Two RLHC Executives Named to Prestigious National Boards

SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RLHC (Red Lion Hotels Corporation) RLH announced today two members of its leadership team have been named to prestigious national boards.

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Bill Linehan, RLHC Chief Marketing Officer, has been appointed to the Loyalty360 Board of Advisors by the Loyalty Marketers' Association.  The board is comprised of senior executives at Loyalty360 member and sponsor companies, representing both marketing technology providers and customer-focused brands. Members will help Loyalty360 develop clear metrics, best practices, standards, and certifications related to customer experience, customer engagement, and other marketing processes within loyalty marketing. What's more, Loyalty360 will tap board members to drive greater participation from the market, in the form of local networking events, research, awards, and recognition. 

Brian Quinn, RLHC Senior Vice President and Chief Franchise Officer, is serving on the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) 2015-2016 Board of Directors as an At-Large Representative.  Serving the hospitality industry for more than a century, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) is the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.9 million-employee U.S. lodging industry, including hotel owners, REITs, chains, franchisees, management companies, independent properties, state hotel associations, and industry suppliers. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AH&LA provides focused advocacy, communications support, and educational resources for an industry of more than 53,000 properties generating $176 billion in annual sales from 5 million guestrooms.

About RLHC:
Red Lion Hotels Corporation is a hospitality company primarily engaged in the franchising, management and ownership of upscale, midscale and economy hotels under the Hotel RL, Red Lion Hotel, Red Lion Inn & Suites, GuestHouse International and Settle Inn brands. Established in 1959, the company has 125 hotels system wide and also owns and operates an entertainment and event ticket distribution business. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.redlion.com.

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