Guest Informant and
Bowers Museum Team Up to Present Concierge Award
Special celebration honors Orange County Concierge Association members
Special celebration honors Orange County Concierge Association members
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Ana, CA � November 2004 � Members of the Orange County Concierge Association
(�OCCA�) were treated to a special event on the evening of November 10th.
Guest
Informant, a national publisher of upscale visitor guides, and the
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art welcomed OCCA members to a private party
� complete with a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum�s new, world-renowned
exhibit, Queen of Sheba: Legend and Reality. While OCCA members reveled
in the museum�s unique collection of antiquities, they enjoyed hors d�oeuvres,
compliments of Tangata Restaurant (located within the Bowers Museum).
The pinnacle of the evening event was a special awards presentation honoring an OCCA member for their accomplishments within the guest services industry. Representatives from Guest Informant and the Bowers Museum presented the annual �Best Friend� award, named for the OCCA slogan �In Service Through Friendship.� The �Best Friend 2004� award went to Bobi Hirschbein, concierge at the Anaheim/Orange County Convention & Visitor Center restaurant desk. In addition to the award, Ms. Hirschbein was presented with prizes from Nina Montee Spa and The Green Parrot Café. �Bobi has truly been a best friend to her peers within the OCCA,� stated Jeanette Teder, Co-President of the OCCA. Guest Informant publisher Connie Hamilton added, �Our company truly understands the value of the concierge to the visitor experience, and we are so pleased to present this award to Bobi.� Acquired by Morris Communications in 2003, Guest Informant publications are distributed in hotel rooms and at freestanding distribution points in 36 cities and resorts nationwide, and are read by more than 60 million people annually. For more information, visit www.guestinformant.com. Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor guide publishing, radio broadcasting and online services. For more information, visit www.morris.com. The
Queen of Sheba exhibit will be at the Bowers Museum through March 13, 2005.
For more information on the Bowers Museum, call (714) 567-3600 or visit
www.bowers.org.
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