Press Releases - 2004
Commodore Hotel Launches the World's First Hotel-Based Greeter Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Greg Horner 415.248.5928 or ghorner@jdvhospitality.com
SAN FRANCISCO'S COMMODORE HOTEL LAUNCHES THE WORLD'S FIRST HOTEL-BASED GREETER SERVICE
Hotel Matches Guests with Locals for Free Tour and "Inside" Scoop on the City
San Francisco, CA (September 29, 2004)-JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY (www.jdvhospitality.com), well known for its creative collection of lifestyle-oriented hotels, restaurants, and spas in the Bay Area, launches their Golden Gate Greeter Program, a free welcome visitor program for guests of the Commodore Hotel.
Joie de Vivre Hospitality is the first hotel company to offer this level of destination involvement, creating a vacation experience uniquely memorable because of the people you meet. The Golden Gate Greeter program is designed with visitor expectations in mind and to anticipate individual tastes and preferences. While a traditional tour starts and follows a specific route, a Greeter Visit is more like hanging out with a friend; a more personalized service based upon convenient times for the visitor, their personal interests, and needs.
A typical tour or "visit" between a hotel guest and a San Francisco resident starts with a guest sharing their interests in the program with the hotel. The hotel staff then gets their specific interests as well as desired date and matches them with a local volunteer who shares similar interests and availability.
This program is modeled on the successful ones already running in New York & Chicago. Golden Gate Greeters are volunteers who simply love their city and want to share that pride by helping visitors. Greeters explain the layout of the city, how to use public transportation, where to find the best buys and meals, and will uncover some of their favorite hidden treasures of the city.
About Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Based in San Francisco, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (www.jdvhotels.com) is a creative collection of lifestyle businesses. As California's most prolific hotel operator(2005 projected sales are $120 million), the Joie de Vivre portfolio encompasses 33 hospitality businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area, including 28 boutique hotels. These properties represent a total of over 2,800 rooms and include five distinctive restaurants and bars. The company also owns and operates San Francisco's largest day spa, the Kabuki Springs & Spa. Each property celebrates California through a unique visual style, uncompromising design principles, one-of-a-kind amenities and personalized service. "Our goal," notes Joie de Vivre founder and CEO Chip Conley, "is to create landmark destinations full of soul and personality."
