Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort’s Website Wins Two Awards in 2011 (United States)
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Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort’s Website Wins Two Awards in 2011 (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Events -
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-12-16
Dean Nakasone, general manager of the Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort, is proud to announce that the properties website, www.waikikibeachcomberresort.com, developed by Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc., has been recognized with two awards this year – the first from the Web Marketing Association and the second from the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort captured the Web Marketing Association’s “Standard of Excellence” WebAward in the Hotel and Lodging category. Entries were judged on seven criteria including design, content, innovation, technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use. The Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort exceeded the category average rating in six of the seven criteria and was awarded an impressive total score of 59 points compared to the WebAward average score of 53.4
Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association’s annual WebAward Competition has been setting the standard of excellence for Website development. Independent expert judges from around the world review sites in 96 industries. The best are recognized with a WebAward which helps interactive professionals promote
themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. The WebAward Competition is the premier award recognition program for Web developers and marketers worldwide.
The Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort website was also recognized by the International Academy of the Visual Arts with a “Gold” Davey Award, the highest distinction in the annual awards program. “Gold” winners generally receive a score of 9.0 points or above, based on a scale of 1-10.
The Davey Award is the largest and most prestigious awards competition exclusively for the "Davids" of creativity. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock - the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the "Creative Davids" who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets. The Davey is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Condè Nast, Michael Kors Inc., Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Microsoft, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Victoria's Secret, Howcast and many more.
“It’s an honor to have been selected to receive these awards,” said Dean Nakasone. “With most of the world being online, our website is an important tool in connecting with our customers. We feel very fortunate to have partnered with Milestone to create a website that we are proud of.”
Rates at Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort start at just $155 per night. Managed by Outrigger Enterprises Group, the resort enjoys an ideal location, a short stroll to the famous Waikiki Beach and surrounded by shopping, dining and entertainment, including Jimmy Buffett at the Beachcomber, Macy’s, located on the street level of the hotel, Royal Hawaiian Center, International Market Place, DFS (Duty Free Shop), Duke’s Waikiki and Waikiki Beach Walk®.
About Milestone
Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. is a leading provider of internet marketing solutions for the lodging industry. Milestone's portfolio of services includes Hotel Website Design, Search Engine Optimization, Pay-per-Click marketing, Social Media Optimization, eBuzz Connect™ Online Reputation Monitoring, etc. Milestone currently works with over 1200 hotels and drives over $550M in annual revenue for its clients. Milestone is a preferred vendor for several major lodging industry brands and works with some of the leading management companies. Milestone is also well known as a lodging industry educator for its Hotels to HTMLs internet marketing workshops and book.
About Holiday Inn
With more than 1,200 hotels worldwide, Holiday Inn Hotels is the most widely recognized lodging brand in the world. In fact, Holiday Inn was one of the first international hotel brands to establish a presence in China in 1984. Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts provides the services that business travelers need, while also offering a comfortable atmosphere where all people can relax and enjoy amenities such as restaurants and room service, swimming pools, fitness centers and comfortable lounges. The casual atmosphere and amenities such as meeting and on-site business facilities, KidSuites rooms, and Kids Eat and Stay Free programs demonstrate the long-standing commitment of Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts to serving travelers and have helped to establish the brand as “America’s Favorite Hotel.”
About Outrigger Enterprises Group
Outrigger Enterprises Group is one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging and hospitality companies in the Asia Pacific and Oceania regions and continues to expand its presence throughout the area. A family-owned company with more than 60 years of hospitality experience, Outrigger runs a highly-successful, multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties, including Outrigger® Hotels & Resorts, OHANA® Hotels & Resorts, Outrigger Condominium Collection®, Embassy Suites®, Best Western®, Courtyard® by Marriott, and Wyndham Vacation Ownership®. Currently, Outrigger operates and/or has under development 46 properties with more than 11,000 rooms located in Hawaii; Australia; Guam; Fiji; Bali; Phuket and Koh Samui, Thailand; Vietnam; and Hainan Island, China. Outrigger Enterprises Group also operates and develops hotel properties and hospitality-related retail and real estate opportunities for partners in Hawaii, the Pacific, the mainland USA and Asia.
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