AND THE CONCIERGE CHOICE AWARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO NYC GUESTS GO TO… Sept. 17, 2007, New York, NY – The New York City Association of Hotel Concierges (NYCAHC) and City Guide Magazine toasted the best of New York last evening at the First Annual Concierge Choice Awards held at Tavern on the Green. Mary Murphy, the Emmy-Award winning weekend anchor of CW11 News at Ten, opened the event and introduced Mary E. Murphy, the president of NYCAHC (no relation), who presented the awards along with several concierges from leading hotels around the city. The nominees comprised of over 120 businesses, services, and individuals were selected by the members of NYCAHC in twelve featured categories, and have provided exceptional experiences for New York City visitors. The feted winners include; Attraction: Top of the Rock Cultural Institution: Metropolitan Museum of Art Restaurant Reservationist: Bagtha Seddik, Bice Restaurant Maitre D’ Manager: Armel Gren, Le Grenouille Restaurant: Crowd Pleaser Dining P.J. Clarke’s Pre-Theatre Dining Chez Josephine Smart/Casual Dining Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse Elegant Dining Le Bernadin Retail: Department Store Bloomingdales Specialty Store J&R Music and Computer World Tours: Gray Line New York Sightseeing Transportation Service: New York Water Taxi The New York City Association of Hotel Concierges (NYCAHC) is a non-profit organization comprised of 150 concierges representing 50 hotels and over 25,000 hotel rooms. City Guide Magazine, published by Davler Media Group, celebrates its 25th anniversary and is the largest visitor publication in New York City, distributing over 3,200,000 copies each year. The Concierge Choice Awards recognize the best of New York from the professionals who know the best of New York in any given category. Whether its visitors on vacation or business executives, each group has discerning tastes and needs, and often relies on the concierge for information on the city’s best dining, shopping, sights, nightlife, and entertainment and recreation destinations. In 2006, New York City hosted 44 million visitors, and spending has been rising steadily and is set to reach $24 billion by year’s end. A portion of the proceeds from the Concierge Choice Awards will benefit the Les Clefs d’Or Foundation and the NYCAHC Crisis Fund. For more information, or for a complete listing of nominees, please check out cityguideny.com and nycahc.org Press Contact: Gwen Cooper 646-736-3609 GCooper@davlermedia.com All Materials Copyright 2008 Davler Media Group LLC Davler Media Group - 1040 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10018 - (212) 315-0800