USA TODAY Travel Media Group Launches USA TODAY The Point Sweepstakes

MCLEAN, Va., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY Travel Media Group has launched USA TODAY The Point sweepstakes with Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide's 10 distinct hotel brands. Starting today, guests who access USA TODAY The Point at any participating Hilton Worldwide hotel will be invited to enter a sweepstakes to win valuable prizes.

The first 300,000 registrants will receive an instant win prize of Amazon MP3 credits. Additionally, 100 first prize winners will each receive a Kindle Fire device and one grand prize winner will receive airfare up to $2,000 and 100,000 Hilton HHonors points to be used towards stays at participating Hilton Worldwide hotels. The sweepstakes runs through May 29, 2013 at 11:59 pm ET.

Last spring, Hilton Worldwide and USA TODAY announced a new multi-year print and digital alliance, offering all guests at Hilton Worldwide brands in the U.S. complimentary 24-hour access to USA TODAY The Point which offers customized digital content from Gannett publications, including USA TODAY. USA TODAY The Point also offers magazines, games, and books for Hilton HHonors members.

Guests of Hilton Worldwide hotels may enter the sweepstakes once per day to be eligible for the grand prize. For more information and full contest rules, go to:  
http://usatoday.promo.eprize.com/thepoint/public/fulfillment/rules.pdf

Hilton HHonors, the award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide's 10 distinct hotel brands, offers its 34 million members more ways to earn and redeem points than any other guest-loyalty program, enabling them to create experiences worth sharing at more than 3,900 hotels in 90 countries and territories. HHonors members can now redeem points for any room, anywhere, anytime, including the most luxurious suites, using any of four room rewards: Premium Room Rewards, Room Upgrade Rewards, Points & Money Rewards and Standard Room Rewards. In addition, HHonors members can use points to purchase unique experience rewards, merchandise and vacation packages, make charitable contributions and more. HHonors is also the only guest-loyalty program to offer 'No Blackout Dates' and 'Points & Miles' for the same stay at its properties worldwide, including participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels& Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. Membership in HHonors is free, and travelers may enroll online by visiting www.HiltonHHonors.com or connect with Hilton HHonors at news.hiltonhhonors.com.

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