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Winners Crowned After Exciting Race with the Stars at Sands China's Cotai Strip Resorts

2013-02-03 13:23 2167

MOP 50,000 Sands Rewards Dollars awarded to each member of winning team

MACAO, Feb. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It wastruly a Race with the Stars to be remembered on Saturday. After a thrilling and competitive dash throughout The Venetian® Macao, Sands® Cotai Central and The Plaza™ Macao, a team of lucky contestants crossed the finish line at Level 3 of Shoppes Cotai Central. Headed by Hong Kong celebrities Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan, the team's final score beat out four other celebrity-led teams, earning each contestant MOP 50,000 in Sands Rewards Dollars.

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The Rewards Dollars can be spent on a diverse and comprehensive array of products, services and events throughout Sands China's properties, including shopping, dining, entertainment, exhibitions, spa, transportation and accommodation. The expansive selection includes 9,000 hotel rooms, 600 duty-free shops, well over 100 dining options and a plethora of world-class entertainment events.

"We are thrilled about the positive response to Race with the Stars," said Edward Tracy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sands China Ltd. "Cotai Strip™ Resorts will continue to bring superstars of film, music and sports to Macao for the enjoyment of all. We are happy our valued guests got a chance to not only get up close and personal with the celebrities, but to compete in a fun-filled event. Congratulations to the winners!"

The 11 celebrity guests from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China that helped navigate the five teams through the day's challenges were:

  • Jacky Wu and Athena Chu (Red Team)
  • Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan (Blue Team)
  • An Yi Xuan and Eric Suen (Yellow Team)
  • Zhang Yang Guo Er and Chapman To (Green Team)
  • Huang Ping Yuen, Vanessa Yeung and Vinci Wong (Purple Team)

Stopping at each of six iconic destinations throughout the three properties, the teams competed with each other to be not only the fastest, but the best in accomplishing each of the assigned tasks, which included singing, dancing and a celebrity trivia quiz. Instant win prizes were also given out during the race, and included Cotai Water Jet First Class tickets, dining and spa vouchers and golden "ru yi" ornaments.

"I'm so excited to have won!" said Ms. Hu Ya of mainland China, one of the elated contestants from the winning team. "I'm really looking forward to figuring out what I'm going to spend all these reward dollars on!"

After the race, Jacky Wu, Huang Ping Yuen, Eric Suen, Athena Chu, Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Chapman To, An Yi Xuan, Vanessa Yeung and Zhang Yang Guo Er attended a red carpet event and handprint ceremony at the porte-cochere of Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central, on their way to an exclusive VIP gala dinner. The dinner featured an enchanting evening of entertainment featuring dazzling magic acts and a headline performance by Taiwanese pop singer Jeff Chang, who wooed the guests with his signature Mandopop ballads.

Race with the Stars is the most recent success of the Stars of the Cotai Strip campaign, which kicked off in November, and has featured a number of celebrity-filled events, including dining, shopping and a New Year's countdown and concert.

More details on this and any future Stars of the Cotai Strip events can be seen online at the Sands Cotai Central Facebook and Weibo pages - www.facebook.com/SandsCotaiCentral and weibo.com/sandscotaicentral

About The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel

Opened in 2007, The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel is Macao's first integrated resort featuring stunning replicas of the famous canals and architectural icons of Venice, Italy. The Venetian Macao features 3,000 suites, 1.2 million square feet (111,000 square metres) of convention and meeting facilities as well as a 15,000-seat CotaiArena™ designed for world-class sports events and electrifying entertainment. The Venetian Macao is also home to the unique, 1,800-seat luxury Venetian Theatre, hosting the best in international and Chinese entertainment; more than 30 renowned restaurants; MALO CLINIC Health & Wellness; the incredibly fun QUBE indoor playground and more than 300 retailers at Shoppes Grand Canal. Outdoor recreation areas include swimming pools and cabanas and a mini-golf course.

For more information, please visit www.venetianmacao.com.

About Sands® Cotai Central

Opened in April 2012, Sands® Cotai Central is the centre point of the Cotai Strip™ Resorts - the pathway to adventure, fun and fortune. Featuring three celebrated hotel brands - Conrad, Sheraton and Holiday Inn - Sands Cotai Central offers visitors to Cotai an expanded offering of affordable luxury available nowhere else in Macao, with approximately 6,000 hotel rooms and suites, and 1.2 million square feet (111,000 square metres) of retail, entertainment and dining facilities, and meetings and convention space. With over 90 retail outlets, Shoppes Cotai Central joins Shoppes Grand Canal and Shoppes at Four Seasons to offer a total of over 600 luxury duty-free stores to choose from - the most in any one single location in all of Macao. And with two spas, three health clubs and 300,000 square feet (28,000 square metres) of gaming space in two, uniquely-themed gaming centres, Sands Cotai Central provides a new level of luxury and accessibility to Cotai.

For more information, please visit www.sandscotaicentral.com.

About The Plaza™ Macao

Opened in 2008, The Plaza™ Macao is the region's first fully integrated luxury entertainment resort designed to meet growing demand from affluent travellers seeking privacy, personalised services and exclusive experiences. The Plaza™ comprises the exclusive Paiza Mansions, for invited guests only, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, The Plaza™ Casino, Shoppes at Four Seasons, and an array of award-winning restaurants and bars. In addition, guests can relax at the wonderful outdoor facilities, from pools, private cabanas, to resort-themed gardens and terraces.

For more information, please visit www.theplazamacao.com.

Media contacts:
Public Relations, Venetian Macau Limited
Lily Cheng
Tel: +853 8118 2013 / +853 6679 9934
Email: lily.sw.cheng@venetian.com.mo

Lucas Chan
Tel: +853 8118 2624 / +853 6247 5952
Email: lucas.chan@venetian.com.mo

Source: Sands China Ltd.
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