‘The Philippines: Explore. Experience. Return.’ Program Invites Consumers To Win Free Airline Tickets

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As part of its Philippine Tourism Grand Campaign for North America, the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) has launched a new program – “The Philippines: Explore. Experience. Return.” – through which it is awarding 250 “Free Flight Giveaways” featuring roundtrip airline tickets on Philippine Airlines for travel between the U.S. and the Philippines. To enter for a chance to win, consumers can register at www.experiencephilippines.ph The next drawing, awarding 100 roundtrip tickets, will take place Aug. 11, 2006.
Dedicated to encouraging new visitors and return travelers, as well as welcoming home Filipino-Americans, “The Philippines: Explore. Experience. Return.” aims to promote tourism through the promotion and education of all that the region has to offer. The online “Free Flight Giveaway” promotion offers residents of the U.S. and Canada the chance to win FREE airline tickets for travel to the Philippines to experience its natural and manmade wonders, age-old traditions and multifaceted culture.

“The Philippines: Explore. Experience. Return.” program was recently launched during the annual Fiesta Filipina celebrations in San Francisco, CA. The first “Free Flight Giveaway” awarded 50 roundtrip airline tickets (for a list of winners, visit www.experiencephilippines.ph) The third and final airline ticket drawing will take place in September, awarding the remaining 100 tickets.

The second phase of the program will launch later this year with the PDOT’s “Out-of-the-Box” promotion that will award a fully-furnished condominium unit, discounted hotel accommodations, tour packages and “balikbayan” boxes (visit www.experiencephilippines.ph to find out more!).

For more information and for a list of official rules and sponsors for the “Free Flight Giveaway,” as well as vacation package information, a list of knowledgeable travel agents, useful links and general information about the Philippines, visit www.experiencephilippines.ph

The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) is one of the Executive Departments of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines responsible for the promotion of travel to the Philippines, tourism investments, and enhancement and preservation of tourism products in the country. Field offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco provide the following services free of charge on a selective basis: dissemination of tourism information, maps, brochures and posters; lending out of videos, CDs and other tourism-related materials; recommendations on places to visit; endorsement of relevant entities; and assistance to those traveling to the Philippines. These offices also engage in a number of promotional activities: presentations to travel organizations, travel trade shows, media inserts and joint marketing arrangements.

The Philippine Department of Tourism is headquartered in Manila, Philippines, with offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.wowphilippines.com.ph

Kahn Travel Communications (KTC) is the appointed publicist for the Philippine Department of Tourism, covering North America. Media may contact KTC at (516) 594-4100, or via e-mail at J.Kahn@KTCpr.com