality reviews and as always to our team for putting their heart and soul into serving our hotel guests.”
“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 Ghidorzi Hotel Group
Ghidorzi Hotel Group owns and operates the Wausau, Wisconsin 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 Courtyard Wausau team ranks #1 in customer service out of all 853 Courtyard hotels nationwide with a guest satisfaction rate of 97.5%. The Fairfield Wausau is in the top 5% of all 692 Fairfield hotels nationwide for guest satisfaction. 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
