Australian Marriott Hotels Offer a Million Ways to Reward Meeting Planners

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - Feb 23, 2015) -  Marriott's looking to make meeting planning even easier this year as Marriott Australia announces its new Million Reward Points promotion. The offer invites meeting planners to win their share of one million Marriott Rewards points when booking a 2015/2016 event at any participating Marriott Australia venue which includes three Marriott Hotels, an Autograph Collection hotel and Courtyard property.

Participating properties in Australia include: Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa Brisbane Marriott Hotel, Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, Melbourne Marriott Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott North Ryde and Pier One Sydney Harbour -- Autograph Collection.

To be in the running to win one of ten x 100,000 Marriott Rewards point prizes, planners must book their 2015/2016 conference or event before June 30, 2015, with a minimum of 10 rooms per night. Reward points can be used to stay at any of the 4,100 Marriott Hotels or Resorts worldwide. Plus, every new, eligible booking, will earn double Marriott Rewards points, with a maximum of 100,000 per event.

The offer comes after the recent announcement that Marriott International expects to reach one million rooms open or in development in 2015, continuing the brand's trajectory of rapid global growth and giving guests a million reasons to stay with Marriott in the coming year. The brand is also leading initiatives in the meeting space arena, with the launch of the Red Coat Direct and Workspace on Demand, giving conference planners instant access to apps that can help them tailor every aspect of their event.

To take advantage of the Million Reward Points promotion, meeting planners in Australia must book their conference or event by June 30, 2015 to be held before June 30, 2016, with a minimum of 10 rooms per night. Additional T&Cs apply. For more information or to begin planning your meeting or event, visit www.marriottmeetings.com.au.

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Brisbane Marriott Hotel, Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, Melbourne Marriott Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott North Ryde, Pier One Sydney Harbour -- Autograph Collection, and Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa are counted among the iconic properties that make up Australia Marriott's hotels and resorts. Marriott continues to lead the future of meetings and foster unique innovations, with these and other properties, by offering modern and flexible facilities designed to help planners facilitate their events however they envision. The release of Marriott's new Meeting Services App, Red Coat Direct, as well as the launch of Workspace on Demand, powered by LiquidSpace^® -- an online easy-to-book meeting space system -- places the brand among the best hotel venues for highly customized events, conferences and meetings.