SCHEDULED to open in September, the 3,863-room Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central has rolled out a series of attractive meeting packages to incentivise MICE planners to book their events at the property.

Meeting Package Offers
The hotel is offering a half-day meeting package priced at HK$450+ (US$58+) per head, inclusive of meeting room usage up to four hours, welcome coffee and tea, morning or afternoon coffee break, a deluxe lunch set or buffet lunch, standard AV equipment and complimentary WiFi in the meeting area.

A full-day package is priced at HK$650+ and includes everything in the half-day package, plus four additional hours of meeting usage and an extra coffee break.

In addition, MICE planners can choose one of five complimentary items to personalise their event, including:
· Exclusive welcome cocktail themed to enhance your event.
· Complimentary Sheraton FIT meeting inclusions designed to recharge and energise participants.
· Executive helicopter return transfers between Hong Kong and Macau, plus on-ground roundtrip limousine transfers for one VIP.
· Upgrade to the Presidential suite with personalised butler service for one VIP.
· 25 tickets to the spectacular live show The House of Dancing Water.

No minimum headcount is required for both the half-day and full-day package.

Big Rewards for Big Meetings
The more rooms that meeting planners book, the more benefits their groups will enjoy.  For stay-in groups of 300 to 599 rooms, two per cent will be deducted from the master bill, and the meeting planner will receive double Starpoints and a personalised Sheraton signature gift.

For stay-in groups of 600 rooms and above, four per cent will be taken off the master bill and a further two per cent discount will be given for peak night room upgrades to suite for the entire meeting stay. The meeting planner will also receive triple Starpoints and a personalised Sheraton signature gift.

In addition, one lucky nominee of the contracting organisation that holds the largest meeting at the Sheraton Macao, with the greatest number of materialised roomnights during the validity period, will stand a chance to win a trip to one of 100 countries where Starwood hotels are present. The recipient will receive a seven-day getaway, including return business class airfares for two, luxury suite accommodation and a personalised private dinner.

To avail of the meeting packages and offers, event bookings must be confirmed by December 31, 2012 for stays between November 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013.

Enquiries or reservations can be made with any regional Starwood Sales Organisation representatives or email: sales.macao@sheraton.com

ANSANA Lăng Cô and Banyan Tree Lăng Cô are offering introductory packages.

The ‘Escape to Angsana Lăng Cô’ package starts from US$280++ per room per night and includes the following benefits:
· Complimentary breakfast for two persons.
· Stay two nights and receive complimentary US$280 worth of hotel credits per stay.
· Stay three nights and receive complimentary US$280 worth of hotel credits per stay, round trip airport transfers and guaranteed upgrade to the next room category.

The ‘Must Stay Banyan Tree Lăng Cô’ package starts from US$735++ per villa per night with the following inclusions:
· Daily breakfast for two persons.
· Stay two consecutive nights, receive complimentary US$735 worth of hotel credits per stay.
· Stay three consecutive nights, receive complimentary US$735 worth of hotel credits per stay and private round trip transfers.

The offer is valid for bookings from now through March 30, 2013 with a minimum stay of two consecutive nights, valid for stays from November 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact Banyan Tree Lăng Cô/Angsana Lăng Cô directly at +84 3695-888/+ 84 54 3695-800, email langco@banyantree.com/langco@angsana.com, or visit banyantree.com/angsana.com for online bookings.

THROUGH September 30, Villa Maly is offering a three-night, four-day exploration package of Luang Prabang in Laos.

In addition to two nights at Villa Maly, a 33-room boutique hotel, the package includes another night at Kamu Lodge, a 20-lodge eco-resort perched on the banks of the Mekong River 35 kilometres upstream from Luang Prabang.

The Discover Luang Prabang package also includes:
· Round-trip airport transfers.
· Return transport on a long tail boat to Kamu Lodge, with a stopover at the world famous Pak Ou Caves.
· Dinner at Villa Maly.
· Massage at Kamu Lodge in a riverside sala.
· A suite of cultural activities on-site at Kamu: rice-planting, fishing, archery, tour of a Kamu village and gold panning.

Discover Luang Prabang is priced at US$174 per person based on double occupancy. This rate represents 65 per cent off regular pricing.

Villa Maly and Kamu Lodge are owned and operated by the Apple Tree Group, a French-owned company based in Ho Chi Minh City. Its other hospitality interests include La Residence Hotel & Spa in Hue, Emeraude Classic Cruises on Halong Bay and the Press Club in Hanoi, as well as the Nava Mekong in Luang Prabang.

For more details, call (856) 71-253 x 902/903/904 or email julien@appletree-asia.com