Surf’s Up At Best Western International This Summer Get A Complimentary Night & Chance To Meet Disney Channel Stars

[Via watchlistnews.com...]

Best Western has partnered with Disney Channel for a once-in-a-lifetime summer sweepstakes. One lucky winner and three guests will be flown to Los Angeles, Calif., to meet Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell, stars of “Teen Beach Movie, ” and 50 others will win a $100 Best Western Travel Card.

Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) June 19, 2013

Best Western International, the World’s Biggest Hotel Family®, is teaming up with Disney Channel to create another incredible summer promotion, contest and more.
Between now and August 18, Best Western Rewards® members who register prior to their first stay by July 28, and then stay three separate times at Best Western branded hotels, will earn a free night voucher, redeemable at nearly 2,200 Best Western branded hotels in Canada, the U.S. or the Caribbean.

Best Western has partnered with Disney Channel for a once-in-a-lifetime summer sweepstakes. One lucky winner and three guests will be flown to Los Angeles, Calif., to meet Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell, stars of upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie “Teen Beach Movie” and will receive an autographed surfboard from the stars. 50 others will win a $100 Best Western Travel Card.

“We think Disney has a big hit on their hands with ‘Teen Beech Movie,’ and we’re excited to offer this contest and free night voucher to families staying with us this summer,” said Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Best Western International. “For moms out there planning the family vacation, Best Western is offering a fun way to get the whole family involved.”

Best Western knows travel is important to families. A recent survey by the U.S. Travel Association reported that 93 percent of children agreed with the statement about vacations, “I get to spend quality time with my parents.” Both parents and children agree that vacations create memories and make them feel closer. Full results of the Travel Effect survey can be found at traveleffect.com.

Registration and completes details on the summer promotion can be found at bestwestern.com/summer, and details for the sweepstakes can be found at DisneyChannel.com/Beach or family.ca/beach.

Additionally, Elite members who qualify for the promotion will also be added into a separate sweepstakes to win a four day, three night vacation to Los Angeles, Calif.

Best Western Rewards MasterCard® holders who satisfy the summer promotion requirements and use their card to pay for each of the qualified stays will also receive 1,000 Best Western Rewards bonus points.

Further announcements regarding Best Western’s summer partnership with Disney are forthcoming.

Best Western Rewards is one of the industry’s most generous rewards programs. It has the lowest redemption thresholds for awards, and is one of few loyalty programs that is truly international. With more than 4,000* locations in 100* countries, Best Western makes it easy for members to earn points that can be redeemed for global free room nights with no blackout dates, the Best Western Travel Card®, dining, shopping and entertainment gift cards, gas cards, airline/partner rewards and more. Best Western’s Status Match…No Catch® program will match members’ elite status in any other hotel loyalty program free of charge. Consumers who are not members of Best Western Rewards can sign up for the free program and register for the promotion at bestwestern.com.

ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Best Western International, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel brand made up of more than 4,000* BEST WESTERN®, BEST WESTERN PLUS® and BEST WESTERN PREMIER® hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Now celebrating 67 years of hospitality, Best Western welcomes hundreds of thousands of guests nightly. Best Western provides its hoteliers with global operational, sales, marketing and promotional support, and online and mobile booking capabilities. More than 15 million travelers are members of the brand’s award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards®, one of the few programs in which members earn points that never expire and can be redeemed at any Best Western hotel worldwide. The brand’s partnerships with AAA/CAA, race car driver Michael Waltrip, and Harley-Davidson® provide travelers with exciting ways to interact with the brand. In 2012, Best Western won a record number of awards, including AAA’s Hotel Partner of the Year, CAA’s Partner of the Year, TravelClick’s eMarketer of the Year and Compuware’s Best of the Web Gold awards.

Disney Channel India Engages The Entire Family With 'Jet Set 2'

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Summers have always held a special significance for kids’ channels owing to the fact that summer programming implies an increase of around 15 per cent to 20 per cent in viewership. With the advent of vacations, players in the kids’ space are keen to garner maximum market share through different activities that will help engage their target audience in every possible manner.

To tap the vacation season, Disney Channel India is all set to launch ‘Jet Set 2’, the second chapter of their earlier campaign ‘Jet Set Go’, which was introduced in the summer of 2012. It may be recalled that last year the channel has joined hands with Jet Airways to fly 33 kids and their families from 24 towns across India to Hong Kong Disneyland.

Elaborating on the core objectives of the campaign, Vijay Subramaniam, Executive Director, Kids Network, Disney-UTV stated, “Through the second chapter, we wanted to bring another magical and a ‘money cannot buy experience’ to the kids and their families. There are two primary reasons why we are going ahead with ‘Jet Set 2’. The first reason is because of the huge popularity that it enjoys and the success in delivering a compelling experience through the perfect amalgamation of right Disney elements. The second reason is because it is important strategically to demonstrate what Disney as a channel stands for.”

Key elements

‘Jet Set 2’, which has been launched on April 13, 2013 aims to bring back last year’s excitement, coupled with some new elements for greater engagement. According to Subramaniam, Disney Channel India’s philosophy is to provide kid-centric family engagement through the concept of airing wholesome family entertainment.

Disney Channel has added few interesting elements to increase the chances of winning. The channel will have 90 unique numbers to keep the engagement levels up. Kids can refer a friend and earn bonus points both for themselves as well as their friends. One can earn up to 300 bonus points for three successful referrals and the Disney Channel loyal viewers can earn up to 100 reward points for all the previous day’s participation.

Apart from on-air promotions of the property, the channel will also introduce a special branded plane, a ‘Jet Set 2’ inspired designer line by Indian designers and a two-day holiday at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Game plan

Subramaniam believes that the property is an interesting veneer, which will present holistic opportunities for kids. It is essentially a commitment to create a compelling experience for the viewers and an opportunity to celebrate summer with Disney. The game plan has been kept simple since the property pertains to kids. ‘Jet Set 2’ will run for 30 days, wherein each day one family will be declared a winner.

As part of the game plan, kids can enter by watching Disney Channel from April 13, 2013 for a month and spotting an animated Disney branded Jet Airways aircraft which will appear on the screen. Children can accumulate points each time they spot the aircraft by dialing a toll-free number flashing on the screen, free of cost, and leaving a missed call. Those who spot the aircraft the maximum number of times per day earn the maximum points and at the end of each day, the highest scorer will be announced as the winner on Disney Channel. One winner will be picked each day with the winners and their families going to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort for a two-day Disney experience.

The official promo can be viewed below:

Disney Channel Competition: Fantasy Vacation Sweepstakes

Disney Channel have launched the competition "Fantasy Vacation Sweepstakes" to celebrate the grand opening of New Fantasyland will take place on December 6, 2012.

[Via Disney...]

You could win a fantasy-filled vacation from Disney Channel! Your time together is precious. That's why Disney Channel wants to send your family on a memorable 6-day, 5-night Walt Disney World® vacation to the grand opening of the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom® history.
New Fantasyland opens this December, and you could be among the first to explore new, enchanted castles, meet favorite characters like never before, and make memories that you'll cherish happily-ever-after.

ONE GRAND PRIZE a six day / five night trip for winner and three guests to Walt Disney World® Resort on December 4-9, 2012 for the opening day of Fantasyland, consisting of the following elements: [a] hotel accommodations (one standard room/quad occupancy, including room tax) for five (5) nights; [b] four (4) 6-Day Magic Your Way Tickets with Park Hopper® Option and Water Park Fun & More Option; [c] a Disney Gift Card with a value of one thousand dollars ($1000), [d] if winner’s residence is located more than two hundred fifty (250) miles from Resort, round-trip coach air transportation on a Sponsor-selected carrier between a Sponsor-selected major metropolitan airport near winner’s residence (“airport of origin”) and Orlando International Airport; but if winner’s residence is located two hundred fifty (250) miles or less from Resort, then round-trip ground transportation via a Sponsor-selected method between winner’s residence and the hotel and [e] airport/hotel transfers if air transportation is provided.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Must be 8 years or older, as of entry, & legal resident of, & living within, the 50 U.S. Many will enter. One will win. 

Entry Form: http://disney.go.com/partners/FantasyVacation/
Expires: October 31, 2012

The official competition promo video can be viewed here