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Vicki Denfeld Promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Crestline Hotels & Resorts

MCLEAN, Va: - Dave Durbin, President and CEO, Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc., today announced the promotion of Vicki Denfeld to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, for Crestline Hotels & Resorts. In Ms. Denfeld's expanded role she will continue to report directly to Mr. Durbin, as she leads the development and implementation of the sales and marketing function for each of Crestline Hotels & Resorts' managed hotels, as well as for Barcelo Crestline. Ms. Denfeld joined Crestline Hotels and resorts in 2002, following a 20 year management career in hospitality sales and marketing. Ms. Denfeld began her career with New York Airlines, spent 10 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Company in various sales and marketing management positions, and has also held management positions at the Miraval Resort in Tucson, AZ, and for KSL Resorts.

"Since Vicki has joined Crestline she has made a tremendous contribution in helping our hotels achieve excellence in sales and marketing," said Dave Durbin. "Vicki has positively impacted revenue for both our brand portfolio, as well as our non-branded independent hotels. We are delighted to announceher promotion."

Ms. Denfeld holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University in Greenville, SC. She is an active member of Marriott's Franchise Marketing

Communications Advisory Council.

About the Companies:Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is one of the nation's largest independent hospitality management companies. Founded in 2000, the Company presently manages 30 hotels, resorts and conference and convention centers with nearly 6,300 rooms in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Crestline Hotels & Resorts manages properties independently and under such well regarded brands as Marriott, Hilton, Renaissance and Radisson. Additional information about the hotel management company is available at the company's web site:

www.crestlinehotels.com.

Barcelo Crestline Corporation is the parent company of Crestline Hotels &

Resorts, Inc. Barcelo Crestline also leases and has investments in hotel

properties. Additional information about Barcelo Crestline is available at

the company's web site: www.barcelocrestline.com.

 

Note: Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements

within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain, but

not necessarily all, of such statements can be identified by the use of

forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will,"

"should," "estimates" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or comparable

terminology. All forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,

uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual transactions,

results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different

from any future transactions, results, performance or achievements expressed

or implied by such forward-looking statements. These may include: (i)

national and local economic and business conditions or governmental

regulations that will affect demand, prices, wages or other costs for hotels;

(ii) the level of rates and occupancy that can be achieved by such properties;

(iii) the Company's ability to compete.

 

SOURCE Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

-0- 01/21/2004

/CONTACT: Gayle MacIntyre of Global Ink Communications, +1-404-643-8222

or gaylemacintyre@aol.com, for Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc./

/Web site: http://www.barcelocrestline.com

http://www.crestlinehotels.com/

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