Away.com Launches 'Spring Back to Vail' Travel Contest

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Away.com, a leading travel research and planning website, is joining with Vail Mountain and RockResorts to launch the Spring Back to Vail travel contest.  The contest winner will receive a trip for two to the Spring Back to Vail festival, taking place April 15-24, 2011.

To enter the Spring Back to Vail travel challenge, contestants must write at least one review in Away.com's Ski & Snowboard Resort Guide by March 9, 2011.  Away.com's editors will then select the best review based on quality of content, originality and creativity.  The winner will be announced on or before March 16, 2011.  Users can find more details about the contest including rules at http://www.away.com/contests/springbacktovail.

The Spring Back to Vail contest winner will receive a three-day/two-night getaway for two to Vail, Colorado, including accommodations at RockResorts' Lodge at Vail, roundtrip airfare and lift tickets.  In addition, the contest winner will have the chance to be Away.com's official Spring Back to Vail correspondent during the event and blog about their experiences on Away.com.

"We are extremely happy to be able to join with Vail Resorts to offer one lucky winner a fantastic trip to the Spring Back to Vail event," says Away.com ski expert and editor, Pieter van Noordennen. "This is also a great opportunity for one of our readers to be a ski writer for a weekend and help us cover the biggest bash in the Rocky Mountains."

"We are thrilled to be a part of this contest and to share Vail's legendary 5,289 acres of skiable terrain, the iconic Lodge at Vail and the Spring Back to Vail experience with Away.com's users," said Adam Sutner, director of sales and marketing for Vail Mountain. "Spring Back to Vail has grown into the North American ski industry's premier mountain festival. In recent years Spring Back to Vail has featured names like Wyclef Jean, Kid Rock, O.A.R., Chris Isaak and the spectacular African pop band Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. We're especially proud to once again offer this caliber of world-class entertainment to our new and loyal guests, free of charge."

AWAY.COM'S SKI & SNOWBOARD GUIDE

For ski enthusiasts looking to take that last getaway before the official end of ski season, Away.com has recently redesigned its Ski & Snowboard Resort Guide to include a variety of new features to help make planning a ski or snowboard adventure a breeze.  This includes the ability for consumers to post reviews to more than 180 ski resorts in the United States.  

Additional features in the new 2011 Ski & Snowboard Resort Guide include:

• Real reviews of the top ski lodges in North America written by ski travel experts.
• Photo galleries of top ski resorts, so skiers can see where they are going before they get there.
• Up-to-date news feeds from OnTheSnow.com of recent snow totals and weather conditions at ski resorts across the world, integrated into Google Maps to enable skiers to find the fresh powder.
• Faceted search technology that enables rankings of 187 ski and snowboard resorts by interest (family skiing, powder skiing, snowboarding, groomers, etc.) or geographic region.

To access Away.com's 2011 Ski & Snowboard Resort Guide or to post a review, visit www.away.com/skiing.

About Away.com

Away.com is a part of The Away Network and is a leading online destination inspiring travelers on where to take their next vacation. Trip planners will find over 2 million pages of travel inspiration, trip ideas, travel planning tools, and destination content for over 35,000 global locations. Founded in 1999, Away.com provides a distinctive blend of expert and consumer advice. The Away Network also includes Trip.com, GORP.com, AdventureFinder.com, Outside Online, and Lodging.com and is owned by Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW).

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SOURCE Away.com