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Ducks aren’t the only flying objects at The Peabody Orlando. Excitement is also filling the air around this iconic meeting hotel, located in the heart of a bustling I-Drive Entertainment District and (soon to be) connected by two moving sky bridges to the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center. Here’s a sample of the buzz surrounding this long-awaited expansion.

Expansion Updates

4TH Quarter, 2009	PEABODY EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR THE NATION'S PROFESSIONAL MEETING PLANNERS
3RD Quarter, 2009	PEABODY EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR THE NATION'S PROFESSIONAL MEETING PLANNERS
2ND Quarter, 2009	PEABODY EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR THE NATION'S PROFESSIONAL MEETING PLANNERS
JULY 2009	JULY 2009 DESIGN UPDATE

Press Releases

NOVEMBER 12, 2009	A HAT TRICK OF FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE FOUR STAR RATINGS FOR ALL THREE PEABODY HOTELS
NOVEMBER 11, 2009	TOPPING OUT CEREMONY CROWNS $450-MILLION EXPANSION OF THE PEABODY ORLANDO
OCTOBER 15, 2009	THE PEABODY ORLANDO SELECTS HyperDisk DIGITAL MARKETING FOR EXPANDED MEETING SPACE
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009	SOAP THAT SAVES - HOTELS PARTNER WITH NEW NONPROFIT CLEAN THE WORLD TO REDISTRIBUTE USED SOAP AND STOP DISEASE
AUGUST 4, 2009	THE PEABODY ORLANDO WINS THE GOLD KEY FOR THE 20TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
JUNE 30, 2009	THE PEABODY ORLANDO'S, "GREEN" INITIATIVES WINS THE FLORIDA GREEN LODGING ONE PALM DESIGNATION
JUNE 29, 2009	CLEAN THE WORLD ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH THE HOTEL INDUSTRY IN ITS "GREEN PARTNER" PROGRAM TO SAVE LIVES
JUNE 28, 2009	FOUR MOBIL STARS FOR THE PEABODY ORLANDO – 20th IN A ROW
MAY 6, 2009	PEABODY HOTELS SUCESSFULLY PROTECTS PEABODY BRAND, PEABODY DUCK IMAGERY AGAINST TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
APRIL 20, 2009	ALAN AND MARY KAY VILLAVERDE ORLANDO'S CARING COUPLE ADVOCATES FOR YOUNG AND ELDERLY
NOVEMBER 11, 2008	FIRST-EVER "PEABODY GOOD SAMARITAN" AWARD GOES TO JOEL ARMSTRONG, BANKER, SPOKANE, WA.
OCTOBER 1, 2008	THE PEABODY ORLANDO A WINNER WITH NATION'S MEETING PLANNERS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008	THE PEABODY ORLANDO: 2008 WORLD CLASS AWARD WINNER
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008	TONY ASLANIAN NAMED DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING FOR THE PEABODY ORLANDO
AUGUST 11, 2008	THE PEABODY ORLANDO EARNS INNER CIRCLE AWARD OF ASSOCIATION MEETINGS MAGAZINE
JUNE 30, 2008	ORLANDO-BASED FRY HAMMOND BARR WINS PEABODY HOTELS ACCOUNT
MAY 2, 2008	THE PEABODY ORLANDO EXPANSION PROJECT
FEBRUARY 18, 2008	THE PEABODY ORLANDO TO BEGIN SITE WORK ON EXPANSION

Biography

ALAN C. VILLAVERDE, CHA	PRESIDENT, PEABODY HOTELS GENERAL MANAGER, THE PEABODY ORLANDO
BARBARA BOWDEN, CRDE	ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, THE PEABODY ORLANDO DIRECTOR, CORPORATE REVENUE MANAGEMENT, PEABODY HOTELS
BROOKS CHAMBERS	DUCK MASTER, THE PEABODY ORLANDO
CARLOS ADDARICH	BANQUET CHEF, BRINGS CONTINENTAL STYLE AND FLAIR TO PEABODY BANQUET KITCHEN
JOHN EVERETT ASKEW, C.F.B.E.	DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE
KARL EDLBAUER	CORPORATE EXECUTIVE, CHEF PEABODY HOTELS/PEABODY HOTEL GROUP
MARSHALL KELBERMAN, CHRE,CRDE	DIRECTOR OF ROOMS
TONY ASLANIAN	DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING

Fact & Fiction

EDWARD D. PEMBROKE THE FIRST PEABODY DUCK MASTER

THE TRADITION OF THE DUCKS... WHEN DID IT BEGIN?

HOW THE PEABODY GOT ITS NAME

PEABODY CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

FACT SHEET

IN PURSUIT OF THE PERFECT HOTEL BED... DREAMS ARE SWEET AT PEABODY HOTELS THE PEABODY DREAM BED®