Spas at Benchmark Hospitality Hotels & Resorts Coast-to-coast, Hawaii, To Support Breast Cancer Awareness throughout October

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The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, October 1, 2009 ... Throughout the month of October, the Spas at Benchmark Hospitality’s hotels and resorts coast-to-coast and in Hawaii will actively support the international effort to increase awareness of and combat breast cancer. Benchmark spas will do so by contributing 1 % of Total Spa Services Revenue System-wide throughout October to the global cause. Greg Parsons, vice president overseeing the Spas for Benchmark Hospitality International, made the announcement.

“So many of our families have been affected by breast cancer,” said Mr. Parsons. “It has touched all of our lives in countless ways. We wanted to help take a stand against this disease throughout the month of October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.”

Benchmark will also make important information on breast cancer awareness available to women guests and their spouses or partners.

Benchmark Hospitality International hotels and resorts with Spas supporting Breast Cancer Awareness include:

Arizona: Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center and Amansala Spa, Scottsdale, http://www.thescottsdaleresort.com/Leisure/leisure_amansala.asp 
California: Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz,http://www.chaminade.com/Spa/Spa.asp 
Florida: Costa d'Este Beach Resort and Spa, Gloria & Emelio Estefan’s newest resort in Vero Beach, http://www.costadeste.com/spa/spa.asp 
Florida: Naples Bay Resort and Spa, Naples, http://www.naplesbayresort.com/spa/spa.asp 
Hawaii: Turtle Bay Resort and Spa Luana, North Shore, Oahu,http://turtlebayresort.com/Spa_Luana/Spa_Luana.asp
Illinois: Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca (Chicago), http://www.eaglewoodresort.com/Spa/spa_index.asp 
New Jersey: The Heldrich Hotel, Conference Center & Spa, New Brunswick, http://www.theheldrich.com/spa/spa.asp
Tennessee: The Chattanoogan, Tennessee’s Urban Resort & Spa, Chattanooga,http://www.chattanooganhotel.com/Spa/index.asp 
Virginia: The Founders Inn and Flowering Almond Spa, Virginia Beach, http://www.foundersinn.com/Spa/default.asp
Virginia: Lansdowne Resort and Spa Minérale, Leesburg, http://www.lansdowneresort.com/spaminerale/spa_index.asp
West Virginia: Stonewall Resort’s Mtn. Laurel Spa, Weston, http://www.stonewallresort.com/spa/spa.asp

The Breast Cancer Awareness fund-raising initiative is part of Benchmark’s Hometown Hospitality Caring for Our Communities programming.

About Hometown Hospitality Caring For Our Communities

The “Hometown Hospitality Caring For Our Communities” program of Benchmark Hospitality International advances the philanthropic endeavors of the leading hospitality management company through employee volunteer programs, in-kind donations and community outreach activities. Benchmark believes that responsible corporate citizenship recognizes the inalienable link between a healthy and vibrant community and the health and well being of a company and its employees. Hometown Hospitality Caring for Our Communities encourages and enables Benchmark employees globally to seek leading roles in the communities in which they live and work and the world community as well by supporting social, educational, and cultural programs, either through property-developed initiatives or through partnering with existing services. 

About Benchmark Hospitality International:

Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Hotels™. The privately held company, launched in 1980, is a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. Benchmark Hospitality is a worldwide organization operating properties in major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston, with regional offices in New Jersey and Connecticut. International offices are located in Tokyo, Japan, and Santiago, Chile. For the location of Benchmark’s properties and additional information, visit www.benchmarkhospitality.com.