From Sea to Shining Sea, See America in a Whole New Renaissance Way

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June 5, 2008

BETHESDA, Md., June 5 /PRNewswire/ — There’s an American Renaissance happening this summer all across the country with Renaissance Hotels & Resorts leading the way. From family fun for everyone to couples in search of a romantic retreat, select Renaissance hotels are offering exciting and unique packages fit for every budget.
For children and parents looking to make the most of the long-awaited summer vacation, the Renaissance Hotels of New Orleans, the Renaissance Pere Marquette and the Renaissance Arts Hotel, are offering the Four Legs or Fins getaway that serves up a unique, educational and economical experience for mom, dad and the kids. With the package, families can chose between a full day of fun at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas or the Audubon Zoo, as well as breakfast for four and accommodations at either hotel. The Renaissance St. Louis Grand and Suites Hotel’s Escape! Baseball fun package is perfect for the whole family and includes tickets to a Cardinals game as well as a $30 gift card for a “build-a-bear/fredbird” (Cardinal’s mascot) inside the stadium. The Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel is also offering the “Take Me out to the Ball Game” package, as well as the “In Their Time” package, which includes tickets for four to see the new Dinosaurs In Their Time exhibit at the nearby Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
There is no shortage of romantic opportunities at Renaissance hotels this summer when the kids are away at camp. The Inn at Bay Harbor, a Renaissance Golf Resort, is offering a long romantic weekend or simply a night away, complete with a lakeside king bed suite with a fireplace, strawberries, sparkling wine and an unforgettable rose petal turndown.
For the gentlemen looking to impress or even planning to pop the question, Chicago’s historic hotel, The Blackstone, a Renaissance Hotel, is offering guests the deluxe suite on the 23rd floor, a private dinner under the stars with breathtaking views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline at the Adler Planetarium, and a rose petal turndown, strawberries, chocolate and champagne when you return to the suite. For ladies looking to leave the men behind on their next vacation, the Renaissance Hotels of New Orleans are offering the “Big Easy Bonding Girls Escape” package, filled with all the essentials for jet-setting mothers/daughters, aunts/cousins or best friends looking to indulge in some female bonding time. The package includes coupons and gift cards to famous New Orleans boutiques and the Belladonna spa, two one-day tokens to ride the city’s streetcars, tasty pralines at turndown and complimentary breakfast for two.
The Renaissance Nashville Hotel is offering travelers a local treat when they visit the Music City with the Singin’ “Sweet Country Music” Nashville Vacation package. Guests can enjoy a sweet sounding exploration of the infamous Music City, where country and bluegrass roots grow deep with two complimentary tickets to the Country Music Hall of Fame, as well as deluxe guestroom accommodations. And in L.A., the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel goes Wicked with a package, dinner, and new signature drinks, all centered on the hit musical Wicked. The hotel has partnered with the Los Angeles production of Wicked and is offering a package that includes convenient guest accommodations, pre-show dinner and Wicked-inspired drinks.
As the temperatures continue to rise this summer, so do gas prices. If it’s the pain at the pump that’s holding back travelers from their sunny summer getaways, Renaissance has the perfect relief. Many Renaissance hotels & resorts are offering special packages to help ease the rapidly rising national gas prices for guests. The Renaissance Austin Hotel is giving something back to road tripping guest with an “unleaded luxury” package that includes a complimentary $50 gas card at check in. The Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center’s “Drive OKC” promotion, as well as The Depot Minneapolis, a Renaissance Hotel and the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village are taking the heat off of travelers with $25 gas cards. The Renaissance Montura Hotel wants guests to leave the car at home altogether with the “Drive Into the Sunset” package that includes a sleek convertible car for each day of stay and up to 150 free miles per day and only 50 cents per mile thereafter.
For a complete list of packages, please contact Jackie Berra at .
Renaissance Hotels & Resorts is an upscale brand providing full-service accommodations with local flair to discriminating business and leisure travelers at more than 140 properties in 28 countries. The brand’s presence is strong in the U.S. and worldwide, with approximately half of its properties in North America and half throughout Europe, South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia.
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