BASS HOTELS & RESORTS LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE FOR MEETING PLANNERS

Dynamic, high-speed web site makes meeting planning easier

Bass Hotels & Resorts [LON:BAS, NYSE:BAS (ADRs)], the world's most global hotel company, is making meeting and group planning easier with the launch of a new web site at www.meetings.basshotels.com. The new site is the largest hotel meetings web site offering extensive information on Bass Hotels & Resorts' more than 2,900 hotels worldwide.

"The meetings market is a dynamic and fast growing segment for Bass Hotels & Resorts," said Ravi Saligram, chief marketing officer and managing director of global strategy for Bass Hotels & Resorts. "For this reason, we want to build on our relationship with all meeting planners, which includes developing this new site to simplify the meeting planning process. This new business-to-business e-commerce initiative is yet another step by Bass Hotels & Resorts to aggressively build on its leadership position in digital channels."

Saligram added that the new site offers more hotel information than any other site and that planners are sure to benefit from Bass Hotels & Resorts' diverse portfolio whose brands include Inter-Continental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn.

As well, the new, easy-to-navigate site provides meeting planners with extensive content, such as photographs, virtual tours, descriptions of each property's hotel features, conference and meeting facilities, including room dimensions, capacity information, floorplans, and much more.

In addition, the site features Destination Guides showcasing weather information, currency exchanges, local time, a host of travel tips, and area attractions. Planners also will benefit from the site's Quick Hotel Search application which will allow them to search for the property best suited for their hotel brand, location and event needs. RFPs can be submitted electronically with a guaranteed response within 24 hours.