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And$ Best Western guests have an additional opportunity—between now and August 31—to win a trip for four nights at any Best Western in the United States, Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands including air transportation, select ground transportation and spending money.**

MasterCard must be the form of payment for the entire stay at any Best Western hotel in the United States to be automatically entered in these sweepstakes. For reservations call 800-WESTERN or visit www.bestwestern.com.

About Best Western International:
Best Western International is THE WORLD’S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN® with more than 4,000 hotels in 80 countries and territories. Best Western is a membership association of independently owned and operated hotels that provides marketing, reservations and operational support to its members.

About MasterCard International:
MasterCard International is a leading global payments solutions company that provides a broad variety of innovative services in support of our global members` credit, deposit access, electronic cash, business-to-business and related payment programs. MasterCard International manages a family of well-known, widely accepted payment cards brands including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus® and serves financial institutions, consumers and businesses in over 210 countries and territories. The MasterCard award-winning Priceless® advertising campaign is now seen in 96 countries and in 45 languages, giving the MasterCard brand a truly global reach and scope. For more information go to www.mastercardinternational.com.

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