SUPER 8 LODGING CHAIN REVS UP WITH BOBBY LABONTE’S PIT STOP CHALLENGE

The grand prize for the first period is a trip to Mooresville, N.C., that includes an insider’s tour of the new Petty Enterprises race shop and a chance to play the Pit Stop Challenge Competition with Labonte and his pit crew.  The grand prize is a November trip to a NASCAR race in Fort Worth, Texas, as guests of Labonte and Petty.

Both grand prize packages include three nights’ lodging, airfare, meals and two gift certificates to the Richard Petty Driving Experience.  Contest rules and prize details are available at www.labonteslaw.com.

“We are proud to be affiliated with Bobby Labonte and Pit Stop Challenge Competition,” said John Valletta, Super 8 president.  “Our more than 2,000 hotels worldwide are waiting to greet race fans and our other guests with clean and comfortable rooms at affordable rates.”

During his two seasons as driver of the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge for Petty Enterprises, Labonte led the team through a revival that culminated in an 18th place finish in the 2007 Sprint Cup standings.  That finish was the best for a Petty Enterprises entry since 1999.  More details about the team are available at www.labonteslaw.com.

Reservations and information are available by calling (800) 800-8000 or at www.super8.com.

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Win Big With Wyndham

The grand prizes also include a weeklong vacation package at the winner’s choice of any of the more than 6,000 participating Wyndham, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate® by Wyndham, Baymont®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge®, Knights Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® hotels in the United States and Canada.

 

The 16 grand prizes – one for each week of the promotion – will be awarded through Sept. 4. The Wyndham Rewards program invites U.S. and Canadian residents who are 18 years and older to register for the sweepstakes at www.wyndhamrewards.com/play.  Once registered, players can earn an extra entry for every stay at one of more than 6,000 participating Wyndham Worldwide family of hotels.

 

Additional entries also will be awarded to registered players who upload a photo and caption illustrating the game’s Play Together, Stay Together theme as well as those who vote for their favorite submitted photo or tell a friend about the promotion.

 

In addition, more than 1,000 instant-win prizes including $50 fuel Visa® cards, dining gift cards, airline miles, cruise line vouchers and Wyndham Rewards points will be awarded to winners of the online Play Together, Stay Together game at www.wyndhamrewards.com/play.

 

“We created Play, Together Stay Together to get everyone excited about the summer travel season,” said Jill Noblett, Wyndham Hotel Group senior vice president of loyalty and direct marketing. “Travel is a reward for working hard throughout the year, and we’re proud to provide accommodations that enable families to play together and stay together.

 

“With this unique promotion, we are offering our valued customers exciting rewards from our Wyndham Worldwide family to theirs.”

 

The sweepstakes also will award prizes just for playing, including valuable coupons for Auntie Anne’s, Dave & Buster’s, Domino’s Pizza, Joe’s Crab Shack, Planet Hollywood, FTD and Bennigan’s® Grill & Tavern. Complete details and rules are posted at www.wyndhamrewards.com/play.

 

The Wyndham Rewards program name debuted this month after four years as the TripRewards® program.  The points-based program has grown steadily, enrolling 7 million active members and becoming the lodging industry's largest loyalty program based on the number of participating hotels. In addition to the program’s new name, Wyndham Rewards members gained expanded travel options including international locations, upscale resorts and thousands of hotels for business and leisure travel.

 

Members earn points at participating Wyndham, Ramada, Super 8, Days Inn, Wingate by Wyndham, Baymont, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn and AmeriHost Inn hotels.  They also earn points by shopping online through various merchants; using their Wyndham Rewards MasterCard® credit card; renting Avis and Budget cars; and purchasing Jackson Hewitt tax services.

 

More than 250 reward options include free hotel nights with no blackout dates, airline tickets, resort vacations, movie and theme park tickets and gift certificates that can be redeemed at leading retailers and restaurants.

 

Wyndham Hotel Group, one of three principal components of Wyndham Worldwide, encompasses more than 6,550 hotels and 551,000 rooms in 59 countries.