BANYAN Tree Group is offering guests significant savings with its The Hotter, The Better promotion, which features discounted rates for accommodation, spa services and gallery purchases based on the temperature (in Celsius) recorded by the hotel on the day of booking.

For example, a guest who books on July 3, 2012 a stay at the Banyan Tree Phuket – where the recorded temperature at noon on July 3 is 33° Celsius – would enjoy 33 per cent off best available rates, spa services and gallery purchases, in addition to daily breakfast for two persons.

The promotion is valid for bookings of a minimum of two consecutive nights at best available rates made before July 21, 2012 for stays from now till September 30, 2012. Discounts at Banyan Tree Spa, Banyan Tree Gallery, Angsana Spa and Angsana Gallery are capped at 40 per cent.

For more information and reservations, visit banyantree.com or angsana.com

THE RITZ-Carlton, Beijing is offering a full-day meeting package, priced at RMB650 (US$102) per person.

Valid for confirmed bookings of minimum 20 pax, the meeting package includes the following privileges:

• Use of a main meeting room from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
• Morning and afternoon coffee break.
• Morning welcome coffee reception upon arrival.
• Tailor-made luncheon, inclusive of free flow of soft drinks and juice.
• All-day coffee and tea service during the conference hours.
• Standard audio-visual equipment including one LCD projector with screen, one standing microphone and one table microphone.
• One whiteboard and flipchart, and one podium.
• Conference amenities including writing material, writing pads, candy and bottled water.
• Dedicated conference services personnel to attend to all meeting arrangements.
• Dedicated conference butlers on standby for the duration of the conference.

Meanwhile, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing is also offering an Intrigue You summer package for staying guests.

With rates starting from RMB2, 600 per room per night, the package includes the following privileges:

• Stay minimum three consecutive nights, and enjoy the last night for free.
• Daily breakfast for two pax in Aroma restaurant.
• Daily Internet access and local calls for free.
• Overnight parking for free.

Valid from now till August 31, 2012, rates for the meeting and Intrigue You packages are subject to 15 per cent service charge.

For more information or reservations, call (86-10) 5908-8955 or (86-10) 5908-8973.

FOUR Seasons Hotel Singapore has launched a Value Meeting Plus package.

Priced at S$90 (US$71) and S$75 per pax per day for full-day and half-day programmes respectively, the package encompasses the following benefits:

· Complimentary daily buffet breakfast.
· Complimentary upgrade to a selection of 20 themed coffee breaks.
· Complimentary high-speed Internet access for up to two devices in the guestrooms and one line in the main meeting room.
· One complimentary guestroom or suite upgrade for every 30 rooms occupied.
· Twenty per cent discount on selected spa massage treatments during off-peak hours.
· Fifteen per cent discount on round-trip airport limousine transfers for meeting participants.
· Fifteen per cent attrition allowance.
· Ten per cent off group dinner bill at the restaurants or banquet venue.

Value Meeting Plus is extended to groups with a minimum of 10 guestrooms booked from now till September 30, 2012. Meetings must be held no later than December 31, 2012.

Additionally, the offer applies to new bookings and cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions. Meeting package rates are subject to service charge, applicable government taxes and may change without prior notice. Rates and function spaces are subject to seasonality and availability.

For bookings, contact director of sales, Chinen Phillips, at (65) 6831-7007 or chinen.phillips@fourseasons.com