Eighteen of Colombo’s top hotel and other restaurants have teamed with HSBC’s `Dines Free’ promotion where cardholders (HSBC Premier, Platinum, Gold and Classic) can enjoy discounts of up to 50% - with the card holder dining free – at the ongoing World Spice Food Festival.

The offer is open from Nov. 9 – 14 at the following hotels/restaurants, an HSBC news release said.

In addition, HSBC credit cardholders will also be entitled to a 10% offer at the World Spice Food Festival special event at the Galle Face Green from 6-8 November.

Sarit Wijeyekoon, Head of Personal Financial Services at HSBC said, "As the worlds local bank, HSBC is happy to sponsor the World Spice Food Festival in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. This is the fourth time that we have come forward, and this year, we are pleased to extend the ‘Cardholder Dines Free’ to all our customers, to be part of a truly international culinary event".

HSBC has introduced many novel rewards programs for its loyal customers both locally and globally. While the Cardholder Stays Free, Dines Free and Flies Free, offer special rewards to local HSBC customers, the Home and Away privilege program, seamlessly delivers exclusive rewards to HSBC credit cardholders worldwide, as they travel and spend across the world.