Westin Bonaventure Raises Bar on Supporting Meeting Planners, Nixes Attrition and...

Westin Bonaventure Raises Bar on Supporting Meeting Planners, Nixes Attrition
and Internet Fees

Attrition, Internet fee-free meetings available for new group bookings through
April 2010

LOS ANGELES, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials of the Westin Bonaventure today
announced the hotel is raising the bar on supporting meeting planners who are
faced with smaller-than-expected turn-out by doing away with attrition, and
Internet fees for group bookings. With more than 115,000 square feet of
meeting space, the largest ballroom in Los Angeles, 21 breakout rooms and an
exhibit hall that can handle over 100 exhibit booths, the deal sets a new
standard for competitive meeting and conference hotels in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. "Nixed attrition meetings" will be available to new
contracts with up to 500 peak night rooms. Rooms must be booked by December
31, 2009 and consumed by April 30, 2010.

"The Bonaventure is one of the most flexible, state-of-the-art meeting
facilities in Los Angeles," said Managing Director Michael Czarcinski. "Group
travel has become difficult to coordinate due to the shaky economy. Even
necessary meetings and conferences have been miss-labeled as potentially
extravagant spending. However, companies realize that everything from
launching a new product to rewarding superior performance is best handled in
face-to-face settings. We understand that large group meetings are crucial to
the successful operations of companies and organizations, and we are doing our
part to support beleaguered meeting planners who are faced with tighter
budgets and constraints more than any other time in this decade.

"We believe this is the first time that a Los Angeles, upscale hotel has made
such a sweeping commitment to meeting planners," Czarcinski said. "Los
Angeles is a top destination market for meetings and conventions. We have a
long history of being highly flexible in working with meeting planners and
this offer takes it to the next level."

Meeting planners interested in booking should complete an RFP at
www.thebonaventure.com.

The 1,354-room Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites is located in the heart of
Los Angeles. Its signature soaring glass towers have made it the most
photographed building in the world and the leading lady on the set of
Hollywood's biggest films. Guest rooms include amenities such as
floor-to-ceiling views of the Los Angeles skyline and the signature Westin
Heavenly Bed(R) and Heavenly Bath. LA Prime, the signature New York-style
steakhouse restaurant, is located on the 35th floor, offering diners the
ultimate Los Angeles view. Executive Chef Andreas Nieto creates dishes known
for innovative and edgy cuisine, featuring prime beef steaks, both wet and dry
aged, lamb and veal chops and fresh fish and shellfish, all enhanced with
local produce and accompanied by an award-winning wine cellar. For more
information visit the hotel's Web site: www.thebonaventure.com
Contact:
Michael Czarcinski, managing director Melanie Boyer
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Daly Gray Public Relations
(213) 624-1000 703-435-6293
michael.czarcinski@westin.com melanie@dalygray.com

SOURCE Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

Michael Czarcinski, managing director of The Westin Bonaventure Hotel &
Suites, +1-213-624-1000, michael.czarcinski@westin.com, or Melanie Boyer of
Daly Gray Public Relations for The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites,
+1-703-435-6293, melanie@dalygray.com