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Black Meetings & Tourism February/March 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 25 EMBASSY SUITES® OPENS IN VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA Hotel Transforms into Embassy Suites after 24 years and $10 million Renovation The Embassy Suites Philadelphia/Valley Forge opened its doors following an extensive $10 million renovation and transformation from Valley Forge Suites. The renovation includes a stunning new bar, a redesigned restaurant, newly designed suites and redecorated meeting rooms, pool and lobby. The hotel becomes the upscale, all-suite brand's 197th hotel. The hotel was originally built in 1984 and opened as an Embassy Suites. During the hotel's 24-year-history, it has operated as six hotel brands, finally culminating into the building's original intent, an Embassy Suites. The Embassy Suites Philadelphia-Valley Forge is owned by Chesterbrook Hotel Company LLC and man- aged by Valley Forge Management Company LLC. Valley Forge Hotel Management operates several hotels in the Philadelphia area. "We are excited to bring the Embassy Suites concept back to Valley Forge," said Jim Holthouser, senior vice president, brand management, Embassy Suites Hotels. "Offering business and leisure travelers a strong value proposition has always been a cornerstone of our brand, perhaps even more in current economic climate." The hotel, located just off Route 202 in the Chesterbrook business complex in Wayne, features 229 spacious, two-room suites. Like all Embassy Suites hotels, the suites offer a separate living area with a sofa bed and work table, a private bed- room and bath, along with two 32 inch flat screen televisions, two phones, wet bar, refrigerator, microwave oven and MP3 clock radio. The hotel also offers a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast each morning and a complimentary two- hour Manager's Reception* every evening, along with an open-air atrium offering plants and a water feature. Complimentary high speed Internet access is available in all guest suites and public areas. "This hotel is designed to cater to every need a sophisticated business or leisure traveler might have," said Rick Odorisio, the chief operating officer at Valley Forge Hotel Management. "Coupled with its perfect location, near corpo- rate centers and local tourist attractions, the hotel's beauty and functionality will make it an important part of the business landscape. We're very proud of it." The hotel also boasts a fully equipped Precor fitness center and indoor pool. Additionally, the hotel has nine meeting rooms and more than 5,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. The Embassy Suites Philadelphia-Valley Forge participates in the Hilton HHonors® loyalty program, the only hotel loyalty program where members can earn both points and miles. For more information, please visit www.vfichotels.com. service as well as unmatched offerings including the fastest hotel wireless Internet connection available in the U.S. today." CityCenter is an unprecedented urban metropolis that will open in late 2009 on 67 acres between Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. A joint venture between MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) and Dubai World, the more than $9 billion development will feature ARIA, a 61-story, 4,000-room gaming resort; three luxury non-gaming hotels including Las Vegas' first Mandarin Oriental, The Harmon Hotel & Spa and Vdara Condo Hotel; Veer Towers, the development's only strictly residential buildings; and The Crystals, a 500,000-sq. ft. retail and entertainment district. CityCenter also will feature a $40 million Public Fine Art Program with works by acclaimed artists including Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Rubins, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, among others. CityCenter is a design collaboration between MGM MIRAGE and eight internationally acclaimed architectural firms including Pelli Clarke Pelli, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Helmut Jahn, RV Architecture LLC led by Rafael Viñoly, Foster + Partners1, Studio Daniel Libeskind1, Rockwell Group and Gensler. Charting a new course for responsible growth in Las Vegas, MGM MIRAGE is pursuing the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at CityCenter. As planned, the 18-million-square foot, multi-use project will become one of the world's largest environmentally sustainable urban communities. For more information about CityCenter, please visit www.citycenter.com. For more information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.mgmmirage.com.

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