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MOP 50,000 Sands Rewards Dollars awarded to each member of winning team
MACAO- 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.
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.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
