Sydney— 20.09.16 — Marriott Rewards is excited to reveal its sponsorship of Reebok Spartan Race worldwide. Taking place this October in Sydney aspiring Spartan warriors will be descending on Picton to tackle a 7KM racecourse featuring challenging obstacles to claim victory. As the official Global Hotel Partner of Spartan Race, Marriott Rewards is offering obstacle course race devotees exclusive, member only tips, perks and benefits to fuel their training and completion of challenging Spartan Races.

“We admire how well Spartan Race has built one of the most adventurous and enthusiastic fan-bases that exists,” said Thom Kozik, Vice President Loyalty, Marriott International.  “Bringing Spartan Race competitors the benefits of Marriott Rewards as they train, travel, and race all around the world is the most exciting part of our partnership. To provide our members with exclusive Spartan-related benefits is Marriott's way of showing our loyalty on their journey towards the finish line.”

The challenging race is Super packed with 30+ signature Spartan obstacles, being held outside of Sydney on Saturday, October 8th. Starting at 7am, waves of 150 athletes will be begin the race at 20 minute intervals.

Teaming up with Spartan Race globally, Marriott Rewards suits up with the highly engaged community of racers who travel the globe seeking to reach their goals. Marriott Rewards has a presence onsite at more than 40 races around the world, including ten races in locations such as France, Mexico and here in Australia. 

Marriott Rewards members competing in Spartan Races will be eligible to receive great perks and benefits including:

• Access to Marriott Member Rates at participating Marriott properties around Spartan Race locations.
• Race registration discounts for new members as well as a free VIP bag check and $5 off coupon for Spartan Race merchandise available here.
• Race registration discount code for existing members - to be announced via Twitter @MarriottRewards.
• The chance to receive early start times for races – provided through surprise & delight moments offered exclusively via Twitter @MarriottRewards. *Subject to availability
• Exclusive Spartan Training tips, tricks and motivation provided by Spartan Pros
• Exclusive Marriott Rewards giveaways for members.

Spartan Racers who are Marriott Rewards members will continue to enjoy program benefits long after they cross the finish including Member Rates (the lowest rate anywhere when they book direct via Marriott.com, Marriott's mobile app, and Marriott-branded hotels), free Wi-Fi, and through the Marriott Mobile app mobile check-in and check-out, and mobile requests. Get your summer travels booked, Marriott's Australia Summer offers can be found online via marriotthoteldeals.com.au

About Marriott Rewards

Marriott Rewards is Marriott International's award-winning loyalty program spanning 17 brands and over 4,200 properties worldwide. Marriott Rewards is free to join and has no blackout dates and members can earn and redeem points at Marriott International properties around the world and at Marriott Rewards exclusive luxury partner The Ritz-Carlton®.  Members can also redeem points for frequent flyer miles, cruises, car rentals, merchandise and more. By making rewards accessible with a modern, easy approach, Marriott Rewards continues to be a leader in the industry. Marriott Rewards has won the Freddie Award for “Best Hotel Rewards Program in the Americas” for the last eight years and is a two-time winner of the Frequent Travel Award for “Best Hotel Rewards Program.” The program was ranked #1 in J.D. Power's 2016 Hotel Loyalty/Rewards Program Satisfaction Report. In addition, the program has been named best hotel rewards program by the readers of U.S. News & World Report, About.com, Business Traveler, Global Traveler, Executive Travel and BusinessWeek magazines. To enroll and for more information about Marriott Rewards, guests can visit MarriottRewards.com.

About Spartan Race
Spartan Race is the world's leading obstacle race company and the first of its kind to feature timing and global rankings. With more than 170 events in 25+ countries planned for 2016, Spartan Race has more than 1 million global participants, and offers open heats for all fitness levels as well as competitive and elite heats. With nearly 5 million passionate social media followers, health and wellness products, as well as the popular NBC television series, Spartan Race has made obstacle racing one of the fastest growing sports—and lifestyles— in the world. Spartan Race features races at three distances, 3+Mile/20+ Obstacle “Sprint,” 8+ Mile/25+ Obstacle “Super” and 12+ Mile/30+ Obstacle “Beast,” culminating each year in the Reebok Spartan Race World Championship. Visit http://www.spartan.com for more information, a schedule of events, and to register for a race.