Press Release
November 15, 2000
MIAMI, FL -- Bass Hotels & Resorts (LON:BAS) (NYSE:BAS; ADR) has named Gil Katzman to the dual role of regional
director of sales and marketing Southeast/Caribbean, and director of marketing for the Hotel Inter-Continental
Miami. The announcement was made by Frederik de Roode, Regional Vice President Operations Southeast/Vice President
and General Manager, Hotel Inter-Continental Miami.
Katzman will oversee the marketing aspect of Bass' company-owned and managed upscale properties from Hilton Head,
S.C., to Puerto Rico, which encompasses ten hotels under the Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza brands.
He will also serve as director of marketing of the newly renovated Hotel Inter-Continental Miami, one of Bass'
global flagship properties. In this capacity he will be responsible for all aspects of marketing the 639-room hotel.
The landmark downtown Hotel Inter-Continental Miami is in the midst of finalizing a multi-million dollar renovation,
which included the complete remodeling of the hotel's lobby, restaurant, bar, and common areas, as well as a guest
rooms renovation, and significant back-of-house and mechanical work.
Katzman was most recently director of sales at Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, and prior to that he
served as director of marketing at the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel. He also served in various executive-level marketing
and sales capacities at New York's Waldorf Astoria.
``Gil's wealth of knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry has prepared him well for this dynamic post,''
said de Roode. ``I am confident in his ability to bring this newly-renovated property to even broader international
prominence.''
A long-standing member of numerous professional travel industry associations, Katzman's affiliations include the
Professional Convention Managers Association, and the Travel Industry Association, among others. He is a member
of the board of directors of the Visitors Industry Council, and serves as a member of the Tourism Infrastructure
Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Katzman is a native of Tel Aviv, Israel, and a graduate from
the Conrad N. Hilton College at the University of Houston.
The 639-room Hotel Inter-Continental Miami is located on Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami. The landmark property
offers more than 61,000 square feet of meeting, exhibition and banquet space, totaling 26 rooms. It can accommodate
900 people for conferences, 2,700 for receptions and 1,200 for banquets.
Note to editors:
Bass Hotels & Resorts,Inc (LON:BAS, NYSE:BAS (ADRs)), the hotel business of Bass PLC of the United Kingdom,
operates or franchises more than 3,000 hotels and 489,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories. The following
are some of the service marks owned by Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates: Holiday
Inn®, Crowne Plaza®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Select®, Holiday Inn Garden Court(SM), Holiday
Inn SunSpree® Resort, Staybridge Suites® by Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn FamilySuites(SM) Resort, Holidex®,
Priority Club® Worldwide, Inter-Continental®, Forum®, and Six Continents Club®, Centra® in
Canada and Mexico; Centra(SM) in the U.S.; Parkroyal® in the U.S. and Canada; Parkroyal(SM) in Mexico.
Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc. offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - www.basshotels.com,
www.interconti.com for Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com
for Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for Holiday Inn
hotels,www.hiexpress.com for Holiday Inn Express hotels, www.staybridge.com
for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn, and www.priorityclub.com.
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