"for 2008 premium mastercard already offers a free night at mandarin oriental hotels with a 3 night or 2 night booking (depending on property) AND THAT INCLUDES NYC AND LONDON according to their website, "

The web site is for:
The MasterCard Moments Service is available to the following MasterCard cardholders (Black, World, Diamond, Platinum and Titanium cardholders only) whose MasterCard cards have been issued by financial institutions in:

China (Vehicle Assistance Services in Shenzhen only),
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Korea (except Vehicle Assistance and Home Assistance Services)
Macau
Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand .

This is a common problem...cards in other regions have benefits that are different from USA cards.

Robert