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Stimulus Package For Vacationers
Contact: Dan McKernan
Manager of Marketing
and Public Relations
Big Bear Lake Resort Association
Phone: 909.866.6190 Ext. 235
Cellular: 951.283.9442
Fax: 909.866.5671
Email: dmckernan@bigbear.com
Website: www.bigbear.com
RELEASE DATE: IMMEDIATE
Stimulus Package For Vacationers
Up to $100 in Free Visa
Gift Cards Eases Vacation Planning in Down
Economy
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. April 9, 2009
– Big Bear Lake has a stimulus
package of its own. Free Visa Gift Cards provide overnight guests up to
$100 in spending power. Guests booking five or more nights at a
participating lodge receive a free $100 gift card, guests booking three
or four nights receive a complimentary $50 gift card, or a free $25
gift card for guests booking one or two nights stay at a participating
lodge. The gift card program begins April 20 and ends November 23, 2009.
Visa Gift Cards can be spent more readily and distributed more widely
than previous Big Bear Lake Resort Association (BBLRA) gas card
promotions. BBLRA is optimistic that its free Visa Gift Cards will
create stimulus within the mountain resort community or wherever its
guests opt to spend their money.
“They can fill up their gas tanks, go out to dinner, rent a pontoon
boat, buy groceries or buy souvenirs,” said Big Bear Lake Resort
Association CEO Ken Brengle. “Gift cards give our guests more freedom
to spend it any way they choose, at just about any place that accepts
Visa. It’s a real economic booster.”
The gift card program is ideal for vacation planners searching for
bargains and seeking a destination close to home. One noticeable trend
in travel during the down economy is people are traveling closer to
home, which makes Big Bear an ideal escape for residents in Southern
California and Southern Nevada. Big Bear is an easy two-hour drive or
less from most Southland cities and three and a half hours from Las
Vegas. Big Bear Lake offers a wide variety of alpine-style lodging that
fits every lifestyle and budget.
“Big Bear offers the best of both worlds during these economic times.
We’re close to home, yet far, far away from it all!” added Brengle.
“What’s even better is the Free Visa Gift Cards are an absolute smoking
deal!”
The free Visa Gift Card offer for $25, $50 and $100 begins April 20,
2009 and ends November 23, 2009 (non-holiday). Minimum night stays vary
per lodge, and other restrictions may apply. The free gift card
promotion must be mentioned at the time of booking. A $25, $50 or $100
Visa Gift Card (redeemable at any place that accepts Visa Debit Cards),
will be given to the guest at check-in. Limit one gift card per
reservation. This offer may not be used in combination with any other
offer.
To get details on the Free Visa Gift Card special, or to book
reservations, log onto www.bigbear.com
or call 1.800.4.BIG.BEAR
(1.800.424.4232).
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