Party planners, MICE event organizers and groups seeking a celebration with a difference can now reserve an entire wing of one of Asia�s premier resorts, the palatial Empire Hotel & Country Club in The Sultanate of Brunei.

The Empire�s newly launched �Waterfall Package� comprises the hotel�s entire Waterfall Wing with 61 guest rooms and includes the sumptuous Presidential Suite.

This unique package specifically tailored for exclusive gatherings is priced at B$16,868 (USD$12,312) a night inclusive of tax and service and is available until December 28, 2007.

�The Empire Hotel & Country Club is so designed as to allow us to dedicate one whole wing of the hotel to a client that is looking for something different and totally exclusive and private for their event or social gathering, � said Collin Chan, Director of Sales and Marketing.

�This package is ideal for MICE events, weddings, family reunions or special celebrations.�

Also included in the package is access to the Waterfall wing�s exclusive meeting room, with a special rate in the wing�s dedicated restaurant for breakfast buffet at B$22 (USD16). Groups also enjoy special menu prices for lunch and dinner.

Special rates are also available for other facilities and services, and groups staying for at least three nights have access to their own private discotheque.

Personalised service for groups further includes a dedicated Front Office team for check-in at a private reception.

Accommodation for the one night package is in 57 spacious and luxurious 60-square metre Superior rooms, as well as three Executive Suites and the top floor Presidential Suite, which enjoys stunning views of the South China Sea with private dining on its spacious balcony.

The Empire Hotel & Country Club is the premier event venue in Brunei and renowned in Asia, having hosted numerous prestigious international events attended by such celebrated guests as former US President Bill Clinton and a host of world leaders, heads of state and top executives.

Its spectacular facilities which include a ballroom and function rooms with ocean views, its own 600-seat dinner-style theatre, cinema, bowling alley and Country Club with its own 18-hole Jack-Nicklaus-designed championships golf course and spa, are ideal for gatherings of all types and sizes and ideal for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, product launches, glittering gala dinners and golf society tournaments -- including the Asian Tour.

"As a destination, Brunei also offers event organizers an intriguing choice of sights and attractions, including eco-tourism" added Mr. Chan.

"Brunei is also especially attractive as one of the safest countries in the world.

"We aim to become renowned as the most exciting venue in the region for spectacular parties and events."

For inquiries please contact: events@theempirehotel.com. Direct telephone no. for Events is +673 241 7654. For more information, visit: www.theempireevents.com.

Or contact Reservations at The Empire Hotel & Country Club on +673 241 7788 or e-mail res@theempirehotel.com or your travel consultant.

The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei web site: www.theempirehotel.com

About The Empire Hotel & Country Club

On the doorstep of one of the oldest rainforests in Southeast Asia, The Empire Hotel & Country Club is an outstanding 5-star beach resort � a luxurious architectural masterpiece with a superb country club and floodlit Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course.

One of the world�s largest resorts, it features 359 spacious guestrooms and 61 lavish suites and private villas set in a 180-hectare (445-acre) tropical garden estate.

With impeccable credentials for world-class meetings, conferences and exhibitions, the resort is emerging as a leading Asian venue for the MICE market, including the Commonwealth Finance Ministers� Meeting.

Its new PADI dive centre is opening Brunei�s spectacular underwater reefs and shipwrecks to scuba-tourism for the first time.

For executive travellers, the hotel has an exclusive E-Club, and for families an E Kids Club keeps children entertained all day.

With its own cinema and state of the art theatre for live performances, the resort enjoys a prestigious profile hosting royal and state visitors to the Sultanate of Brunei.

A multiple-award winner, it has been repeatedly voted Asia's Leading Golf Resort and Brunei's Leading Hotel in the World Travel Awards. Its breathtaking Emperor Suite, which is one of the world�s largest at 666 sq m with its own indoor swimming pool, has also been voted World's Leading Presidential Suite. In Smart Travel Asia magazine's 'The Best in Travel 2006' awards it was ranked among the top 25 of Asia's Best Business Hotels, Best Conference Hotels and Best Leisure Hotels & Resorts.

The championship golf course is meanwhile the annual venue for the Asian Tour as host to the Brunei Open. Players have voted it �Best Host Venue� of the 28 tour events.

For bookings, call Reservations on +673 241 7788 or e-mail sales@theempirehotel.com or contact your travel consultant.

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The Empire Hotel & Country Club is a member of WORLDHOTELS and has won numerous prestigious honours including:

Best New Resort by Travel Trade Gazette Asia 2001 Best Independent Hotel by Travel Trade Gazette Asia 2002 Best Resort Hotel by Travel Trade Gazette Asia 2004, 2005 Asia�s Leading Golf Resort by World Travel Awards 2004, 2005 Asia�s Leading Resort by World Travel Awards 2003, 2004 Brunei�s Leading Hotel by World Travel Awards 2004, 2005, 2006 World�s Leading Presidential Suite by World Travel Awards 2003, 2004, 2005 6th Best Championship Golf Course in Asia by Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2006 4th Best Clubhouse in Asia by Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2006

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