JW Marriott Hotel Medan Ready to Welcome Medan as MICE City in 2012


MEDAN, INDONESIA--(Marketwire - Sep 2, 2011) - JW Marriott Medan Hotel is ready to welcome Medan as MICE City 2012. This world-class international hotel has all the facilities to be a top-of-the-line MICE destination. Known as a leading Medan business hotel, it is well equipped with function rooms and banqueting facilities to cater to all types of events. With its stunning facilities and expert staff, the JW Marriott Hotel Medan has proven itself to be the perfect place for MICE events and, with an extensive event portfolio, it continues to expand and diversify.

The city of Medan acts as the gateway to the rich history and numerous attractions offered in Northern Sumatra. It is also the provincial capital of North Sumatra and a rapidly growing cosmopolitan city of more than two million inhabitants. With an economy driven by exports of oil, Medan has grown to become the third largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya. It is also the financial and administrative center of North Sumatra. As the business and commercial center of North Sumatra, the city features fantastic hotels offering modern convention facilities and a strong tourism infrastructure which meets the highest international standards for accommodation options.

Today, with a number of high-quality business and leisure facilities in place, Medan is set to become a MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) destination in its own right in 2012. It has developed many facilities and improved services in ways that have made Medan among the most-preferred locations for MICE activities in Sumatra, if not in all of Indonesia.

In an effort to increase MICE travel to Medan, JW Marriott Hotel Medan has worked on developing new and unique services and constructing the best environment for MICE events. The biggest venue in town, the hotel's Grand Ballroom, was built to serve as the home for the city's local and international events. Just 15 minutes from the Medan Polonia International Airport, this venue has successfully hosted more that a thousand MICE events. JW Marriott Medan is also well equipped with function rooms and banqueting facilities to cater to events of all sizes. And, as an added benefit, each of the hotel's meeting and event venues provide event planners and attendees with high speed internet connectivity.

JW Marriott Medan is strategically located in the city center on Putri Hijau Street and has easy access to the city's central meeting points and the finest Medan restaurants. This central location makes JW Marriott Medan a prime choice for business travelers, wedding organizers and MICE agents who are looking for modern, luxurious amenities and gracious service that only an International 5 star hotel in Medan can offer.

For complete information on event planning at the JW Marriott Hotel Medan visit them online at www.marriott.com/mesmc or call them directly at 62-61-455-3333.

About JW Marriott Hotel Medan
The JW Marriott Hotel Medan is a premier hotel destination, offering fine amenities to meet the needs of both business and leisure travelers. Conveniently located just 15 minutes by car from Polonia International Airport, the hotel is an exceptional venue for business conferences, professional gatherings, corporate meetings and elegant social affairs. Offering over 11,000 square feet of state-of-the-art event space, professional catering service and certified event managers, this prestigious hotel property can easily ensure a successful and perfectly executed event.

About JW Marriott
JW Marriott is part of Marriott International's luxury portfolio and consists of beautiful properties in gateway cities and distinctive resort locations around the world. These elegant hotels cater to today's sophisticated, self-assured travelers, offering them the quiet luxury they seek in a warmly authentic, relaxed atmosphere lacking in pretense. JW Marriott properties artfully provide highly crafted, anticipatory experiences that are reflective of their locale so that their guests have the time to focus on what is most important to them. Currently, there are 45 JW Marriott hotels in 19 countries; by 2013 the portfolio will encompass 73 properties in 28 countries.

About Marriott International
Marriott International is a leading lodging company with more than 3,400 lodging properties in 68 countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites Inn and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, The Ritz-Carlton Residences and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland USA, and had approximately 137,000 employees at 2009 yearend. It is recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the best companies to work for, and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2009, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of nearly $11 billion. For more information, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com

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