Hilton International and MasterCard launch 'Precious Weekends' promotion
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, November 17 - 2003 at 12:42
- PRESS RELEASE
Hilton International, the world's leading hotel brand and MasterCard International, a global payments leader, have teamed up to launch the 'Precious Weekends' promotion in the Arabian Peninsula.
The promotion is running from October 1, 2003 through to March 31, 2004. MasterCard cardholders also receive an additional ten percent discount too when booking and paying with their MasterCard. Additionally, any MasterCard cardholder staying during the promotional period will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win one of 52 free 'Precious Weekends' for two at select Hilton Hotels.
"At MasterCard we are committed to providing enjoyable, innovative, and value-added benefits to MasterCard cardholders. This promotion with the Hilton is yet another example of how we deliver on that promise," explained Thomas Edelmann, vice president, Marketing, MasterCard International, Middle East and North Africa. "This campaign demonstrates both the convenience of paying with a MasterCard card and its worldwide acceptance - no card is more accepted than MasterCard, which today has more than 32 million global acceptance locations," he added.
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Deborah Plumstead/ Pooja Chaudhary
ASDA'A Public Relations
Burson-Marsteller exclusive Middle East affiliate
Tel: 971-4-3344550, Fax: 971-4-3344556
Guy Epsom
Regional Director of Sales & Marketing
Arabian Peninsula, Hilton International
Hilton International currently operates 32 hotels in the Middle East - 18 hotels in Egypt, eight hotels in the UAE, three in Saudi Arabia and one each in Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton International, a subsidiary of Hilton Group plc, have a worldwide alliance to market Hilton, the world's best-known hotel brand. Collectively offering over 2,400 hotels in more than 65 countries worldwide, both companies are recognized as leaders in the hospitality industry.
The Hilton Worldwide Reservations toll free numbers in the Middle East are as follows:
UAE - 800 4243 Bahrain - 800 299
KSA - 800 897 1405 Qatar - 080 097 103
Kuwait - 482 3206 Lebanon* - 426 801
Jordan - 800 22250 Syria* - 0801
Oman - 790 855
*When prompted by the automatic operator dial 877 525 1212 Fax + 9714 391 6794, email: meares@hilton.com
About MasterCard International
MasterCard International is a leading global payments solutions company that provides a broad variety of innovative services in support of our global members' credit, deposit access, electronic cash, business-to-business and related payment programs. MasterCard International manages a family of well-known, widely accepted payment cards brands including MasterCardâ, Maestroâ and Cirrusâ and serves financial institutions, consumers and businesses in over 210 countries and territories. The MasterCard award-winning Pricelessâ advertising campaign is now seen in 96 countries and in 45 languages, giving the MasterCard brand a truly global reach and scope. For more information go to www.mastercardinternational.com.
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