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Hilton offers GCC residents a dining pit stop for 20 per cent less this summer

GCC residents dining in Hilton restaurants this summer will receive a 20 per cent discount on their meal including beverages when using their MasterCard card, while they will automatically be entered into a draw to win a trip for two to the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix with Emirates return Business Class flights and a year's supply of Coca-Cola in each market.

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, June 01 - 2006 at 15:06
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(L to R) - Hilton's Rudi Jagersbacher, Emirates'Ghaith Al Ghaith with Emirates cabin crew, MasterCard's Thomas Edelmann and Hussam Kubeissi from Coca-Cola take a pit stop to launch the Hilton Racing dining summer promotion.
(L to R) - Hilton's Rudi Jagersbacher, Emirates'Ghaith Al Ghaith with Emirates cabin crew, MasterCard's Thomas Edelmann and Hussam Kubeissi from Coca-Cola take a pit stop to launch the Hilton Racing dining summer promotion.

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This year's promotion will offer diners more choice and flexibility than ever before, with 28 restaurants across eleven Hilton hotels in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Jeddah, Kuwait and Salalah.

'We are delighted to run this promotion for a second year running. We wanted to offer local residents and corporate diners an added incentive to eat at Hilton from June 1st until end of August. This is also a great opportunity to show off our global partnership with Team McLaren Mercedes for the Formula One season,'


said Rudi Jagersbacher, Vice President, Hilton International, Arabian Peninsula.

In the spirit of the racing theme, guests will be awarded a mock 'pit stop pass' which will bring them a step closer to the much coveted Grand Prix experience, every time they eat and drink.

Hilton has renewed its alliance with MasterCard for the second year, giving diners a 20 per cent discount when using their card during the summer promotional period.

'MasterCard is delighted to collaborate with Hilton for the second year on this unique food and beverage promotion, after the success that this campaign enjoyed in 2005. This innovative alliance brings us closer to our goal to work closely with strategic allies and to be the preferred method of payment in the hotel, travel and entertainment industries.

'This promotion delivers on the promise of providing unique, value-added benefits to our cardholders across the UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,' said Thomas Edelmann, Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Business Development, MasterCard International South Asia Middle East Africa (SAMEA).

For the first time, Emirates Airline has come on board as a partner and will provide the winner with two return business class flights to Shanghai, China. Once there, they will be put up at the luxurious Hilton Shanghai before going track-side to watch the Formula 1 action unfold.

'Emirates, an official partner of Team McLaren Mercedes this season, is delighted to join Hilton International in launching this promotion. This summer, as temperatures soar and excitement builds, millions of F1 fans will enjoy the action from Grand Prix circuits around the world. Emirates is pleased to be able to offer a lucky winner, accompanied by a partner, the opportunity to fly off to Shanghai and experience live Formula One action,' said Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates' Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations Worldwide.

The Coca-Cola Company has also joined the partnership by providing six prizes of a year's supply on one of the company's many refreshing products, including Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light, Sprite, Sprite Light, Fanta, Schweppes or Arwa.

'We are delighted to be involved in this promotion. Coca-Cola is making sure that consumers beat the heat, stay cool and refreshed throughout the sizzling summer season,' concluded Hussam Kubeissi, the Regional Manager, Dubai & Northern Emirates of the company's bottling partner in the UAE.

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Notes and media contacts

Restaurant reservations can be made by contacting Hilton hotels on:
Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort - 04 399 1111
Hilton Dubai Creek - 04 227 1111
Hilton Abu Dhabi 000 4058 - 02 681 1900
Hilton Corniche Residence - 02 627 6000
Hilton Baynunah - 02 632 7777
Hilton Al Ain - 03 768 6666
Hilton Fujairah Resort - 09 222 2411
Hilton Ras Al Khaimah - 07 228 8888
Hilton Salalah Resort - 23 211 234
Hilton Kuwait Resort - 372 5500
Jeddah Hilton - 02 659 0000

Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with nearly 2,800 hotels and 485,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, with 150,000 team members worldwide.

More than 2,300 hotels are owned, managed or franchised in the USA with a portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded hotel brands including Hilton®, Conrad®, Coral by Hilton®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Scandic and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.

Outside the USA, the company operates 261 hotels branded Hilton and 129 under the mid-market Scandic brand.

The company currently operates 31 hotels in the Middle East - 17 hotels in Egypt, eight hotels in the UAE, four in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait. This includes the 46-suite Qasr Al Sharq, or 'Palace of the Orient' - Hilton's first palace in the world. Hilton's heritage in the Arabian Peninsula stretches back over 30 years, when it became the first international hotel brand to open a property in the UAE - the Hilton Al Ain in 1972.

Later this year will also see the opening of the first phase of a Worldwide Resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. New Hilton properties are also under development in Doha marking the company's first foray into Qatar, and the Arabian Peninsula's first Conrad hotel in Dubai, in addition to a beach club, also in Dubai.

For more information about our company, please visit www.hiltonfamily.com. To download images please visit www.vismedia-online.com

The Hilton Reservations and Customer Care telephone numbers in the Middle East are as follows:
UAE - 8000 20000 11
Qatar - 800 97103
KSA - 800 82000 10
Egypt - 19009
Bahrain - 8000 4058
Jordan - 00 202 5805927
Kuwait - 371 1434
Lebanon - 00 202 5805928
Oman - 800 788788
Syria - 00 202 5805926
Qasr Al Sharq - 00 966 2659 9999

About MasterCard International:
MasterCard International (NYSE:MA) advances global commerce by providing a critical link among financial institutions and millions of businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. Through the company's roles as a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets secure, convenient and rewarding payment solutions, seamlessly processes more than 16 billion payments each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services that drive business growth for its banking customers and merchants. With more than one billion cards issued through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories, and is a partner to 25,000 of the world's leading financial institutions. With more than 24 million acceptance locations worldwide, no payment card is more widely accepted than MasterCard. For more information go to www.mastercardinternational.com

Hilton International Arabian Peninsula Press Office
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ASDA'A Public Relations
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Janeta Novakovic Posted by Janeta Novakovic, Assistant News Editor
Thursday, June 01 - 2006 at 15:06 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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