Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest offer an exciting way to experience destinations with the new Master Class series.

Whether you want to learn to whip up culinary creations, perfect your backswing or catch a wave, Marriott and Starwood make it all possible for members. The classes, redeemable with loyalty points, feature interactions with sports, culinary, entertainment and lifestyle superstars.

The first collection in the ongoing series features hands-on learning experiences with basketball great Dwyane Wade; Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sörenstam; celebrated chef Eric Ripert; and legendary surfer, Laird Hamilton.

“Our members believe life is an adventure worth pursuing,” said David Flueck, senior vice president of global loyalty, Marriott International. “We’re focused on taking the best of Marriott’s loyalty programs — including our partnerships and extraordinary portfolio of hotels — and stepping it up with master classes that provide transformative experiences travelers cannot get anywhere else.”

Wade will be available to teach skills and drills at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami’s NBA-approved indoor basketball court; cooking lessons with Eric Ripert will take place at the Cayman Cookout, hosted by The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman; and golf lessons will be available at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort & Spa and The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe. Hamilton will teach lessons at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Florida on the hotel’s SurfStream, the world’s first standing wave machine.