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Mar. 1, 2004
CMA ADDS THREE NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
NASHVILLE -- The Country Music Association recently announced three new benefits for its members.
Recognizing that CMA members constantly travel between Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Nashville for business, Loews Hotels is offering discounted rates exclusively to CMA members in five of its hotels, including the Loews Hotel (Beverly Hills, Calif.); the Loews Hotel (Santa Monica, Calif.); the House of Blues Hotel (Chicago, Ill.); the Regency Hotel (New York, N.Y.); the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.).
In addition, CMA members may sign up for Gold Level Membership in the Loews First Frequent Travel program, which includes the following benefits at all Loews Hotels in the United States: a welcome amenity of choice; newspaper of choice; free access to the fitness center; 750 miles on American Airlines, Amtrak or Midwest Express per qualified stay; guaranteed reservations with 48 hours advanced notice; guaranteed premium room upgrade confirmed at time of reservation; upgrade to a suite for $35 per night (subject to availability) at check-in; and a guaranteed 4:00 PM check-out time. To take advantage of this new benefit, CMA members should have their membership number on hand when calling the Loews First number at (800) LOEWS12 (563-9712) or visiting www.LoewsHotels.com.
CMA members are now able to purchase up to four tickets to the 2004 CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair®, June 10-13 in Downtown Nashville, Tenn., and receive the special member rate of $75 per ticket instead of the regular price of $125 per ticket.
Each four-day pass includes reserved Club-level seats to the Nightly Concerts at The Coliseum; access to the Daytime Concerts at the Greased Lightning™ Riverfront Park Stages; entrance to the Wrangler® Fan Fair (Exhibit Hall); admittance to both the Family Zone and the new Sports Zone; a collector’s program book and anniversary pin; free in-town shuttles to official event activities; and more. This special offer for CMA members will expire on Thursday, April 15. To purchase, CMA members should call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378) and use the code “MEMB04.” For more information on the event visit www.CMAfest.com.
CMA Organizational Radio Station members can also take advantage of a special reduced rate for promotional trips to the CMA Music Festival created and organized by What A Trip!
The CMA Music Festival trip package is a four-day, three-night extravaganza that includes all official event activities mentioned above. In addition, the trip winners will participate in exclusive concerts with some of Country Music’s newest talent and hottest stars, receive special welcome gifts and stay at the Renaissance Hotel, conveniently located next to the Nashville Convention Center, home of the Wrangler® Fan Fair (Exhibit Hall). All this and more is available to CMA Organizational Radio Station members for $950 for two winners (not including airfare).