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Philly Charts New Territory with "Ultimate Gay Stay" Giveaway Giveaway Will Be Promoted On National TV, Magazines, Newspapers, Online And At Sea

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PHILLY CHARTS NEW TERRITORY WITH "ULTIMATE GAY STAY" GIVEAWAY
Giveaway Will Be Promoted On National TV, Magazines, Newspapers, Online And At Sea

PHILADELPHIA, February 23, 2006 - Philadelphia has launched a $100,000 promotion to highlight two of the destination’s signature spring events, Equality Forum and Blue Ball. Publicity for the online trip giveaway will be appear on the Logo network, in national and regional publications, online at Gay.com and in the cabins of a RSVP Cruises’ ship. Individuals can enter to win the giveaway at www.gophila.com/gaytrip.

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Photo by K. Ciappa for GPTMC

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC), the Sofitel Philadelphia and Gay TravelNews have teamed up to offer two trips to Philadelphia: the “Ultimate Boys Weekend” and the “Ultimate Girls Weekend.” Two winners will receive:

  • Two round-trip airline tickets, courtesy of www.GayTravelNews.com
  • Three-night, four-day weekend stay at the Sofitel Philadelphia, May 5-8, 2006
  • Two VIP tickets to Equality Forum and Blue Ball events
  • A $250 American Express gift certificate, courtesy of GPTMC

Joining the effort to promote Philadelphia as a gay-friendly destination are GPTMC’s media partners, including the Logo network, Planet Out, Passport Magazine, Genre magazine and Gay.com. Taking a non-traditional marketing approach, RSVP Cruises has agreed to show Philadelphia’s television commercial, Penn Pals, in every cabin during a February cruise to the Caribbean Sea.

Equality Forum celebrates the cultural and political legacy of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community with more than 50 events throughout the week. FUSION: Blue Ball 2006 is the city’s internationally famous circuit party. Both events take place between May 1-7, 2006.

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) builds the region’s economy and image through destination marketing to increase the number of visitors, the number of nights they stay and the number of things they do in the five-county region. For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.

Note to Editors: For photos of Greater Philadelphia, visit our Photo Gallery.

CONTACT:

Jeff Guaracino, GPTMC
(215) 599- 2290, jeff@gptmc.com

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