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Bay Harbor, Mich. (February 19, 2009) - The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort renowned for its stunning lakeside setting and Victorian elegance has earned the distinguished honor of being named in Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine’s World’s Best Hotels list for the second consecutive year. 

The annual guide to the 500 highest-rated hotels as decided by T+L readers is printed each year in the January issue of the international travel magazine.  Readers rate hotels in categories of service, value, location and dining options.  T+L magazine’s editorial panel then classify the hotel’s unique characteristics, determine the best rooms to book and what services, amenities and perks not to miss.   The result is a tremendous resource guide for both amateur and veteran travelers.

"The Inn at Bay Harbor’s top priority is to wow guests and our team is very proud to again receive this honor," said Bill Quiseng, general manager of The Inn at Bay Harbor.  "For The Inn to be named among the world’s most elite hotels for consecutive years is really a demonstration of our commitment to quality and exceptional service."

Elegantly nestled along Lake Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay, The Inn at Bay Harbor offers turn-of-the-century style with the quaint splendor of a grand Victorian inn.  The hotel includes 134 guest rooms including 84 one-, two- and three-bedroom suites and a full-service spa and salon, exceptional dining and meeting venues, boutique shopping, and endless activities including skiing, snowboarding, tubing, snowshoeing and cross country skiing at nearby Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain as well as championship golf at Arthur Hills’ designed Bay Harbor Golf Club during the summer months. 

The Inn at Bay Harbor is owned and managed by Boyne Resorts and joined the Renaissance Hotels & Resorts family in 2003.  The Inn at Bay Harbor is the first among the Renaissance Hotels & Resorts portfolio located in the state of Michigan.  For more information on The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort, call 231-439-4000 or visit www.innatbayharbor.com.

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BOYNE is a collection of mountain and golf resorts, retail stores and real estate opportunities based in Michigan.  Each of the collection is a member of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and attractions and includes Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls; Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs and The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort in Bay Harbor as well as Bay Harbor Golf Club, Crooked Tree Golf Club, Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, Boyne Country Sports and Boyne Realty.  With countless lodging  and meeting facilities, eight championship golf courses, premiere snowsports terrain, three spas, distinctive dining, spectacular events and Michigan's largest indoor waterpark, we ask......what are you up for?  For more information on BOYNE, please visit www.BOYNE.com.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 other countries and territories.  Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott  brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses.  The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end.  It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE.  The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR Partner.  In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion.  For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.

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