Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has launched Hyatt Retreats, a new collection of value-added packages available worldwide. Whatever mood strikes, Hyatt’s Amour, Balance, Awaken and Explore packages offer the solution, accentuating the special offerings and distinct location of each participating Hyatt hotel in over 45 countries. In addition, through January 31, 2008, Hyatt Gold Passport’s partnership with MasterCard Worldwide® offers guests the opportunity to earn 2,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points when booking any Hyatt Retreats package.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, is offering five-day/four-night “Pre-Olympic Vacation” packages at its four Beijing properties. Available until 30 June 2008, the four specially designed themed packages give leisure travellers insight into the multifaceted Chinese capital in the lead-up to the 2008 Olympic Games.

All four packages feature visits to Olympic sites such as the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Highlights of the “Art and Sport” package include a Peking Opera School tour, dinner at the late Peking Opera Master Mei Lanfang’s private mansion and a tour of the renowned 798 Art District, a hub of Chinese contemporary art. Guests will also visit the Beijing Sport School, where they can watch China’s future Olympic medalists train.

Helping High-Achieving Business Travelers Experience the Ultimate Stay Using international dance forms as a metaphor to express its global reach and the synchronicity of its staff, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has launched a dynamic and sophisticated multi-media advertising campaign to support its global, nearly 500-hotel-strong upscale, deluxe Marriott brand.