Starwood Hotels & Resorts rewards loyal guests with special Ramadan offer

Press release

Published June 29th, 2014 - 07:42 GMT

Al Bawaba

To celebrate theHoly Month of Ramadan, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, announced today a special offer for members of its award-winning Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty programme. During Ramadan, SPG members will receive a discount of up to 30 percent on Iftar or Suhoor at 60 participating hotels in the 18 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean as well as in Turkey. SPG members who partake in Iftar or Suhoor at the participating hotels will also earn Starpoints which can be redeemed for free nights, room upgrades and flights, or use the reward points to bid for one-of-a-kind experiences through SPG Moments.

“The Holy Month of Ramadan allows us to offer our SPG members meaningful benefits and enjoyable dining experiences with loved ones,” said Steven Taylor, Vice President Marketing, Starwood Hotels & Resorts – Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Combining this promotion with the opportunity to earn Starpoints without booking into a hotel means our members can benefit from SPG even when they are not actively travelling.”

The Ramadan offer will be available in 60 Starwood hotels in Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda and United Arab Emirates. Some of the participating properties are featured in the ’2014 SPG Member Favorite Hotels & Resorts List‘, which were selected by SPG members from across the globe: Grosvenor House, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Dubai (UAE), Le Meridien Ibom (Nigeria), Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates (UAE), The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa (UAE) and W Doha Hotel & Residences (Qatar). For a full list of participating Starwood properties and venues, please visit spg.com/Ramadan.

Non-members can sign up for SPG for free on the spot and immediately benefit from the Ramadan promotion. For enrolment and more information on Starwood Preferred Guest please visit www.spg.com.

Background Information

Starwood Hotels

Starwood Hotels represents one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies. It conducts its hotel and leisure business both directly and through its subsidiaries. Its brand names include St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points, Aloft, and Element

Starwood Hotels' business emphasizes the global operation of hotels and resorts primarily in the luxury and upscale segment of the lodging industry. It seeks to acquire interests in, or management or franchise rights with respect to properties in this segment. At December 31, 2009, its hotel portfolio included owned, leased, managed and franchised hotels totaling 979 hotels with approximately 292,000 rooms in approximately 100 countries, and is comprised of 63 hotels that it owns or leases or in which it has a majority equity interest, 440 hotels managed by the company on behalf of third-party owners and 476 hotels for which it receives franchise fees.