JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Offers Special MICE Package Until End of August

The 5 star luxury JW Marriot Hotel Shanghai provides an unparalleled meeting and event experience both in terms of its cosmopolitan setting and the world-class service it offers. From now until the end of August 2008, the hotel is offering an amazing deal on meeting package rates for meeting planners.

Packages start from just RMB580+ per person (minimum 10 delegates) including room hire, individual fresh fruit platter on arrival, free flow of coffee and tea throughout the meeting hours and a light lunch. The hotel will also provide bottled mineral water, mints, pen and writing pads. Basic audiovisual equipment with projection screen, LCD, flipchart, and whiteboard are also included within this package.

Room rates for meeting delegates for this package start from CNY1200+ (minimum of 10 rooms), throughout June, July and August. This represents a saving of up to 50% off the normal meeting room rate.

This unbeatable value meeting package can also earn meeting planners double ‘Marriott Rewards’ points until July 31, 2008.

The special ‘Group Value’ Marriott Rewards promotion applies to groups with a minimum 10 rooms per night. Marriott Rewards points can be redeemed for free room nights, upgrades as well as special travel packages. Rewards points can also be claimed for catering events such as banquets and weddings.

Towering 60 storeys as the tallest hotel in downtown Puxi, the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai is conveniently located in the power centre of Shanghai’s commercial district, one block from People’s Park, People’s Square, Shanghai Grand Theatre and Shanghai Museum of Fine Arts.

The JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai features 12 meeting rooms and 1,231 square-metres of conference rooms and event floors complete with the latest audiovisual technology and a committed team of conference planning specialists. The spectacular architecture allows guests the luxury of choosing from a range of versatile meeting and banquet rooms all with stunning views of the city.

The unobstructed rectangular JW’s Ballroom measures 600 square-metres, with a ceiling height of 6.6 metres. It is divisible into three sections to accommodate smaller workshops within the context of a larger event. The foyer and terrace off from the grand ballroom overlooks the scenic People’s Park and traditional clock tower.

Measuring a spacious 676 square-metres, this area is an ideal venue for cocktails, coffee breaks, barbecues and exhibitions.
The hotel also has the advantage of a junior ballroom, seven meeting rooms and four function rooms with natural sunlight, all suitable for small to medium size meetings.

For smaller boardroom style meetings there is also the option of the hotels’ 60th floor library which has received the accolade of the “World’s Highest Library” from Guinness World Records. The library offers a unique and intimate setting for up to 20 guests.

Marriott hotels has also designed an on-line tool for meeting planners which enables them to book between 1- 25 rooms on line and receive a custom made rooming list.

The creative food and beverage team at the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai can also design specialized themed coffee breaks. Whether your request is to include the company logo or packages that reflect the spirit of the surrounding city such as ‘fruits of the park’; ‘Shanghai spirit’; and ‘cocoa explosion’ are just a few of the themes available.

The hotel not only caters for events within the hotel but has also gained a reputation for exceptional outside catering including catering for 2,400 guests at an event at the Shanghai Convention centre. Other events include Mont Blanc’s gala dinner, Formula One and Mercedes Benz.

For more information, please call (86 21) 5359 4969 or visit www.jwmarriotthotelshanghai.com

*conditions apply for Marriott Rewards promotion – visit www.marriott.com/meetings/rewards/travel.mi
* special offer only valid for new bookings

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with nearly 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 68 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., has approximately 129,000 employees, and was ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE®. For more information or reservations, please visit the web site at www.marriott.com.