David Arena Joins White Lodging Team as GM in Pennsylvania

MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — White Lodging has hired David
Arena as the General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Great
Valley/Malvern, Pennsylvania. Prior to White Lodging assuming the management
contract at this property in November 2010, Arena served as general manager
under the hotel’s former owners.

“To be asked to be a part of such a nationally renowned management organization
as White Lodging is both exciting and challenging,” commented Arena.

Originally from upstate New York, Arena has had a variety of careers including
being on the opening team for a T.G.I. Friday’s, serving as a crewman on the
S.S. Dolphin, General Manager for a property in Aspen Colorado, Executive
Butler, and he opened his own restaurant and a deli in the late 1980s.

In 2000, Arena entered the hotel hospitality industry, serving as Catering
Director for the Wyndham Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware. His next move was to the
Director of Sales position at the Holiday Inn in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
After a year in this position, he was promoted to the property’s General
Manager. He continued his career path in several other industry capacities in
and around southeastern Pennsylvania, landing in his position as General Manager
of the Great Valley/Malvern property in 2008.

The 125-room Courtyard by Marriott Grand Valley/Malvern is located 27 miles
northwest of Philadelphia. Nearby are the Great Valley Corporate Center as well
as Valley Forge National Park and several areas for dining, shopping and
entertainment.

White Lodging Services Corporation was established in 1985 and is headquartered
in Merrillville, Indiana. White Lodging is a fully integrated hotel ownership,
development, and operations company – a recognized leader that has defined and
cultivated the ability to achieve consistent, sustainable growth among mid- to
large-scale hotels across the country. Their current portfolio consists of over
154 hotels in eighteen states and encompasses representation of the following
leading brands: Marriott International, Inc., Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Global,
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, and Carlson Hotels
Worldwide.

For more information about White Lodging, please visit www.whitelodging.com or
call 219-472-2900.

SOURCE White Lodging Services Corporation