No matter what time of day you like to work, you can now book your entire meeting online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whatever the occasion, planning the perfect group event online is easier than ever. Marriott’s QuickGroup (www.marriott.com/quickgroup) allows planners to book 10-25 rooms or meeting space for up to 50 attendees with just a few clicks online.
In addition, planners can chose audio/visual services, add food and beverage catering options, and request a complimentary Custom Web Page to promote their event, all from the QuickGroup site. Planners will be presented with a simple, standard online contract that can be secured with a credit card – no negotiations required. Once the reservation is made the customer is sent an instant e-mail confirmation. Best of all, planners can also earn up to 50,000 Marriott rewards points and credit toward Elite status.
QuickGroup is ideal for business meetings, sports team travel, and social events such as weddings, event brunches and family reunions. Customers can compare group room rates at participating JW Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott across North America, making it easy to shop several options and instantly book a block of rooms online.
The tally is in and signatures have been counted - in recognition of the national breakfast week at the end of March, TownePlace Suites, Marriott International’s moderate extended stay brand, collected almost 10,000 signatures from guests and associates in an effort to help children across the country. Partnering with Kellogg’s in its second annual “Share Your Breakfast” campaign, more than 120 TownePlace Suites hotels promoted the program during their breakfast hour where cereal is the featured offering.
“One of our brand’s core elements is to give back through our Real Giving program,” said Loren Nalewanski, vice president and global brand manager for TownePlace Suites. “Last year, we partnered with Children’s Miracle Network and donated more than 3,400 handmade fleece blankets. Joining Kellogg’s in this great cause allows us to further contribute to the well-being of children across the nation,” said Loren Nalewanski, vice president and global brand manager for TownePlace Suites.
“As soon as we explained the program to guests, they immediately said ‘sign me up’” said David Johnston, general manager of Knoxville Cedar Buff TownePlace Suites. “No one said no and guests starting writing their home city and country next to their names! We truly had an international board.”
Studies show that breakfast can help kids boost their academic performance – improving behavior, reducing absences and tardiness and increasing focus and physical performance1. Yet, the alarming reality is that one in five U.S. children live in homes where food is not always available, making breakfast hard to come by2. The “Share Your Breakfast” campaign will help share 1 million breakfasts with kids across the country who might otherwise go without. The funding will be provided directly to schools through Action for Healthy Kids, the nation’s leading nonprofit and largest volunteer network fighting childhood obesity and undernourishment.
Besides gathering signatures at TownePlace Suites, Kellogg’s also gathered participation from Facebook, Twitter and LivingSocial. To learn more about “Share Your Breakfast,” visit www.Kelloggs.com/shareyourbreakfast.
About TownePlace Suites TownePlace Suites is an all-suite hotel brand designed for long-stays with moderately priced rooms. Launched in 1997, the brand currently has more than 200 locations in the United States. TownePlace Suites participates in the company’s award-winning Marriott Rewards® program, which enables members to earn their choice of points toward free vacations or frequent flyer mileage in their preferred airline program for dollars spent at more than 3,100 Marriott hotels around the world. For more information or reservations, call the TownePlace Suites toll-free number at 800-257-3000 or visit the Web site at www.towneplacesuites.com.
About Kellogg Company Driven to enrich and delight the world through foods and brands that matter, Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of snacks and frozen foods. Every day, our well-loved brands produced in 18 countries and marketed in more than 180 countries nourish families so they can flourish and thrive. With 2011 sales of more than $13 billion, these brands include Cheez-It®, Coco Pops®, Corn Flakes®, Eggo®, Frosted Flakes®, Kashi®, Keebler®, Kellogg’s®, Mini-Wheats®, Pop-Tarts®, Rice Krispies®, Special K®, and many more. To learn more about Kellogg Company, including our corporate responsibility initiatives and rich heritage, please visit www.kelloggcompany.com.
[1]Rampersaud GC, Pereira MA, Girard BL, Adams J, Metzl JD. Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight, and academic performance. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005;105:743-760. [2]United States Department of Agriculture. Household Food Security in the United States, 2009.
