MasterCard Worldwide and Starwood Hotels & Resorts re-worked to give rewards to MasterCard cardholders who are members of Starwood Preferred Guest ® (SPG), with Free Weekend Night Award in more than 250 Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Condition, guests must stay for three times with a minimum one night per stay, at participating hotels, from 1 November until 31 January 2011, and pay for their lodging using MasterCard cards.Card holders who are not SPG members can easily join online for free. Free Weekend Night Award can be used for Friday, Saturday or Sunday at participating hotels and resorts, except for properties in several countries in the Middle East and Africa region, which can be valid for Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
The annual promotion that has been run for the fourth time this has been expanded again to include selected Starwood properties in the Middle East and Africa. The expansion of this program, which covers an area of the Middle East and Africa, means that tourists visiting the popular goals in both regions, such as Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, also entitled to this promotion.
MasterCard travel survey conducted in March-April 2010, one out of four customers in the Asia / Pacific, Middle East and Africa want to travel overseas within the next six months. Many of them will be heading to destinations popular in their area as a place they will visit.
“We are very excited to continue to work with MasterCard and can give appreciation to our guests by offering exceptional,” said Nelli Yong, Vice President, Brand Marketing, Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts.
“Our research shows that travel is a complementary part in the lives of our customers. With the expansion of the program this year to the Middle East and Africa, our cardholders will get a more memorable vacation to look forward, “said Nagesh Devata, Vice President, Market Development, Asia / Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard Worldwide.
As for the hotel brands under the Starwood Hotels & Resorts, including Sheraton, Westin, Le Meridien, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Aloft, Four Points by Sheraton and W hotels. To get the opportunity to get a Free Weekend Night Award at Starwood hotels and resorts that participate in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa automatically, and SPG MasterCard cardholders can register and reserve their rooms through www.SPG.com / mastercardfreeweekend or through a Starwood Customer Contact Centre by mentioning the promotion code ’3 MC ‘.
Travelers who are not SPG members can join at no cost when they register for this promotion. List of SPG participating properties can be viewed at www.spg.com / mastercardfreeweekend. Free Weekend Night Award can be used between December 2, 2010 until February 27, 2011.