LAS VEGAS, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Entertainment Corporation is joining nearly 30 of America's top destinations and travel brands this spring in the Discover America Daily Getaways 2011 promotion. Back by popular demand for its second year, this five-week online promotion offers exclusive savings and once-in-a-lifetime vacation packages, just in time for the summer travel season, at http://www.DailyGetaways.com.

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Caesars Entertainment is offering four Las Vegas packages and one Lake Tahoe package that will be available on Thursday, April 14, and five additional packages featuring Caesars Entertainment resorts in Atlantic City, New Orleans, Tunica, Kansas City and St. Louis will be available on Tuesday, May 3 only at http://www.DailyGetaways.com.

This U.S. Travel Association promotion, sponsored by American Express, runs April 11 through May 13, 2011, with a preview of deals beginning April 4. Travelers can save up to 60 percent on airfare, hotels, car rentals, theme park admission and city attraction passes. American Express card holders will save 10 percent off all transactions.  

"The travel and tourism industry in the United States is a very tight-knit and resilient community. We have come together to support each other in the past few years in ways that we never thought possible," said Michael Massari, vice president of sales and operations for Caesars Entertainment. "It is with great pleasure that Caesars Entertainment is again partnering with the USTA to encourage travel within the U.S. as part of the Discover America Daily Getaways promotion."

Any U.S. resident, age 18 or older, with a major credit card can purchase from this inventory of specially priced travel products.

"As the economy continues to improve, more Americans will travel this summer," said Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. "According to the latest U.S. Travel Association and Ypartnership travelhorizons® survey, 59 percent of U.S. adults plan to take a trip for leisure purposes between this February and July, up almost 5 percent over the same period in 2010. The Discover America Daily Getaways promotion ensures the U.S. travel industry benefits from this increase and provides great deals for consumers to stay and play within the United States this spring and summer.

"American Express is committed to supporting our travel industry and we're proud to again partner with the U.S. Travel Association for the Discover America Daily Getaways," said Shane Berry, Senior Vice President and General Manager, American Express Merchant Services. "This year we're pleased to offer our cardmembers an exclusive 10 percent discount on all transactions made at http://www.DailyGetaways.com. We encourage everyone making travel plans for this spring, summer and beyond to take advantage of the exclusive offers available."

Each day on http://www.DailyGetaways.com a new exclusive deal from a leading travel brand will be unveiled at 12pm EDT and made available for purchase throughout the promotion period, until the inventory is sold-out. Once-in-a-lifetime vacation packages from Greater Miami and The Beaches, FL; Las Vegas, NV; Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL and Philadelphia, PA will also be auctioned weekly. Bids can be placed beginning at 12pm EDT each Monday when a new package is released until bidding is closed that same Friday.

This year, upcoming products will preview in a calendar located on the promotion site, allowing consumers ample time to mark their calendars with reminders to bid on these one-of-a-kind-deals. Consumers can also register for daily alerts at http://www.dailygetaways.com or follow deal announcements on Facebook (DiscoverAmerica.com) and Twitter (@discoveramerica).

About Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 73 years ago, Caesars has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names. Caesars also owns the World Series of Poker® and the London Clubs International family of casinos. Caesars Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. For more information, please visit www.caesars.com.

About U.S. Travel Association

The U.S. Travel Association is the national, non-profit organization representing all components of the $704 billion travel industry. U.S. Travel's mission is to increase travel to and within the United States. For more information, visit www.ustravel.org.

About American Express

American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Merchant Services is the merchant network of American Express, which acquires and maintains relationships with millions of merchants around the globe, which welcome American Express-branded Cards.

About DiscoverAmerica.com

Discover America, LLC is a wholly owned entity of the U.S. Travel Association and operates DiscoverAmerica.com, the Official Travel and Tourism Website of the United States, for U.S. resident travelers and for international travelers. The international sites were developed under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce in the five leading inbound markets to the United States. The website's content is presently available in five languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. For more information, visit www.DiscoverAmerica.com.

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