| Win a $10,000 makeover with Allegiant
Allegiant Air, the vacation airline specializing in travel to holiday spots such as Las Vegas, Nevada and Orlando and Tampa in Florida, has announced a $10,000 Vegas Makeover giveaway. The prize will be awarded by Allegiant in conjunction with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Bellis Fair, Silver Reef Hotel Casino and Spa and local radio station Soft Rock KAFE 104.3FM. Included in the "Fabulous Vegas Makeover" is the return airfare for two between Vegas and the nearest participating Allegiant city, a three-night stay in the Paris hotel on the Strip, a $5,000 shopping trip along the Venetian's Grand Canal shopping arcade, and a $2,000 spa treatment from the Spa at Mandara. .
Hospital Leaders Help Fund Effort to Aid Democrats
Since Senator Grassley launched an investigation of not-for-profit hospitals, a political action committee funded by the hospital's trustees and executives has given tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to try to regain a Democratic majority in the Senate, which would have the effect of ousting Mr. Grassley from his post as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The hospital claims that the political action committee is independent of it. "The PAC is independent of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. I have no information about it and would not be the one to provide information," a spokeswoman for the hospital, Kathleen Robinson, said. But federal election records show that the treasurer of the political action committee, William Polf, is the hospital's senior vice president for external relations.
British Airways Puts the World On Sale
A 'worldwide' airfare sale, with opportunities to visit the U.K., Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, is being launched today by British Airways. Roundtrip airfares begin at $338 between New York (JFK or Newark) and London, with sale fares available to other cities including Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Cairo, Nairobi, Dubai and Accra. Travelers also have the option to upgrade to World Traveller Plus, the airline's premium economy cabin for an additional fee. Three star hotels in central London begin at $49 per night and include full English breakfast, VAT and taxes. They include the Royal National, London, Premier Travel Inn, Gatwick, Jury's Inn Heathrow and Premier Travel Inn, Heathrow. Prices are available for sale through Wednesday midnight (EDT), October 11, 2006. Travel is valid from October 26, 2006, through March 25, 2007, excluding December 20-24, 2006.
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