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27 MAR-APR 2020 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS MCMAG-ASIA.COM MARRIOTT Newly introduced o!-folio earning o!ers members year-round dining privileges at over 2,800 participating properties to dine more and earn points without a stay. Non-stay members earn up to 10 points per US$1 spent across 210 participating spas in Asia Paci"c. The Marriott Bonvoy Events platform features a Points Calculator, where planners can estimate the number of Marriott Bonvoy points earned for each event. Members can earn up to 60,000 points (2 points per US$1) for booking qualifying events. They can earn points on business events, and weddings booked at participating Marriott properties. Members earn points or miles and Elite Night Credit for their quali"ed events. When combined with personal stays, Elite status is attained faster. One of the most popular member bene"ts is Marriott Bonvoy Moments, a travel experience programme that allows members to bid and redeem points for tickets, VIP access to world-class events in sports, arts, culture and entertainment. Some 120,000 destination tours and adventures are available on Marriott Bonvoy Moments and Marriott Tours & Activities. www.marriottbonvoyevents.com. "We engage our partners in various ways to deliver a diverse customer experience that gives our members more ways to earn and redeem points for the experiences they are the most passionate about." - RAMESH DARYANANI, VP, GLOBAL SALES, ASIA PACIFIC (EXCLUDING GREATER CHINA), MARRIOTT SHANGRI-LA The Golden Circle (GC) Programme for Meetings and Events rewards corporate bookers, business travel agents, professional conference organisers or individual bookers who book meetings and events on behalf of their employers or others. To qualify as a member, one books any meetings and events with a minimum of 10 or more paid rooms at an event qualifying rate for at least one single night, or events with minimum eligible event charges of US$5,000 (before deducting any event credit, or its local currency cash equivalent). Every US$5 spent = 1 Golden Circle Award Point (maximum cap of US$200,000 spend per event; 40,000 GC Award Points per event or 80,000 GC Award Points when it is a double point) . A second event within the same calendar year, will earn double Golden Circle Award Points on that event and any subsequent event after that. Planners may earn points when con"rming a group room blockage for an event, whilst attendees will also earn points when making payment on rooms. Points can be split and shared with up to three other event partners and colleagues. Members who plan three tier upgrade events within one calendar year will reach Jade membership; a 10-tier upgrade of events will reach Diamond membership. If members host one event worth US$200,000 (maximum cap), they earn 40,000 points and can redeem 40 room nights or 80 room nights in the case of double points in Collection A hotels. Event planners can use their points to settle up to 5% of event spend (maximum 50,000 points/US$5,000) www.shangri-la.com/ eventplannerrewards "When clients host a second event at our hotels within the same calendar year, they can earn double points for all events they host thereafter." – NICHLAS MARATOS, GROUP EXECUTIVE VP, SALES, SHANGRI-LA

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