Wyomissing, Pa, March 18, 2003 – Homewood Suites by Hilton, the national brand of upscale, residential-style hotels, announced today Carolyne Jordan, Greta Frasch, and Alice Kutz, members of the Homewood Suites' sales team in Wyomissing, PA, received an Award of Merit for the Sales Team of the Year for 2002. The team was recognized at an awards ceremony during the Hilton Hotels Corporation's Focused-Service Brand Conference in Las Vegas.

The three were selected for the award based on their contribution to the hotel's performance in the areas of total guestroom sales, community involvement, customer satisfaction, and percentage of extended-stay guests. The award's criteria include a nomination from a senior-level executive, along with exceptional scores in key performance areas measured quarterly by the company.

The three sales directors represent both the Homewood Suites by Hilton at 2801 Papermill Road and the Hampton Inn at 1800 Papermill Road. Greta Frasch has been with the company since 1994. Carolyne Jordan has been at the Homewood Suites since the fall of 2001, and Alice Kutz has been at the Hampton Inn since January of 2000.

"Carolyne, Greta, and Alice's commitment to excellence as a unified sales team has resulted in the hotel achieving top sales honors and customer satisfaction scores within the Homewood Suites brand," said Frank McCabe, president of High Hotels, Ltd., owner and operator of both the Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn hotels.

Launched in 1989, the Homewood Suites by Hilton brand targets guests who stay for a few or more consecutive nights and who prefer residential-style all-suite lodging for a price comparable to a stay at a high-quality, traditional hotel. Each suite has a fully equipped kitchen, featuring a microwave oven, full-size refrigerator and twin-burner stove with all the necessary pots, pans and utensils. Additionally, suites contain a remote controlled television, videocassette player, ceiling fans, an iron/ironing board and two telephones with data ports.

Homewood Suites by Hilton is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation, which is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The Homewood Suites Reading is owned and operated by High Hotels, Ltd. of Lancaster, PA, an affiliate of High Industries, Inc. High Hotels also owns and operates the award winning Homewood Suites in Harrisburg, PA as well as Hampton Inn hotels in Reading, York, Mechanicsburg, Lancaster PA, Middletown, NY, and Annapolis, MD. High recently opened their newest hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. For more information please visit www.highhotels.com.