Vayama Launches Stay Around the World Sweepstakes

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vayama (www.vayama.com), a leading online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel is kicking off the Stay Around the World Sweepstakes.

During the five-day long sweepstakes, Vayama will showcase hotels from around the world, inviting their Facebook community to vote on the Fan Favorite. Each day, a number of hotels from a new destination will be featured on Vayama's Facebook page, and people are invited to vote daily on their favorite, for five separate chances to win. After each day, one lucky person will win $200 from Vayama.

The featured destinations and hotels include:

Day 1 - Monday, June 24 – South America

Day 2 - Tuesday, June 25 – Europe

Day 3 - Wednesday, June 26 – Middle East/Africa

Day 4 - Thursday, June 27 – Asia

Day 5 - Friday, June 28 – Caribbean

In addition to the extensive selection of international flights, Vayama offers competitive rates for thousands of hotels across the globe. Travelers can book confidently with real-time guest reviews and an easy to read amenities list to see if their selected hotel offers Wi-Fi, parking, room service, etc. Vayama is also committed to its Best Price Guarantee, that honors a refund of the difference should a lower rate appear on Vayama.com or another U.S. based travel site within 24 hours of a booking. Those that book airfare on Vayama can save 5% on select hotels.

"The Stay Around the World Sweepstakes is really about showcasing some of the world's most unique hotels and exciting people to explore destinations they may not have thought about visiting before," explains Joan Ioannou, Brand Marketing Director for Vayama.com. "Our hope is for participants to explore these beautiful properties and also look to our deals section of the website for inspiration and to view the best real-time rates on top hotels around the world."

For more information about Vayama.com, visit www.vayama.com.

About Vayama
Vayama.com is an online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel. Since 2007, the company has been committed to providing travelers with the most comprehensive set of airlines, fares and flights, allowing people to experience popular, well-traveled destinations as well as some of the most remote corners of the world. By working with a vast network of trusted global partners, Vayama taps published and negotiated fares to put the very best international content all in one place. Travelers who visit Vayama.com can browse thousands of hotels and book rooms at the lowest prices available, as well as rent cars all over the world. For more information about Vayama, visit www.vayama.com.

About Travix
Travix International B.V., one of the leading global and the largest Dutch online travel agency, manages an extensive portfolio of travel-focused websites operating under the brand names CheapTickets, BudgetAir, Easytobook, Vayama, Vliegwinkel and Flugladen. Easytobook is specialist in online worldwide hotel reservations. The other brands provide both search and book capability for flight combinations worldwide on both scheduled and low cost airlines. In addition, these sites offer attractive pricing for hotels, car rentals, rail travel and holiday packages. Travix operates its six brands globally, employs almost 700 persons, with combined sales in excess of US$ 2 billion. Travix is part of BCD Holdings N.V. For more information: www.travix-international.com.

About BCD Holdings
BCD Holdings N.V. is a market leader in the travel industry. The Dutch, privately owned company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Travix (online travel: CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir and Vayama), Park 'N Fly (off-airport parking), TRX (travel transaction processing and data integration), Airtrade (consolidating and fulfillment), VakantieXperts (leisure) and Parkmobile International (mobile parking and traffic applications). BCD Holdings employs over 12,000 people and operates in more than 95 countries with total sales, including franchising, of US$ 22.1 billion. For more information, visit www.bcd-nv.com.

SOURCE Vayama