Start Your Engines: Sign up to Choice Privileges or Book some New Zealand Accommodation and Win a Car

BIRKENHEAD, NEW ZEALAND, November 30, 2012 (Press-News.org) It will be a fast-paced end to the year for one lucky domestic traveller with Choice Hotels New Zealand giving away a brand new car just in time for Christmas!

Choice Hotels has this month launched a loyalty campaign which gives all new and existing New Zealand Choice Privileges members the opportunity to win a brand new Suzuki Swift Sport valued at $27,500.

New guests who sign up for a Choice Privileges membership on or before 30 November will automatically go into the draw. Existing members who make a booking direct with a hotel or via the website or reservation team by 30 November (for travel at any time) will also be in the draw to race away in the brand new car. Also up for grabs are two runner-up prizes of Kindle Touch e-readers.

Choice Privileges members who like or share the New Zealand Comfort Hotels Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ComfortHotelsNZ) will each receive a bonus entry into the competition. By using the loyalty programme, members will earn points towards free nights accommodation at over 6,000 hotels worldwide plus heaps of other great rewards.

Members can also benefit from entry into monthly prize draws of $250 accommodation voucher to spend at any Choice Hotel property throughout Australasia. These draws will be conducted in the first week of November and December for all who have submitted a Choice Privileges entry to date.

Aileen Cobern, Choice Hotels General Manager Sales & Marketing is excited to be launching this great car giveaway for Choice Hotels.

"Providing a special incentive in the form of a brand new Suzuki Swift Sport is a fantastic way to reward our loyal customers as well as reach new members. The Choice Privileges loyalty programme is something I am passionate about because it helps us share our brands with as many New Zealanders as possible," she says.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises approximately 6,200 hotels, representing more than 495,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 other countries and territories. As September 30, 2012, more than 360 hotels representing 29,000 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States. Additionally, 75 hotels, representing approximately 7,000 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in approximately 20 other countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide. In addition, via its Ascend Collection membership program, travelers have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels.