American Express Middle East has signed an agreement with Sheraton Hotels under the “Selects” programme.

This entitles American Express cardmembers to a 50 per cent discount on suites at select Sheraton hotels across the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Yemen, Syria and Saudi Arabia. This joint promotion is valid from September 1 and until the end of 2007.

Selects is a prestigious privilege programme that provides American Express Cardmembers access to exclusive offers for travel and leisure, shopping and dining, in over 50 countries, through an easily navigable website www.americanexpress.com.bh/selects 

“Our Cardmembers are frequent travellers and the related offers through our Selects programme will further enrich their travel experiences. This latest deal demonstrates the incremental business opportunities that American Express can bring to merchants through our premium customer base,” said Peter Fawn of American Express Middle East & North Africa.

 “Sheraton and American Express are both premium brands and strengthening this partnership was a natural move. We share a similar client base and believe this joint promotion will deliver a real value to our mutual clientele,” said Andreas Plum, online distribution and field marketing manager at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Middle East.

 “With this deal, we are pleased to solidify the next phase of our longstanding relationship with Sheraton to offer our Cardmembers the best of privileges at recognised luxury hotels in the region,” said Adel Al-Emadi, regional client manager at Hotel and Restaurant Industries for American Express Middle East and North Africa.

Participating Sheraton hotels in this promotion include Sheraton Bahrain, Sheraton Amman, Sheraton Karachi, Sheraton Doha, Sheraton Dammam, Sheraton Aleppo, Sheraton Sednaya, Sheraton Abu Dhabi, Sheraton Khalidiya in Abu Dhabi, Sheraton Jumeriah in Dubai, Sheraton Dubai Creek, Sheraton Deira, Sheraton Gold Mohur in Aden and Sheraton Sanaa.

The American Express “Selects” programme currently has over 300 regional  merchant offers and hundreds more internationally. – TradeArabia News Service