The special opportunity, with a value of  $4000, addresses current customer travel restrictions and meeting budget reductions.  The free videoconferencing offer is available for a limited time for new meetings booked and occurring through March 2002 at select Benchmark Hospitality properties.  A minimum of 150 CMP room nights is required.  

Included in the free videoconferencing offer are the following components, in addition to the standard elements of the CPM: 

• Complimentary point-to-point videoconferencing in the continental United States and Canada featuring a Modular Videoconferencing System, camera, microphones, LCD projector and screen
• Three ISDN Lines
• 120 minutes of long distance service
• One hour of service from a professionally trained on-site technician. 

With this promotion, Benchmark has the most comprehensive, value-packed Complete Meeting Package in the meetings industry today.  Standard elements of the daily CMP are dinner on the night of arrival, overnight guestroom accommodations, breakfast, lunch, continuous refreshment service throughout the day, meeting space, personal conference planning manager, conference concierge services, and standard audiovisual equipment and services.

Benchmark Hospitality properties participating in the free videoconferencing promotion are located across the country and in Canada.  They include: The AT&T Learning Center (Basking Ridge, New Jersey), Chaminade (Santa Cruz, California), The Chattanoogan (Chattanooga, Tennessee), Cheyenne Mountain Resort (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Del Lago Resort (Houston, Texas), The Founders Inn (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Kingbridge Centre (Toronto, Canada), Lansdowne Resort (Leesburg, Virginia), Scottsdale Conference Resort (Scottsdale, Arizona), and The Northland Inn (Minneapolis, Minnesota).

Benchmark Hospitality, an international hospitality management company based in The Woodlands, Texas, operates luxury resorts, hotels, spas, golf clubs and conference centers throughout the United States, in Canada, Japan, and Southeast Asia.