PHILADELPHIA HOTELS GIVING OUT MORE THAN $10,000 IN FREE GIFTS

02-13-2009

100 Lucky Philly Overnight® Hotel Package Buyers To Receive iPod Shuffle, Tiffany & Co. Gift Card, Southwest Airlines Tickets, Lagos Jewelry and free gifts

PHILADELPHIA, February 13, 2009 – This week the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) kicked off its “Philly Guest of the Day” promotion, a brand-new element of the 10-week, recession-inspired Love campaign. Over the next five weeks, 100 travelers who redeem a Philly Overnight® Hotel Package before March 16, 2009 will be named “Philly Guest of the Day.” These randomly chosen visitors will receive top-notch prizes, including Southwest Airlines tickets and gift certificates for attractions, restaurants and shops like Tiffany & Co., Le Bec-Fin, Positano Coast, The Wilma Theater and others. Additionally, the guests will receive a hotel gift, such as a room upgrade or room service.

 

The Love campaign debuted on January 15, 2009 and promotes the popular Philly Overnight® Hotel Package, which this February reaches an incredible milestone: 100,000 packages sold, $20 million in hotel revenue since 2001 and countless vacation memories. According to Tourism Economics, this revenue has generated $68 million in economic impact and $7.5 million in state and local taxes.

 

“GPTMC decided to celebrate this important occasion by rewarding the people who love the Philly Overnight® Hotel Package,” explained Meryl Levitz, president and CEO of GPTMC.

 

Here are a few examples of the 100 “Philly Guest of the Day” gifts:

·         iPod Shuffle and $10 iTunes gift card

·         Two Southwest Airlines tickets

·         Four tickets to Please Touch Museum® and a children’s party pack

·         Lagos key necklace

·         Two tickets to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and breakfast for two at Nineteen (XIX) at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue

·         $100 Le Bec-Fin gift card

·         Philadelphia movie pack: In Her Shoes, The Italian Job and National Treasure

 

Visitors can find a list of participating hotels and book the Philly Overnight® Hotel Package on gophila.com/love.

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The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside® a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region’s vitality.

 

For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit gophila.com or uwishunu.com, where you can build itineraries; search event calendars; see photos and videos; view interactive maps; sign up for newsletters; listen to HearPhilly, an online radio station about what to see and do in the region; book hotel reservations and more. Or, call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Historic Philadelphia, at
(800) 537-7676.

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