Embassy Suites Hotels® And Build-a-bear Workshop® Team Up To Provide Summer Travel Fun

Along with the Build-A-Bear Workshop Sleep Over Pack, Embassy Suites Hotels is the Official Hotel Partner of the Build-A-Bear Workshop Find-A-Bear® ID Program

(Wednesday, May 31, 2006) - Families and kids traveling with their Build-A-Bear Workshop stuffed animals this summer will now have a place for their favorite furry friends to sleep when they purchase a Build-A-Bear Workshop Sleep Over Pack as part of the Build-A-Bear Workshop promotion at participating Embassy Suites Hotels across the United States. Beginning June 23, guests who book the promotion will receive a Build-A-Bear Workshop themed premium at check-in featuring everything a traveling bear might need for a night away from home.

Kids will have fun pampering their stuffed animal friends with the Build-A-Bear Workshop Sleep Over pack that includes a bear-sized Embassy Suites Hotels sleeping bag, dental kit with plush toothbrush, floss and honey flavored toothpaste, Embassy Suites Hotels Tiny Tees® shirt and a $5 Bear Buck$® gift card to use at

Build-A-Bear Workshop, all in a cool drawstring carrying bag. With more than 150 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores located in Embassy Suites Hotels markets, the Sleep Over Packs are being offered at such hotels like Embassy Suites Hotel New York City, Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago-Deerfield, and Embassy Suites Hotel Bloomington, Minn., as well as other participating hotels.

Reservations for the package can be made at www.embassysuites.com, by calling 1-800-EMBASSY or at any participating Embassy Suites Hotel beginning June 10, 2006 and must be made in advance. When making reservations, ask for the "Build-A-Bear Workshop Sleep Over Pack."

"As a leading family-oriented brand, Embassy Suites Hotels has always been focused on providing precisely what families and kids need while on vacation," said John Lee, vice president, brand marketing and communications for Embassy Suites Hotels. "We offer so many special amenities that cater to families traveling with children -- two-room suite and complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast, just to name a few -- but this year we wanted to offer something for furry friends that travel with kids by offering them a ‘beary special' night's sleep."



Find-A-Bear® ID Program

In addition to the Sleep Over Packs, Embassy Suites Hotels is the official hotel partner of the

Build-A-Bear Workshop® Find-A-Bear® ID program. Maxine Clark, founder and chief executive bear of

Build-A-Bear Workshop lost her stuffed animal when she was 10-years-old and to this day is still looking for her bear. As a result, Build-A-Bear Workshop created the Find-A-Bear ID program to reunite lost furry friends with their owners. When a Guest makes a new furry friend, adding the stuffing and a heart filled with their wishes, they also add a beary special barcode. If a stuffed animal is lost and returned to Build-A-Bear Workshop, its barcode can be scanned and hopefully its owner will be found.

Embassy Suites Hotels is working with Build-A-Bear Workshop to reunite furry friends left behind in any Embassy Suites Hotel. If a stuffed animal is found and returned to an Embassy Suites Hotel, it will be sent to Build-A-Bear Workshop, in hopes of reuniting with its owner.

"Embassy Suites Hotels, like Build-A-Bear Workshop, provides outstanding Guest experiences and caters to families' travel needs. We look forward to reaching new Guests with the Sleep Over Packs and sharing our interactive experience with kids and families on summer vacation," said Maxine Clark, founder and chief executive bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop. "Children often travel with their stuffed animals and sometimes they become separated. Embassy Suites participation in our Find-A-Bear® ID program will help us bring together kids and their lost furry friends."





Contact:

Alicia Rainbolt

Ruder Finn

212-593-5863

rainbolta@ruderfinn.com



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