Prime Rewards Program Evolves Following Hyatt's Acquisition of AmeriSuites FAIRFIELD, N.J., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Hospitality LLC and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts have announced the following changes to the Prime Rewards customer loyalty program, with regards to Prime Hospitality's Wellesley hotels and Prime Hotels & Resorts brands and Hyatt's newly acquired AmeriSuites hotels: * Through March 31, 2005, AmeriSuites, Wellesley hotels and Prime Hotels & Resorts will continue to award Prime Rewards member stays with points and miles according to the existing program guidelines. * Beginning April 1, 2005, Prime Rewards members (including all Platinum, Gold and Silver members) will no longer be able to earn Prime Rewards points for free hotel night stays at any of the hotels named above. * Beginning April 1, 2005, Prime Rewards members may continue to earn airline miles at Wellesley hotels and Prime Hotels and Resorts, to be applied to their choice of Prime Rewards' airline partners. Members who have not selected an airline partner may do so online at http://www.prime-rewards.com/ or by calling Prime Rewards Customer Service toll free at 800-982-6374. * Current Prime Rewards members may continue to redeem points earned for hotel night stays at participating Wellesley hotels, Prime Hotels & Resorts and AmeriSuites until June 30, 2005. Redemption stays must be completed by June 30, 2005. All points earned for hotel night stays that are not used by June 30, 2005 will be forfeited. * Beginning April 1, 2005 AmeriSuites will become part of Hyatt's Gold Passport program. The details of the Gold Passport awards program at AmeriSuites hotels are still under development and more information will be communicated to Prime Rewards members in the near future. Hyatt will arrange for Prime Rewards members to enroll conveniently in the Hyatt Gold Passport program before April 1, 2005. * Beginning July 1, 2005, Hyatt Gold Passport members will be able to redeem Hyatt Gold Passport points for free stays at AmeriSuites hotels. All points accrual, redemption and related activities in the Prime Rewards and Hyatt Gold Passport programs are subject to the policies of the respective program(s), except as specified above. For questions, call the toll free Prime Rewards Customer Service hotline at 800-982-6374 or e-mail . About Prime Hospitality -- Prime Hospitality LLC is a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group. One of the nation's premiere lodging companies, Prime owns, manages, develops and franchises hotels throughout North America. The Company owns and operates two proprietary brands, PRIME Hotels & Resorts(R) (full-service) and Wellesley hotels (limited service). Also within Prime's portfolio are owned and/or managed hotels operated under franchise agreements with national hotel chains including Hilton, Sheraton, Hampton, and Holiday Inn. Prime can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.primehospitality.com/. DATASOURCE: Prime Hospitality LLC CONTACT: Jeremy Zuck of Prime Hospitality LLC, +1-973-882-7662, Web site: http://www.primehospitality.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/130238.html http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/133400.html http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/155593.html

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