ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Selected to Operate New Desmond Tutu Education Center in New York City.Conference Center is ARAMARK Harrison Lodging's First in New York Metro For the region, see . Metro New York is a free daily newspaper in New York City started in 2004. Its main competition is AM New York, with which it practices many of the same distribution and marketing strategies. Area PHILADELPHIA -- ARAMARK Harrison Lodging (AHL AHL American Hockey League AHL Action Half-Life (Half-Life modification) AHL Acyl Homoserine Lactone AHL Aramark Harrison Lodging AHL Acylated Homoserine Lactone AHL Association for the History of Language AHL Architects Hawaii Ltd ), a leader in the conference and corporate training centers industry, today announced that it was awarded the contract to manage the new Desmond Tutu Noun 1. Desmond Tutu - South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) Tutu Education Center, located in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The newly-created Desmond Tutu Education Center, scheduled to open September 2007, will include 8,000-square feet of conference space and 60 restored guest rooms. Located at 180 10th Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets in the center of New York's famous Chelsea neighborhood, the center is surrounded by a dozen historic buildings, the oldest dating back to 1836, and also flanked by a city block featuring lush green landscaping. Under the terms of a five-year agreement, AHL will be responsible for all management and operational functions of the property, which is located on the west side of The General Theological Seminary The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. campus. "The Desmond Tutu Education Center combines the sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of 21st Century technology with the historic charm of 19th Century gothic architecture," said Marcel Kromhout, director of sales and marketing, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, Desmond Tutu Education Center. "It's the ideal location for any event from a corporate presentation, meeting or training session to an elegant celebration or wedding." The center includes the 19th Century Refectory Conference Room featuring a vaulted, oak-wainscoted dining room that has been called one of New York's most beautiful interior spaces, seven separate meeting rooms, a fully functional business station and wireless Internet access in all public areas. "We're looking forward to making the Desmond Tutu Education Center a premier meeting destination in the New York Metro area," said Jeff Weggeman, vice president of sales and marketing, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging. "Our industry expertise and longstanding commitment to customer service will provide the center's guests with memorable and superior meeting and conference experiences." Located only minutes away from a large selection of restaurants, galleries and shops, the center is also in close proximity to iconic New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of destinations including the Chelsea Piers, Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , The Empire State Building, Theater District, Herald Square and famed Fifth Avenue shopping. The center welcomes both business and leisure travelers. For more information on the Desmond Tutu Education Center or to book your next special event or meeting, please call 800-422-MEET or log on to www.aramarkharrisonlodging.com. About ARAMARK Harrison Lodging ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, a division of ARAMARK Corporation, provides a wide range of managed services, including meeting and recreational support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to conference and corporate training centers, specialty hotels, national and state parks, resorts and other tourist destinations throughout the United States. ARAMARK Harrison Lodging is a single source provider for educational environments, event and meeting planning, premium dining needs and catering, on-site restaurants, retail merchandise sales and facilities management. About ARAMARK ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and , facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. ," ARAMARK has consistently ranked as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and industry analysts since 1998. The company was also ranked first in its industry in the 2007 FORTUNE 500 survey. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 240,000 employees serving clients in 18 countries. Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com. |
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