Recognized as a Top Performing Business and Leisure Hotel as Reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site
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Margaret Ghidorzi, Ghidorzi Hotel Group
margaretg@ghidorzi.com
715.571.1004
Wausau, WI, USA – May 28, 2015 – The Courtyard by Marriott of Wausau today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a superior customer experience.
“Going the extra mile for guests is what it’s all about for our team. Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award makes our efforts all the more worth it. We greatly appreciate the loyalty of our Courtyard guests and their feedback on TripAdvisor,” said Dan Burg, General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott of Wausau.
When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into account the quality, quantity and recency of reviews and opinions submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period as well as business’s tenure and ranking on the Popularity Index on the site. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
“TripAdvisor is pleased to honor exceptional hospitality businesses that have received consistent praise and recognition by travelers on the site,” said Marc Charron President, TripAdvisor for Business. “By putting a spotlight on businesses that are focused on delivering great service to customers, TripAdvisor not only helps drive increasing hospitality standards around the world, it also gives businesses both large and small the ability to shine and stand out from the competition.”
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About the Courtyard by Marriott® of Wausau
The Courtyard by Marriott® of Wausau is the most progressive business and leisure hotel in Central Wisconsin with a fully renovated lobby featuring The Bistro, including a full-service Starbucks café, cocktail bar and dining onsite. Our 84 guestrooms are also fully renovated to match the style and comfort of the new lobby. The Courtyard Wausau Hotel is a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award winner and has the second lowest problem incidence out of all 850+ Courtyard hotels nationwide, reflecting our unwavering commitment to providing guests with a flawless stay.
About Ghidorzi Hotel Group
The Ghidorzi Hotel Group is greater Wausau’s largest and most resourceful hospitality team with four diverse properties totaling 291 rooms and 23,000 square feet of conference space, including the Courtyard by Marriott®, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott®, Howard Johnson Inn & Conference Center and Westwood Conference Center. 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 book the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors**, and more than 225 million reviews and opinions covering more than 4.9 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 45 countries worldwide. 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 24 other travel media brands: www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com (including www.lafourchette.com, www.eltenedor.com, www.iens.nl and www.besttables.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.viator.com, www.virtualtourist.com, and www.kuxun.cn.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, December 2014
**Source: Google Analytics, average monthly unique users, Q1 2015
