Win Free Tickets and Discounts on Flights to Israel

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- EL AL, the national airline of Israel, is now offering its social media followers the opportunity to participate in contests and take advantage of special discounts on flights to Israel. EL AL Facebook (EL AL Israel Airlines USA) and Twitter (twitter.com/ELALUSA) followers will periodically be given the chance to win free roundtrip tickets and $100 discounts off any nonstop flight to Israel.

EL AL Facebook fans can enter an exclusive-to-Facebook contest now though August 13, 2010. Entrants must go to the EL AL Israel Airlines USAFacebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/EL-AL-Israel-Airlines-USA/116106135078207), become a Fan and post their most awesome travel joke on its wall. Whoever posts the funniest and non-offensive joke will be the grand prize winner of two roundtrip tickets and will have the opportunity to pack their bags for Israel. The winning submission will also be featured on the EL AL USA website (www.elal.com), the EL AL USA Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as the airline's USA blog (www.SkyWordsWithELAL.com). The selection of the grand prize winner will be held on or about August 16, 2010.

In addition, EL AL is hosting a contest for passengers via Twitter.  From now through August 4, 2010 EL AL Twitter followers can enter a contest to win the grand prize of one roundtrip ticket to Israel. To enter, Twitter followers must go to www.twitter.com/ELALUSA, and Tweet: "@ELALUSA win a ticket to #Israel! Follow us & RT for a chance to win a roundtrip ticket on EL AL." The random drawing for this grand prize will be held on or about August 2, 2010.

For details/restrictions related to contests and prize winning tickets, visit http://www.skywordswithelal.com/?page_id=491.

The EL AL Facebook, Twitter and Blog serve as a resource of useful and up-to-date information about Israel and its national airline.  Some of the highlights include special travel promotions to USA passengers that offer attractive savings, practical tips about traveling to Israel, interesting Israeli related events in the USA, as well as fun tourist attractions in Israel, including cultural and other activities that appeal to families. Fans and followers of EL AL social media will also learn about the latest developments in the aviation world, holiday happenings, plus healthy in-flight EL AL food options, fine wine offerings, and current entertainment.

To book any EL AL flight, visit www.elal.com or call EL AL (800) 223-6700 or any travel agent.  Check out our blog and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About EL AL

Celebrating more than 60 years of service, EL AL, Israel's national airline, offers the most nonstop flights between New York (JFK/Newark) and Israel as well as the only nonstop service from Los Angeles.  Worldwide, EL AL flies to more than 40 destinations from Israel and serves dozens of other destinations throughout the world via partnerships with many other carriers (including 22 additional cities in the U.S.A.). Only EL AL has First Class service on nonstop flights between the U.S.A. and Israel. The airline has annual revenues of about $1.7 billion and carries more than 1.9 million passengers every year.

EL AL embodies Israel's values of innovation and caring and the promise of a genuine Israeli welcome.  Your Israel experience begins with EL AL and warm Israeli hospitality. Israeli flight attendants will make you feel at home, the best trained Israeli pilots will take you to and from Israel and passengers enjoy enhanced in-flight dining with freshly prepared healthy meals. 

EL AL. It's not just an airline. It's Israel.

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