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Chase Sapphire Preferred and Bravo Media Host Tasting Event
Chase Sapphire Preferred travel rewards card and Bravo Media announce public ticket sales for the “Top Chef Duels” Premiere Tasting Event being held in New York City on Monday, August 4. Fans will be able to purchase a limited number of tickets for this exclusive event for $100 per ticket beginning Monday, July 14 at 2 p.m.ET through the City Harvest website at www.cityharvest.org/events/topchefduels. All proceeds from public ticket sales will benefit City Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization dedicated to helping feed the more than two million New Yorkers facing hunger each year. The Premiere Tasting Event celebrates the series premiere of “Top Chef Duels” on Wednesday, August 6 at 10pm ET/PT on Bravo. As part of the presenting partnership, Chase Sapphire offers cardmembers VIP tickets to the event on the Ultimate RewardsSM website. The unique VIP experience includes early entrance, an exclusive screening of a clip of Episode One and a meet-and-greet with “Top Chef Duels” judges and contestants.
GE Opens Manufacturing Fab Lab Space
GE and Chicago Ideas Week (CIW) announced GE Garages, a skill-building center that serves as an advanced manufacturing fab lab for technologists, entrepreneurs and makers. Opening on September 20, the GE Garages space will host a month of free hands-on maker workshops, conduct trainings on high-tech prototyping equipment and offer learning opportunities through a curated guest speaker series. Powered by TechShop and developed in partnership with Skillshare, Quirky, Make and Inventables, GE Garages aims to spark interest and greater participation in advanced manufacturing through making. The GE Garages location will also function as the headquarters for Chicago Ideas Week, a premier annual gathering of global thought leaders and an innovation platform that inspires, connects and activates the city of Chicago and beyond.
MasterCard and Gilt City Partner, Offer Priceless Experiences
MasterCard and Gilt City partnered to offer registered users of U.S. MasterCard ‘Priceless Cities’ programs with a unique range of city adventures from a “no reservation needed” series or chef’s table experiences at coveted restaurants to exclusive, limited-time offers like meet-and-greet sessions with artists and previously inaccessible opening night tickets to plays and concerts. The ‘Priceless Cities’ global program provides MasterCard cardholders experiences, offers and privileged access to the things they are most passionate about, including travel, sports, shopping, culinary experiences, and arts and entertainment.
Visa Announces VIP Lounge at Olympic Games for Chase Cardmembers
Visa unveiled its VIP Lounge for Visa Chase Cardmembers during the London 2012 Olympic Games providing a retreat exclusively for Visa Chase Cardmembers while attending the Olympic Games. The VIP Lounge will also host a series of meet-and-greet events for Visa Chase Cardmembers to attend with Olympic athletes, who will sign autographs, tell their personal Olympic stories and pose for photographs with cardmembers. The VIP Lounge also partnered with celebrity Chef Morimoto to create a pop-up restaurant at the venue throughout the Olympic Games on a nightly basis. Guests will also enjoy continental breakfast, lunch, tea, snacks, and beverages throughout the day; More than 15 HDTVs; Wi-Fi & Computer access; and Concierge Services and phone recharging.
BankAtlantic Has a Winner for its ATM Contest
FL-BankAtlantic announced that Charles Bean is the Grand Prize winner of
its ATM “Access to Music” Sweepstakes contest.
In addition to winning two ADT Club tickets to five summer concerts held
at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, Bean won a backstage
tour to each of the five concerts and a meet-and-greet with one mutually
agreed upon performing artist. He will receive a special gift bag of
tour merchandise for each of the five concerts at the BankAtlantic Center.
BankAtlantic Launches ATM Access to Music Sweepstakes
FL-based BankAtlantic will award a grand prize winner two ADT Club tickets to five summer concerts as part of the BankAtlanticâs ATM âAccess to Musicâ Sweepstakes. The Grand Prize winner will receive a special gift bag of tour merchandise for each of the five concerts at the BankAtlantic Center.
Rapid Rewards VISA Offers Kravitz Perks
Southwest Airlines and Chase are co-sponsoring Lenny Kravitz’s upcoming “Love Revolution Tour,” offering special give-aways and experiences to “Rapid Rewards VISA Signature” cardholders. Southwest and Chase will offer a select number of tickets for the Denver, Philadelphia and San Francisco concerts for Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa cardmembers, will sponsor special lounge access for Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa cardmembers, who show their card, and provide an “in-lounge” sweepstakes for roundtrip air tickets.
Citi & AA Launch the Private Pass Program
Citibank has introduced the enhanced “Citi/AAdvantage Card Private Pass Program” with access to a new concert series. The series, “Traveling Through Life,” will feature Aerosmith, Dave Matthews, Mary J. Blige, and Tony Bennett. The program will launch October 9th. Cardholders who purchase tickets and their guests are given a complimentary gift at the end of the show. Select cardholders may also have the opportunity to meet and greet the artist backstage and win signed memorabilia. Additionally, the “Private Pass” program will offer Citi/AAdvantage cardholders VIP parking, private entrance to venues, priority/early seating, backstage access, artist meet-and-greet, available nightclub and comedy club access, and guaranteed golf course access. Citi and American Airlines have had a 19-year co-branding relationship.