press release photo

This is a Content Corner guest article. Learn more here.

NASHVILLE, TN (March 27, 2025) – IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading
hotel companies with more than 6,600 global properties across 19 brands, today honors
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast Antioch and its team with a 2024
Performance Award for their outstanding achievements and commitment to upholding IHG’s
mission to deliver “True Hospitality for Good” every day. Considered the most prestigious IHG
internal honor among the Americas region, the annual Performance Awards recognize hotels for
leadership and metrics attainment among several key criteria, including guest service and
satisfaction, cleanliness and amplification of the IHG One Rewards loyalty program.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast Antioch is one of 144 Torchbearer Awards
honorees selected among the organization’s nearly 4,500 regional hotels spanning the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and South America. Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Nashville Southeast Antioch received the Torchbearer Award for achieving the highest levels of
excellence in quality, customer satisfaction, cleanliness, and loyalty.

Jolyon Bulley, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “Through
their hard work and dedication to maintaining high standards and delivering the superior
experiences our guests have come to expect, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast
Antioch and its team exemplify excellence among our nearly 4,500 Americas hotels. I’m
honored to reward their efforts with a 2024 Performance Award and look forward to their
continued successes this year and beyond.”

Katie Schultz, President of Triumph Hospitality, said: “We are incredibly honored to receive
the Torchbearer award for a second consecutive year. This award speaks volumes about our
team at Holiday Inn Express Nashville Southeast Antioch. Our General Manager, Michelle
Marina, leads the team with confidence, integrity, and passion. Michelle demonstrates hands-on
leadership and trains our team members to exceed guest expectations. We have many loyal
team members who have been with us for 10+ years which is unheard of in the hospitality
industry. Our hotel is in the final stages of a full renovation, all guest rooms have been
completed and the public spaces will be completed in the coming month. We can’t wait to see
what this amazing team will achieve with a newly renovated hotel in 2025!”


About IHG:
To learn more about IHG and its Americas hotel portfolio, or to book, visit
https://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/reservation or use the IHG One Rewards mobile app.


About Triumph Hospitality: Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers
VISION STATEMENT: Creating everlasting memories: One guest at a time!
Triumph Hospitality is one of the fastest growing leaders in the Middle-Tennessee hospitality
industry as a hotel ownership, development, and management company. We provide turnkey
hotel management solutions designed to maximize profitability by increasing revenues, reducing
costs, and improving efficiency. Founded in 2012, our hotel portfolio includes seven properties
spread across Middle Tennessee.

Triumph Hospitality will be opening the brand new Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville West
End – University area in March 2025, this 184 room property is a testament to our commitment
to IHG. In the coming months, we will also break ground on the new Hampton Home 2 combo
hotel in the Century Farms development near Tanger Outlets. An Element by Marriott hotel near
the Nashville convention center will follow later in the year.

SiLa Developments and Triumph Hospitality were recently awarded a contract to bring a new
hotel to the Middle Tennessee State University campus. This hotel will provide lodging for
visitors to the university and provide hands on learning opportunities for students.

To learn more visit:

triumphhospitality.net/ or connect: Triumph Hospitality | LinkedIn