Bright colors, cheerful service team members, handwritten welcome notes, a floor to ceiling TowneMap™ highlighting all the local hot spots and a signature single red gerber daisy in a sleek white vase - these are what greet guests as they walk into the new generation of TownePlace Suites hotels. The grand opening and designation event today of the new 91-suite hotel in Monroe, Louisiana is a tribute to the recent evolution of this exciting extended stay Marriott brand. Partnering with InterMountain Management, LLC, the 200th milestone hotel delivers on the brand promise of making travel simple and fun.
Located nearby numerous restaurants and retail stores, the TownePlace Suites Monroe offers guests convenient access to the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens, Kiroli Park and the Masur Museum of Art. Rates vary depending on length of stay.
“We are delighted to announce the designation of this TownePlace Suites hotel in the Monroe area. Sharing a similar growth path and ideal, our partnership with InterMountain has been invaluable to this project,” said Loren Nalewanski, vice president of TownePlace Suites. “TownePlace Suites offers an upscale residential atmosphere which is an appealing alternative to standard hotel rooms designed for shorter stays.”
Ideal for travelers who need accommodations for a week or more, this property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens and separate living/working and sleeping areas.
“This is an exciting day for Monroe as well as for us,” said Dewey Weaver, founder and owner of InterMountain Management. “TownePlace Suites offers a great alternative for road warriors and allows travelers to live comfortably while on the road with a fully equipped kitchen, large working area, comfortable living area and of course free Wi-Fi.”
The TownePlace Suites Monroe offers a 24-hour business center, free local phone calls and two-line telephones/data ports/voicemail. Guest facilities include guest laundry, In a Pinch™ market, an outdoor swimming pool and whirlpool spa, fitness center, meeting room, free high-speed and wireless Internet in all guest rooms and public spaces. Housekeeping services are based on your schedule and length of stay and a complimentary continental breakfast as well as 24-hour coffee service is also available.
About InterMountain Management, LLC As one of North America’s leading owner/operator and third-party management companies, InterMountain Management, LLC specializes in the select service and extended stay hotel segments. For more than 25 years, InterMountain Management’s dedication to success has been proven in the results as a hotel owner, management company, and hotel developer. Their managed hotel owners have benefited from the development and management knowledge and experience gained from owning and operating our own hotel portfolio. They currently own and/or manage over 75 premium branded hotels in 26 states within Marriott International and other leading hotel brand portfolios. For more information or to view hotel locations across the U.S., please visit their website at www.intermtn.biz.
About TownePlace Suites by Marriott TownePlace Suites is an all-suite hotel brand designed for long-stays with moderately priced rooms. Launched in 1997, the brand currently 200 locations in the United States. TownePlace Suites participates in the company’s award-winning Marriott Rewards® program, which enables members to earn their choice of points toward free vacations or frequent flyer mileage in their preferred airline program for dollars spent at more than 3,100 Marriott hotels around the world.
For more information or reservations, call TownePlace Suites Monroe hotel directly at 318-387-7227, the TownePlace Suites toll-free number at 800-257-3000, a travel agent or visit the Web site at www.towneplacesuites.com.
When Johns Hopkins opens The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center on April 29, 2012, each patient will have a handmade fleece blanket as a warm welcome to the $1.2 Billion state-of-the-art children’s hospital.
TownePlace Suites Baltimore/BWI Airport is the proud sponsor of this blanket program. “It was all hands on deck” says General Manager, Michelle Emley, “when Patrice Brylske, Director of Child Life and Child Development reached out to our hotel inviting us to partner with them on making the patients move from the old facility to the new facility as smooth and comfortable as possible”.
“We know this can be a very delicate time for both the patients and parents and our team is over the moon to help out in any way we can” says Emley. Everyone from staff to guests to clients and corporate management are coming together on February 23, 2012 for a blanket-making-kick-off-party to trim & cut 908 pieces of fabric and tie over 67,500 knots to make 454 blankets by opening day.
To find out how you can participate in this project, call the hotel directly at (410) 694-0060. For more information about this hotel visit www.marriott.com/bwits or 800-357-2000.
About TownePlace Suites BWI Located at 1171 Winterson Rd., Linthicum, MD 21090, TownePlace Suites Baltimore BWI Airport is the first LEED certified hotel in the BWI area. The 136 room Linthicum hotel offers convenient access to Baltimore Washington International Airport, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Annapolis, Washington, D.C. and BWI Airport business corridor. Rates vary depending on the length of stay.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott is an all-suite brand designed for long-stays with moderately priced rooms. Launched in 1997, the brand currently has more than 170 locations in the United States. TownePlace Suites Baltimore BWI Airport participates in the company’s award-winning Marriott Rewards® program, which enables members to earn their choice of points toward free vacations or frequent flyer mileage in their preferred airline program for dollars spent at more than 3,000 Marriott hotels in 56 countries.
