Press Release: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
January 15, 2001
TORONTO, ONT -- ExxonMobil, publisher of the Mobil Travel Guides, has once again named a total of five Four Seasons
properties among the recipients of its prestigious Five-Star awards for 2001. Repeating their success of last year,
the properties are: Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta; Four Seasons Hotel Boston; Four Seasons Hotel Chicago; Four Seasons
Hotel New York; and Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach.
The announcement by ExxonMobil marked a triumph for Four Seasons, the only hotel company to receive five of the
coveted Five-Star awards. ``This great honor is a tribute to the dedicated staff and management of our hotels,''
observed Wolf Hengst, president, worldwide hotel operations, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. ``We consider the
fact that each of our properties located in North America is rated at four or five stars a real achievement especially
since Mobil criteria identifies service as the distinguishing feature for hotels in these categories.''
The ExxonMobil Travel Guide Five-Star Awards are reserved for an elite group of establishments that uphold standards
of excellence rated by an independent network of national culinary and hospitality experts. Award winners will
be honored at a ceremony in April.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is the world's leading operator of luxury hotels and currently manages 48 properties
in 20 countries, primarily under the Four Seasons and Regent brand names. Over the past four decades, Four Seasons
Hotels and Resorts has been a major innovator in the hospitality industry, setting new service standards on a global
level. This year marks the company's 40th anniversary. Hotels poised to enter the market in 2001 include Dublin,
Ireland; Caracas, Venezuela; Prague, Czech Republic and San Francisco, California. While most hotels bear the respective
names of Four Seasons or Regent, some do not, including The Ritz-Carlton in Chicago and The Pierre in New York.
Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (NYSE: FS) is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FS and the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FSH. Information on the company can be accessed through the Four
Seasons web site at http://www.fourseasons.com.
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CONTACTS:
Elizabeth Pizzinato/Nicola Blazier Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts 416-449-1750 SOURCE: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts