The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers

The palatial Grand Lobby provides an appropriate sense of arrival for groups convening at the The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. Those who come here follow in the footsteps of every U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge, along with the business magnates and celebrities who’ve frequented the hotel since its opening in 1927.

Continual upgrades over the years have kept the hotel at the top of its game. High-speed Internet access, the latest audiovisuals, and an attentive staff accommodate even the most high-powered affairs. Yet, for all of its high-tech capabilities, meeting rooms still exude the charm of days gone by. The Imperial Ballroom visually transports guests to the Palace of Versailles with its domed ceiling, gilded balconies, proscenium-arch stage, and two-story Baccarat-crystal chandeliers. The Plaza Ballroom shows off an eighteenth-century Flemish tapestry, handsomely lit from below with the hotel’s original torchieres.

Ballrooms occupy the Mezzanine level, while 27 smaller rooms occupy the quiet fourth floor. These rooms accommodate groups of 10 to 115. Across the street, The Castle at Park Plaza hosts exhibits and other large-scale events in a National Historic Landmark—one that includes turrets, a moat, and a drawbridge.

Planners can either arrange for in-house catering, or plan for meals and refreshments in the hotel’s choice of nine restaurants and bars. Among the culinary highlights: Todd English’s Bonfire Steakhouse, McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, and the signature Swan’s Café, which features American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus daily afternoon tea.

Boston Convention Hotel Concessions

MEETINGS TAKE OFF WITH STARWOOD HOTELS AND AMERICAN AIRLINES NEW GROUP OFFER

New Fall Promotion Brings Sky High Savings to Meetings Including Free Rooms, Airline Tickets and More

Oct 16, 2009
www.starwoodhotels.com/valueaddedmeetings

White Plains, NY – October 19, 2009 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts and American Airlines Group & Meeting Travel announced a partnership to bring sky high savings to meeting planners and corporate travel planners nationwide. This new group promotion is part of a larger effort by Starwood Hotels to provide value added incentives with world-class partners to corporate accounts as meetings and group business return to the road.

Now through December 31, 2009, meeting planners will receive 4% off their master bill and one complimentary room for every 25 rooms booked at participating Starwood properties. Additionally, for every 25 airline flights booked with American Airlines, a free airline flight will be credited to the meeting planner for future travel needs. American Airlines will also offer meeting planners and corporate accounts other special group rates in conjunction with this great offer. Bookable at more than 380 Starwood properties nationwide, 32 of which are Starwood Convention Collection hotels, and through America Airlines Group & Meeting travel department, this latest meeting and group promotion appeals to companies and planners who are looking for new value to incorporate into their conservative travel budgets of today.

The Starwood and American Airlines Fall Group Promotion, includes:

4% off the master bill

1/25 complimentary room night for the meeting

1/25 complimentary airline tickets from American Airlines for future travel

Starwood Preferred Planner signing bonus of up to 100,000 Starpoints

“As we start to see an increase in sourcing new meetings this fall, the word of the day is Value,” said Scott Hermes, SVP Sales and Marketing for Starwood. “American Airlines is a great partner for Starwood to bring additional travel solutions under one great promotional umbrella. We look forward to continue to work with our meeting planners and corporate travel planners to meet their current needs in the meeting space and provide an exceptional travel experience.”

The Starwood and American Airlines Fall Group Promotion is bookable now through December 31, 2009 and is eligible for meetings redeemed before June 30, 2010. For more information, log on to www.starwoodhotels.com/valueaddedmeetings


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About American Airlines
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts
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