Hilton Continues Celebration Of 50 Years In Hawaii With Consumer Sweepstakes, Experience Package, Signature Cocktails, Hula Lesson And Surf Instruction
Hilton Hotels & Resorts heads back to the beach as a proud production partner of the CBS hit television drama Hawaii Five-0. Fans of the series can get in the aloha spirit by entering to win a “Hawaii Five-0 Hawaiian Getaway” that offers a vacation getaway to Waikiki, with other consumer activities including a “Hawaii Five-0 Experience” package, recipe downloads of authentic Hilton Hawaiian cocktails plus virtual hula, surf and Hawaiian cocktail lessons at www.youtube.com/hilton. Television audiences will recognize the legendary Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort in Honolulu making multiple cameo appearances on the show for a second straight season.
“Sharing the screen with Hawaii Five-0 is particularly exciting for us this year as we continue to celebrate our brand’s 50th year in Hawaii,” said Dave Horton, global head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts. “We take great pride in having welcomed generations of travelers to the islands and celebrating countless memorable moments with people across Hawaii. Today, fans of the show and loyal Hilton guests continue to enjoy memorable scenes of the show set at our first Hawaiian resort.”
In the second year of the partnership with the television drama, Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort and its beloved landmarks and on-property activities support the show’s high-speed action. Audiences will spot landmarks from the resort’s signature Rainbow Tower, which guests now call the Hawaii Five-0 tower, to Tropics Bar & Grill, a beachside restaurant serving the Hawaii Five-0 cocktail created by a Hilton bartender.
To celebrate its 50th year in Hawaii and involvement in Hawaii Five-0, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has kicked off a “Hawaii Five-0 Hawaiian Getaway” sweepstakes, a giveaway valued at $12,400.
Sweepstake entries must include a Hilton HHonors number. And, guests can receive additional entries when booking a stay on www.hilton.com/hawaii50; mail-in entries are also accepted. Entry dates are October 1 to November 23, 2011, and stays must be completed between October 1 and January 7, 2012. Participating countries are the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada (not including Quebec) and Japan.
Hilton is also offering virtual hula and surf lessons taught by Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort’s hula instructor Sharon Weddle, and Errol Kane, a second-generation Hilton surf instructor, at www.youtube.com/Hilton, the brand’s official YouTube channel. Adult fans of the show can toast each episode with four authentic Hawaiian cocktails created by Hilton bartenders. Videos of Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort bartender Allen Lai making the Hawaii Five-0, Hawaiian Eye, Tropical Itch and Blue Hawaii – all created at the resort – will publish on the brand’s Facebook (www.facebook/hilton) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/hilton) channels. Fans can download recipe cards at www.hiltonglobalmediacenter.com/h50.
Guests who want to visit the action-packed property can book a Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort five-night “Hawaii Five-0 Experience” package that allows them to stay, dine and sip on everything Hawaii Five-0.