"The Waldorf Astoria® Orlando Rewards Groups For Early Bookings":
Offering Complimentary Waldorf Astoria Getaway As Premiere Incentive
February 4, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., – Hilton Hotels' new $550 million, 482-acre landmark property, scheduled to open September 2009, is rewarding qualified Waldorf Astoria® Orlando group and incentive planners booking now with an opulent Waldorf Astoria Orlando trip for two*. The trip can be utilized as an exciting event prize for attendees or as a special "thank you" for planners to use at their own discretion. Poised to become a celebrated meetings destination, the resort will showcase the 498-room Waldorf Astoria Orlando (the first to be constructed outside of New York City), the 1,001-room Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, and feature 150,000+ square feet of combined meeting and pre-function space.
The Waldorf Astoria Orlando three-night trip for two is available to group and incentive planners booking 200 rooms peak nights for a minimum of four nights (or equivalent to 800 room nights or more) at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando with business confirmed between from March 1 – June 1, 2008, for group arrivals occurring between Oct. 1, 2009 – Oct. 1, 2010. The prize for each booking includes suite accommodations at the new Waldorf Astoria Orlando, dinner for two at Bull & Bear® Steakhouse in Orlando, two full-body spa treatments at The Waldorf Astoria Spa by Guerlain® during the prize stay and a set of new Callaway golf clubs for enjoying a complimentary round of golf at the property's 72-par Rees Jones-designed championship golf course.
"The Waldorf Astoria Orlando is positioned to become the premier incentive destination for Central Florida. The incentive travel community has a truly new and unique destination; it's called Orlando and the Waldorf Astoria is leading its future. When an inspired vision, great location and elegant service come together, something spectacular happens," says Thomas Parke, director of marketing.
Planners can earn Points & Miles® for qualifying events with the Hilton HHonors® Event Planner Program.
A New Meetings Destination Destined for Greatness
Surrounded by Walt Disney World® Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek development is 20 minutes from Orlando International Airport and five miles from private jet preferred Kissimmee Gateway Airport. Convenient Orlando attractions include Cirque du Soleil, Orlando Ballet, Orlando Museum of Arts and Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre.
The property offers a variety of venues for each event and function. Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek features 122, 000 square feet of meeting space and pre-function area in 51 meeting rooms, including the 36,000-square-foot Bonnet Creek Ballroom and 27,500-square-foot Floridian Ballroom. Among these meeting rooms is one Executive Boardroom, two designated boardrooms to accommodate 12 to 24 attendees for executive gatherings and 27 breakout rooms.
The Waldorf Astoria offers 28,000 square feet of exclusive meeting space and pre-function areas including the 8,100-square-foot Ballroom, which will be designed for opulent galas and functions. Two Executive Boardrooms and a portfolio of 15 meeting rooms are also available. A distinctive partial-island, surrounded on three sides by a lagoon, is the perfect setting for a cocktail reception.
All groups will benefit from Bonnet Creek Resort's innovative audio visual technology capabilities overseen by an expertly trained support team as well as its all-digital, fully networked Business Center available 24 hours a day. For more information on The Waldorf Astoria Orlando please call 407-597-5500 or visit www.WaldorfAstoriaOrlando.com.
CONTACTS:
Mike Hicks / Gina Stouffer
Lou Hammond & Associates
michaelh@lhammond.com
ginag@lhammond.com
561-655-3836