TownePlace Suites® by Marriott is giving the gift of warmth to children who need a little extra comfort. Continuing the success of its real giving program, the TownePlace Suites brand donated more than 2,000 fleece blankets to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals; providing a sense of security, love, and comfort to young patients this holiday season.
In line with the TownePlace Suites brand connection with the local community, the real giving program is designed to benefit local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across the United States and Canada. Through volunteer service and donation opportunities, the national “real giving” program engages TownePlace Suites service team members, owners, franchisees and customers to work together with local businesses and volunteers, establish partnerships with local hospitals, and benefit people in their local communities.
“Our team members are the reason for the success of the real giving program.” said Loren Nalewanski, Vice President, Brand Management, TownePlace Suites and Marriott Executive Apartments. “This program builds positive relationships with Children's Hospitals nearest our hotels...and it's a great way for our brand to give back to the community. The spirit of giving is part of who we are at TownePlace Suites and we understand the importance of comfort when you’re away from home.”
During the program’s inaugural year, the TownePlace Suites brand donated more than 1,000 blankets to children in hospitals across the country. This year, the brand is celebrating its continued commitment to the real giving program by setting a goal of more than 2,000 blankets. In Bethesda, Maryland, the brand invited associates at Marriott International Headquarters to help make 300 blankets to donate to Children’s National Medical Center. Around the country, hotels raised money to pay for blanket materials. They organized blanket-making events, and delivered the blankets to children in local hospitals.
Examples include:
Dallas DeSoto made over 500 blankets - The entire Dallas/DeSoto community came together to help make blankets this year. What a great program to pull locals, guests and service team members together.
Las Vegas Henderson made 342 blankets. It was thru the efforts of the Campbell Lodging team, family and friends at TPS and our sister property SHS, that we were able to make this initiative so successful.
Albuquerque made 191 blankets (check out their facebook page!)
Sage Hospitality and Denver hotels made 151 blankets. On December 9th, over twenty volunteers from the TownePlace Suites portfolio, Residence Inn Denver City Center, Holiday Inn Stapleton, the JW Marriott, the Global Office and the Oxford Hotel joined forces to make 151 no-sew fleece blankets in support of the real giving national campaign of TownePlace Suites.
The real giving program aligns with Marriott International’s focus on vitality of children as part of its five signature issues represented by the letters in “SERVE” – Shelter and Food, Environment, Readiness for Hotel Careers, Vitality of Children, and Embracing Global Diversity and Inclusion. The program also supports Marriott’s 29-year relationship with Children’s Miracle Network. Over that time, Marriott has raised more than $66 million to help children needing hospitalization in our local communities. For more information on Marriott’s commitment, visit www.marriott.com/corporateinfo/social-responsibility/default.mi.
About Children’s National Medical Center Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, has been serving the nation’s children since 1870. Home to Children’s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National is consistently ranked among the top pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group. With 303 beds, more than 1,330 nurses, 550 physicians, and seven regional outpatient centers, Children’s National is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the Washington metropolitan area. Children’s National has been recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet® designated hospital, the highest level of recognition for nursing excellence that a medical center can achieve. For more information, visit www.ChildrensNational.org, receive the latest news from the Children’s National press room, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About TownePlace Suites TownePlace Suites is an all-suite hotel brand designed for long-stays with moderately priced rooms. Launched in 1997, the brand currently has more than 200 locations in the United States. TownePlace Suites participates in the company’s award-winning Marriott Rewards® program, which enables members to earn their choice of points toward free vacations or frequent flyer mileage in their preferred airline program for dollars spent at more than 3,100 Marriott hotels around the world. For more information or reservations, call the TownePlace Suites toll-free number at 800-257-3000 or visit the Web site at www.towneplacesuites.com.
