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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Offers Members of Its Award-Winning Loyalty Programme, SPG, Special Offers and Awards in Celebration of Ramadan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates- July 18, 2011 -(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Starwood Preferred Guest® (SPG), the world renowned and award winning loyalty programme from Starwood Hotels & Resorts , will be celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan with its members across a number of properties across the Middle East and in Egypt.

During Ramadan, SPG members will receive a 20 per cent discount on Iftars at 30 participating Starwood hotels in the UAE, KSA, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan. SPG members will also have the chance to win up to 10 prizes including a seven-night stay or weekend stays at one of Starwood's 200 luxurious resorts. Iftar guests at participating hotels will also have the opportunity to sign up on the spot as an SPG member allowing them to benefit immediately from the discount and enter the raffle draw.

"We are proud to celebrate the heritage of Ramadan with our SPG members by offering an array of celebrations and dining experiences to enjoy," said Steven Taylor, Vice President Marketing, Starwood Hotels & Resorts . "Our SPG members are some of our most valued and loyal customers and we are always looking at ways we can add meaningful benefits and awards to their travel experiences. The Holy Month of Ramadan is an extremely special time and this offer gives them the perfect opportunity to enjoy quality time with families and friends."

Along with its Ramadan promotion, SPG also recently announced its "SPG Kids Pass," through which kids 12-and-under can enjoy food and drink on an all-inclusive basis throughout their stay at nearly 150 Starwood resorts.

SPG: Starwood's Award Winning Loyalty Programme

Launched in 1999, SPG is known today as the industry's leading loyalty programme, offering travellers the opportunity to earn and redeem points in over 1,000 hotels in more than 100 countries. SPG is designed as the simplest, most flexible and rewarding programme in the industry.

With some of the world's best known, best loved and most luxurious hotel brands to choose from including St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft and Element, SPG gives members more of what they deserve, for less.

Key Features of SPG include:

• Three membership levels - Preferred Guest, Gold Preferred and Platinum Preferred. Each membership level offers greater benefits.

• Members can redeem Starpoints for a host of extraordinary rewards, including free nights, airline tickets and once-in-a-lifetime moments.

• Members earn Starpoints for every purchase of eligible items at participating properties.

• With a no blackouts policy, members can redeem points where they want and when they want.

• Members can use Starpoints for hotel services immediately.

• Starpoints never expire as long as members remain active.

For enrollment and more information on Starwood Preferred Guest please visit www.spg.com or call one of the following numbers listed below:

• For those residing in the UAE please call 800 0441 3234 (Toll free number)

• For those residing in KSA please call 800 844 1349 (Toll free number)

• For those residing in Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar & Jordan please call + 353-21-4511056 (Non-Toll free number)

• For those residing in Bahrain, please call 800 00038 (Toll free number)

Participating Starwood Properties
Al Sondos Suites by Le Méridien		Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel
Aloft Abu Dhabi		Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers
Four Points by Sheraton Bur Dubai		Sheraton Jeddah Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai		Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort & Towers
Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road		Sheraton Khalidiya Hotel
Four Points By Sheraton Le Verdun		Sheraton Kuwait & Four Points by Sheraton Kuwait
Le Méridien Abu Dhabi		Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers
Le Méridien Al Khobar		The Westin Jeddah Hotel
Le Méridien Amman		W Doha Hotel & Residences
Le Méridien Medina		Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa
Le Royal Méridien Abu Dhabi		Le Meridien Helipolis
Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort		Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Towers & Casino
Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel & Towers		Sheraton Dreamland Hotel & Conference Center
Sheraton Bahrain Hotel		Sheraton Montazah hotel
Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Towers		Sheraton Soma Bay Resort
Sheraton Deira Hotel

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About Starwood Preferred Guest
The SPG program's breakthrough policy of No Blackout Dates at the world's most sought after collection of hotels, reinvented the hospitality loyalty program when it launched in 1999. By creating a program centered on its members, SPG has developed the most passionate and knowledgeable membership base in the hotel loyalty space. Through its use of new technologies and innovative channels such as SPG.com, SPG.com/moments, SPG.com/stayconnected, SPG.com/flights and others, SPG continues to innovate and lead the industry. By offering No Blackouts on standard rooms at over 1,000 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries, No Blackouts on hundreds of airlines, and once in a lifetime experiences available through SPG Moments at spg.com/moments, the program has proven to be a big draw for the world's most frequent travellers, and a significant competitive advantage for Starwood. For more information about Starwood Preferred Guest please visit SPG.com or call (877) - STARWOOD.

Source: ME NewsWire

The release can be viewed online: http://www.me-newswire.net/news/3923/en

Contacts

Press Contact:
Angela Fonda, +32 (0)2 204 5572
Manager Public Relations - Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Europe, Africa & Middle-East
angela.fonda@starwoodhotels.com

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