Book a minimum of 50 rooms for two nights' stay to get

up to two full days of free meeting services

Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central, the largest and newest hotel in Macau with 3,896 rooms and more than 14,000m2 of meeting space, is pleased to be part of the "MEET FOR FREE" offer launched by Cotai Strip Macao at IMEX this week to incentivize meeting planners to hold their events at Macau's ultimate MICE destination, with over 100 dining options, intimate boutiques and galleries as well as live entertainment.

"As the newest and largest hotel on Cotai Strip, Sheraton Macao Hotel is pleased to be part of the MEET FOR FREE offer," said Ruth Boston, General Manager of Sales and Marketing, Sheraton Macao Hotel. "Our extensive inventory and meeting space, complements the already significant meeting facilities available on Cotai Strip, to provide meeting planners with the versatility to handle meetings and events of any size. Those who take up this amazing offer will experience first-hand an ideal event destination, where everything is within reach."

Priced from HK$1,300^ per room per night, the offer includes:

• Complimentary full-day use of one plenary room (maximum of two complimentary days)
• Welcome coffee/tea each morning
• Morning and afternoon coffee breaks
• Complimentary buffet lunch
• Use of basic audio visual equipment

^The rate is subject to 5% government tax and 10% service charge, and is for room bookings only

To enjoy the offer, meeting planners must contract a minimum of two nights' stay and 50 rooms per night.  Bookings must be made between June 1 and December 31, 2013 for meetings held in 2013 and beyond. 

Sheraton Macao Hotel is located in the center of the glittering Cotai Strip Macao.  With its extensive room inventory and meeting space, Sheraton Macao Hotel is not only capable of hosting large association gatherings under one roof, its versatile meeting space can also be configured to cater to smaller, more intimate meetings. The property's 4,891m2 pillar-less Kashgar Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 5,000 guests theatre-style, and is divisible into 16 smaller rooms. There are six other junior ballrooms that can accommodate group sizes as small as 12 to a maximum of 2,000 guests, theatre-style.

In addition, every meeting or function held at Sheraton Macao Hotel is assigned to a dedicated event manager to ensure smooth execution and to facilitate arrangements and the hotel's state-of-the-art technical equipment and services include a simultaneous interpretation system to cater to multi-lingual events.  As part of the whole enhanced Sheraton meeting experience, the property also offers FIT meetings, which were developed in collaboration with Core Performance® based on the integrated approach to training used at Athletes' Performance facilities - the premier and preferred place for elite athletes to train.

For bookings and enquiries, please contact our MICE Sales Hotline at +853 8113 0700 or via email at sales.macao@sheraton.com.

*Terms and conditions apply. 

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About Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central

Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is the largest hotel in Macau, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts' largest managed property in the world. Owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Fortune 500 company and leading global developer of integrated resorts, Sheraton Macao Hotel is located within the Sands® Cotai Central integrated resort, providing instant access to high end retailers, diverse dining venues, and world class entertainment. The hotel boasts 3,896 stylish guestrooms and also featured 341 exclusive Sheraton Club rooms and suites, and a well-appointed Club Lounge for guests to relax, socialize, and work. Sheraton Macao Hotel features expansive state-of-the-art meetings facilities offering over 14,000m² of meeting space with access to a further 5,000 m² within Sands Cotai Central; three signature restaurants, Bene, Feast, and Xin, offering fine Asian and international cuisine; Link@SheratonSM; Shine Spa for Sheraton; three swimming pools; the holistic Sheraton Fitness Programmed by Core Performance®; a Kids' Program; and other amenities catering to business and leisure travellers and families. Like all brands within Starwood's robust portfolio, Sheraton Macao Hotel is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program, which made headlines when it launched in 1999 with a breakthrough policy of no blackout dates on Free Night AwardsFor more information, please visit http://sheratonmacao.com/en/.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,134 properties in nearly 100 countries and 154,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and ElementSM. The Company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through villa-style resorts and privileged access to Starwood brands. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.



Media Contact:
Ms. Christina Tse
Director, Public Relations
(853) 8113 2055
christina.tse@sheraton.com