Company Leads Industry with Three Brands Pre-certified LEED.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is closer to reaching its goal of 300 LEED-certified hotels by 2015 —now that three of its brands -- Courtyard, TownePlace Suites and Residence Inn – have all earned LEED Volume pre-certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
The Courtyard Scottsdale Pima in Arizona, scheduled to open in early 2012, and the TownePlace Suites Frederick in Maryland, will be the first of their brand categories to be built using Marriott’s LEED Volume pre-certification. Residence Inn projects are under development.
“We live in a world where concerns about the environment and about sustainable development are a necessary and growing consideration for everyone,” says Karim Khalifa, senior vice president of architecture and construction. “Sustainability is an important part of Marriott’s global expansion and our commitment to grow responsibly. The LEED Volume Program plays a vital role in that.”
The Volume Program takes the guess work out of the process for high-volume property developers, such as hotel owners who want to build a LEED-certified hotel, saving them time and money. Volume certification provides a streamlined path to LEED certification for a large group of properties based on a pre-approved prototype and process.
For example, owners who followed the Volume Program for Courtyard –the first hotel brand to become pre-certified in the program -- saved about $100,000 in upfront costs and six months of design time. By saving 25 percent in energy and water consumption, hotels such as the Courtyard Pittsburgh Settlers Ridge should recover their additional investment in five to six years—possibly sooner depending on federal and local government incentives.
According to the USGBC, LEED-certified buildings are designed to lower operating costs and increase asset value; reduce waste sent to landfills; conserve energy and water; be healthier and safer for occupants; and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. They qualify for tax rebates, zoning allowances and other incentives in hundreds of cities.
Developed by the USGBC, LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across the following environmentally-friendly metrics: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
Marriott’s Fairfield Inn and SpringHill Suites brands are scheduled to earn the LEED Volume Program certification by the end of 2011.
Building on more than 20 years of energy conservation experience, Marriott is committed to protecting the environment. The company’s Spirit To Preserve® environmental strategy calls for: greening our multi-billion supply chain; further reducing energy and water consumption by 25 percent per available room by 2017; expanding our portfolio of green hotels and buildings and green hotel development tenfold over the next four years; educating and inspiring employees and guests to support the environment; and investing in innovative, large-scale conservation projects worldwide. For more information about our sustainability efforts visit www.marriott.com/environment.
Marriott International is announcing new leadership for the TownePlace Suites extended-stay brand to support the company’s goals to grow distribution throughout North America and support a distinctive service culture for the brand. Loren Nalewanski has been appointed Brand Vice President and Jim Dausch has been appointed Vice President, Franchising. Reporting to Loren will be Bruce Rohr, the new Brand Director. The new team possesses a strong background in hotel development, operations and sales.
When I asked the front desk for directions, they handed me a map along with a free fare card for the subway, “just because”. I left the hotel early for a business meeting and discovered my car had been washed the previous evening, “just because”. I got back to the hotel after a long day and found my dry cleaning with a note, “this one’s on us…just because”. I thought my dog would be cooped up in my room all day and was delighted to see he had been walked and fed by the hotel staff, “just because”.
Participating Marriott International hotels in Arizona are offering deeply discounted rates for victims of Arizona’s wildfires. The rates range from $49-$95 and are available at select Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott.
To book online, guests must use the promotional code RL4 and show proof of residency in affected areas upon check in.
For more information, affected residents should call 1.800.228.9290 and ask for the Emergency Rate Code EEYI or EEYJ.
Terms & Conditions: This rate is offered to residents who are affected by the fires listed below within Arizona. Current zip codes affected are listed within each fire. Monument Fire: 85615, 85650, 85635. Horseshoe II Fire: 85253, 85632. Wallow Fire: 85925, 85641, 86505, 85927, 85920, 85938. Discounts are offered through the disaster and will be adjusted on a case-by-case basis. Residents must have proof of residence in the affected areas to qualify for discounted rates.
Video Message for 2010 Report Showcases Company’s Global Reach
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) features some of the most eye-catching hotels in the world in its just-issued interactive 2010 Annual Report online at www.marriott.com/investor.
The report includes an executive discussion of the company’s business, a comprehensive overview of Marriott’s 18 brands, and easy-to-navigate financial and performance information. Another highlight—exclusive to the online version— is a 5-minute engaging video with Chairman and CEO Bill Marriott and President and COO Arne Sorenson, who along with Marriott’s global team of associates, virtually “open doors” to some of the company’s global portfolio of hotels.
