Marriott and Renaissance Hotels in New Jersey Offer Meeting Promotion to Reward Meeting Planners

NEW JERSEY (November 18, 2009) - Meeting planners who need to book a New York Tri-State area meeting for 2010 can earn big rewards and value-added benefits if they take advantage of Marriott's Meetings Matter Promotion for meetings booked at six participating Marriott and Renaissance meeting hotels in New Jersey by December 31, 2009.

With the Meetings Matter Promotion structure, meeting planners earn 3 Marriott Rewards® points for every $1 spent at the participating meeting hotels. Each event that actualizes at least $16,667 in revenue will earn the maximum 150,000 Marriott Rewards points (50,000 base points + 100,000 bonus points). This means that the planner will earn 6 FREE nights at any Category 6 hotel including the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club, or Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa.

Additionally, the group booked at any of the participating New Jersey meeting hotels benefit from the following:
- 25% allowable attrition
- One complimentary room for every 35 rooms booked
- Plus for each qualifying meeting of over 100 cumulative nights that a planner books, they will receive a 2% rebate off the master bill.
This New Jersey meeting promotion is available at the following hotels:

Newark Airport Marriott - 13,008 square feet of meeting space, 28 meeting rooms including 15 breakout rooms, largest meeting room is Grand Ballroom with maximum space of 6,264 square feet and seating capacity of 1,000. For more information, or to submit an electronic RFP, meeting planners can visit: http://www.dealsatmarriott.com/meetingsmattermore/cltcc.pdf .

Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel - 17,000 square feet of total meeting space, 9 meeting rooms, largest meeting room is the Ballroom at 7,280 square feet and seating capacity of 800. Maximum of 16 breakout meeting rooms. For more information, or to submit an electronic RFP, meeting planners can visit: http://www.dealsatmarriott.com/meetingsmattermore/cltph.pdf .

Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe - 26,500 square feet of total meeting space, 21 meeting rooms, largest meeting room is Grand Ballroom at 10,458 square feet and seating capacity of 1,200. Maximum of 18 breakout meeting rooms. For more information, or to submit an electronic RFP, meeting planners can visit: http://www.dealsatmarriott.com/meetingsmattermore/cltrp.pdf

Park Ridge Marriott - 18,000 square feet of total meeting space, 19 meeting rooms, largest meeting room is Grand Ballroom at 8,448 square feet and seating capacity of 1,350. Maximum of 11 breakout meeting rooms. For more information, or to submit an electronic RFP, meeting planners can visit: http://www.dealsatmarriott.com/meetingsmattermore/cltrp.pdf

Bridgewater Marriott - 11,307 square feet of total meeting space, 16 meeting rooms, largest meeting room is Grand Ballroom at 8,556 square feet and seating capacity of 700. Maximum of 12 breakout meeting rooms and on-site exhibition space. For more information, or to submit an electronic RFP, meeting planners can visit: http://www.dealsatmarriott.com/meetingsmattermore/cltrp.pdf

Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal - 35,000 square feet of total meeting space, 24 meeting rooms, largest meeting room is Alexander Ballroom at 4,984 square feet and seating capacity of 550. For more information, or to submit an electronic RFP, meeting planners can visit: http://www.dealsatmarriott.com/meetingsmattermore/cltrp.pdf

For additional information on the Meetings Matter More at Marriott promotion, visit www.marriott.com/marriott.mi?page=meetingsbymarriott.