Holiday Inn Express Launches Search for Smartest Travellers

SINGAPORE, June 20 (Bernama) -- Holiday Inn Express has launched an online travel competition which challenges and rewards players based on their travel trivia knowledge. Called the Holiday Inn Express Travel Smart Quiz, players are pitted head to head with competitors from specific countries across Asia, Middle East and Africa in a bid to be crowned the Ultimate Travel Smart Champion. Open to residents above the age of 18 in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, India, United Arab Emirates and South Africa, players have the chance to win free nights at Holiday Inn Express properties. Up to 140 nights are up for grabs. The 12-week competition runs from June 19 to Sept 11 this year. Players can also challenge Facebook friends to beat their score and view a personalised leaderboard, made up of just friends in their Facebook network. Weekly prizes will be awarded and, at the end of the 12-week competition, the players with the most points from each travel personality categories will be crowned a Travel Smart Champion. They will receive 200,000 Priority Club Rewards’ points, which is equivalent to approximately 10 nights stay at a Holiday Inn Express property. The overall highest scorer of these four category winners will also be named the Ultimate Travel Smart Champion and receive an additional 100,000 Priority Club Rewards’ points, taking their winning prize to the equivalent of approximately a 15-night stay in a Holiday Inn Express hotel. Holiday Inn Express makes its brand debut in Singapore this year. Later in the year, Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay will open its doors just minutes away from the trendiest riverside nightspots and dining options. The brand continues to grow in South East Asia with 19 hotels due to open over the next five years in Thailand (2), Singapore (2), Indonesia (12), Malaysia (2), and the Philippines (1). -- BERNAMA