Omni Fort Worth Hotel is Well Worth the Wait (United States)
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Omni Fort Worth Hotel is Well Worth the Wait (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Industry economy -
Hotel opening
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-01-13
The years of anticipation have proven to be well worth the wait as the luxurious Omni Fort Worth Hotel celebrates its ceremonial opening today. The hotel epitomizes the city of cowboys and culture. Wrapped in glass and sculpted from native stone and rich hardwoods, the 614-room hotel was constructed with a unique design and style that draws upon Fort Worth’s cultural roots and bold Texas flavor to create an unforgettable atmosphere. The stunning new property not only rebrands the skyline but serves as the unofficial “living room” of Fort Worth. Inside and out, the hotel is quintessential Western Chic, with a comfortable elegance that characterizes the public spaces, amenities and restaurants as well as the meeting and guest rooms. Big even by legendary "Lone Star" standards, the Omni Fort Worth Hotel features almost 68,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
Equally appealing is the new hotel’s proximity to other attractions, as it sits directly across from the Fort Worth Convention Center and lies within easy walking distance of the city’s thriving cultural centers, restaurants and nightlife.
Today the Omni Fort Worth Hotel celebrated a truly grand opening with a ceremony and champagne reception, unbolting the doors to the hotel via an oversized Western-themed belt buckle. In a special program, Robert Rowling, Chairman, TRT Holdings; Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief; Ed Netzhammer, General Manager, Omni Fort Worth Hotel; and former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams addressed a crowd that included community leaders, Omni associates and many other attendees and guests involved with the opening of the hotel.
“This is an exciting day for Omni Hotels and the city of Fort Worth,” said Ed Netzhammer, general manager of the Omni Fort Worth Hotel. “Since breaking ground on the hotel, we have formed tremendous partnerships within the community and have watched a wonderful relationship blossom between this remarkable city and the hotel.”
“The Omni Fort Worth Hotel has changed the downtown skyline forever,” said Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief. “While there has been so much growth in Fort Worth, our capacity to support the demand for convention business has finally been fulfilled. Omni is an unbelievable partner that has built one of its greatest hotels right here in Fort Worth. We look forward to many successful years working with their team.”
In honor of the hotel’s opening and as a gesture of community appreciation, the Omni Fort Worth Hotel is offering a “Worth the Wait” guest package exclusively for Texas residents. The package includes deluxe accommodations at $99 per night, available only on Friday or Saturday nights. The offer begins Saturday, January 31st and is valid through Saturday, February 28th, 2009 for a select number of guest rooms.
From the ground up, the hotel has celebrated many milestones. Major landmark dates for the property include:
Aug. 21, 2006: Omni Hotels breaks ground in Fort Worth on a convention center luxury hotel.
Feb. 27, 2007: Omni Hotels names the first two associates for the new Omni Fort Worth Hotel: Ed Netzhammer, general manager, and Larry Auth, director of sales and marketing.
June 8, 2007: Omni Fort Worth Hotel begins offering $50,000 in meeting incentives as part of meeting planners’ sweepstakes.
July 12, 2007: Omni Hotels announces the grand opening of the 1301 Throckmorton sales center for the 89-unit residential development that will sit above the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.
April 9, 2008: Omni Fort Worth Hotel is named the exclusive catering partner of the Fort Worth Convention Center.
April 28, 2008: Omni Fort Worth Hotel is topped off, and the 89 luxury residences at 1301 Throckmorton begin to take shape atop the hotel.
June 24, 2008: Omni Fort Worth Hotel introduces a revolutionary new gratuity system empowering meeting organizers to compensate food and beverage teams based on the level of service provided versus the standard practice of a built-in percent gratuity.
July 11, 2008: Omni Fort Worth Hotel and the internationally acclaimed Kimbell Art Museum finalize a partnership giving the museum gift shop a second home at the new luxury hotel.
Aug. 13, 2008: Omni Fort Worth Hotel and the residences at 1301 Throckmorton celebrate the topping off of the entire structure.
Oct. 2, 2008: Omni Fort Worth Hotel finalizes a pioneering agreement to purchase one of the very first stylish, more eco-friendly 2009 Escalade Hybrids for its guest transportation and as part of its sustainability initiatives.
Jan. 12, 2009: Omni Fort Worth Hotel celebrates its grand opening with ribbon cutting ceremony and champagne reception.
The opening of the Fort Worth property is another milestone in a period of aggressive strategic growth for Omni Hotels. In November 2008, Omni Hotels announced that the brand was recommended by the City of Dallas Economic Development Committee to become the operator for the 1,000-room Dallas Convention Center Hotel, slated to open in 2012. Earlier this month, Omni also became the long-term operator of the renowned Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Cumberland Valley.
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