NOBLE HOUSE UNVEILS INCENTIVE PROGRAM AIMED AT BOLSTERING MEETINGS BUSINESS

Noble House Referral Program Offered in Tandem with New Meetings Package 

SEATTLE, Wash. (April 27, 2009) –Noble House Hotels & Resorts, a Seattle-based real estate development company with 13 hotel properties in six states, has developed Noble House Referral Program – a forward-thinking program aimed at luring conventions and corporate meetings to its hotels.

According to Ted Davis, vice president of sales and marketing for Noble House Hotels & Resorts, as companies cut back, meetings cancellations have increased significantly – generating millions in lost revenues by hotels, resorts and event planners. Additionally, many hotel professionals are currently without work due to the rampant layoffs caused by the faltering economy. In response, Noble House’s unprecedented Noble House Referral Program will give hotel industry sales professionals who refer a group of ten rooms or more to a Noble House property a ten percent commission of the net group room revenue. Such a commission could translate into thousands of dollars per referral and provide income and long term career opportunities to those who need jobs. 

Noble House Hotels & Resorts started offering a similar incentive to employees companywide a few months ago. “It has been a huge success,” Davis said. “Many of our non-sales employees have helped to produce tens of thousands of dollars in meetings business and now we are excited to expand the program outside the company to encourage even greater participation.”

The Noble House Referral Program is being offered in tandem with Noble House Hotels & Resorts’ “Noble Meetings” Package, which provides upgrades and special amenities for groups booking ten rooms or more – including 25 percent allowable guest room attrition; complimentary room rental and hospitality suite; one upgrade per 15 rooms; upgraded meeting breaks and luncheons; unlimited high-speed Internet access, as well as complimentary use of fitness facilities.

Davis said that ideally the impact of these programs will be threefold: to help jumpstart the meetings business, to raise awareness about the importance of business meetings and travel in a down economy, and to give monetary rewards and career opportunities to industry professionals who help generate business.

According to Davis, each individual participating in the Noble House Referral Program will be qualified by him and can then use Noble House’s automated lead system to input, and distribute lead opportunities. Commissions will be paid on approved contracts – at a rate of ten percent on net room revenue. While commissioned earnings will be maxed at $60,000 on any individual event booking, there is no limit to the annual potential for earned commission.

Both the Noble House Referral Program and the “Noble Meetings” Package  are valid at all Noble House properties including: Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs; Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, CA; The Adolphus in Dallas, TX; Little Palm Island Resort & Spa in the Florida Keys; Ocean Key Resort & Spa in Key West, FL; La Playa Beach & Golf Resort in Naples, FL; Watercolor Inn & Resort in Santa Rosa, FL; Hotel Viking in Newport, RI; The Edgewater and Hotel Deca in Seattle and Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego.

For more information, call the corporate sales offices at (425) 636-5667. 
 
ABOUT NOBLE HOUSE HOTELS & RESORTS
Founded in 1994, Noble House Hotels & Resorts is a privately held real estate development company based in Seattle, Washington. The company owns and manages 13 boutique hotels and resorts located in six states and spanning the four coastal corners of the U.S., including the newly refurbished Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, The Adolphus in Dallas, Texas; Little Palm Island Resort & Spa in the Florida Keys and The Edgewater in Seattle, Washington.