The Westin Copley Place Hotel

Winner of the AAA Four Diamond Award® in the heart of trendy Back Bay, The Westin Copley Place, Boston is linked to the Hynes Convention Center via skybridge and is only a stroll away from shopping at the Copley Mall, Prudential Building, and Newbury Street.

The Westin Copley Place, Boston has 29 meeting rooms totaling over 54,000 square feet of flexible event space. This includes two ballrooms, the elegant Staffordshire Room, and the 7th-floor conference center with a VIP Boardroom and eight hospitality suites. Ample pre-function space is also available.

The largest room will seat up to 2,400 guests in 15,337 square feet of space and the smallest accommodates parties up to 18. The signature restaurant, Turner Fisheries, also has three private dining rooms seating from 10 to 40 guests.

Guests can enjoy one of the 803 guest rooms, including 132 junior and 10 specialty suites, overlooking scenic Back Bay and the Charles River. All feature the Heavenly® Bed with its plush mattress topper and marble Heavenly Bath® with dual showerheads.

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


Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 966 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in more than 130 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR) Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com.

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Erin Maxwell
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
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Erin.Maxwell@starwoodhotels.com