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EDEL FORRISTAL APPOINTED AS GENERAL MANAGER OF LODEN VANCOUVER

--One of British Columbia's Most Respected Women in Tourism Takes The Helm At the City's Next Great Hotel--

August 20, 2007 (Vancouver, BC) Kor Hotel Group's President, Nicholas Clayton announced Edel Forristal as General Manager of Loden Vancouver on Monday, August 20th, 2007. Most recently, Edel has served as Loden Vancouver's Hotel Manager. Her succession to General Manager represents the latest progression in her impressive hospitality career. In previous positions, Forristal has served as Director of Operations at Vancouver's Terminal City Club & Hotel and Director of Food & Beverage as a member of the pre-opening team at Four Seasons, Whistler. Edel's other senior roles include positions at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver, Food and Beverage at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Ramada Renaissance Hotel. Loden will be Forristal's third hotel opening.

"This innovative, experienced and resourceful tourism leader represents the ideal choice to direct Vancouver's new landmark hotel," says Clayton. "Loden guests and employees are certain to be inspired by her vision, style and dynamism. She understands service in the luxury market very well. We are proud to welcome her to this top post at Loden," concluded Clayton.

Loden Vancouver becomes Kor Hotel Group's newest property and is set to open Fall 2007.

About Kor Hotel Group

The Kor Group is a privately held real estate development and management firm with investments primarily in hotels, resorts and multi-family real estate. Kor Hotel Group, the hospitality division of Kor, holds a diverse property portfolio and manages both its own assets and non-owned hotels under third-party management agreements. Kor Hotel Group’s properties include Viceroy Santa Monica and Viceroy Palm Springs, Avalon Hotel and Maison 140 in Beverly Hills, The Tides South Beach, Chamberlain in West Hollywood, Loden in Vancouver, The Tides Riviera Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula and Villa del Sol in Zihuatanejo on the Mexican Riviera. Resorts and Residences projects in Miami, Anguilla and Riviera Maya are forthcoming in 2008 and 2009.