Joie de Vivre Hotels is giving away 25 Explore California Passports, each valued at more than $17,000, as part of its Summer California sweepstakes.

If you’d love to spend a couple of days snoozing on the Los Angeles beaches, you don’t have to start looking for cheap Los Angeles motels. If you win JDV’s sweepstakes, you can stay at JDV’s brand new Maya Hotel. Ditto for San Francisco, East Bay, Marin, Wine Country, Central Coast, Silicon Valley, and Sacramento - all places where JDV has a presence.

That’s because each of these Explore California Passports features a two-night stay at each of Joie de Vivre’s 35 hotels (70 room nights) across California, with two-year validity, transferability to friends and family, and no blackout dates.

In a press statement, Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre’s CEO and founder said that “Joie de Vivre is giving away almost half a million dollars in hotel stays to kick off summer in a big way and let Americans know they can find affordable, close-to-home summer vacations right here in California.”

Visit www.summercalifornia.com/ before May 20, 2009 to register for the contest, along with a free tip sheet featuring 100 affordable things to do in California and a $25 credit for each room night booked through the site.

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Businesses sourrounding LAX hit by ripple effect of LAX passenger traffic slowdown - LA Times

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TripAdvisor traveler survey indicates hotels not making it easy to be green - TripAdvisor

Starwood CEO Frits van Paasschen reinforces committment to going green - USA Today

Washington DC hotels make hay while Obama shines - New York Times

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Posted on April 17th, 2009 by PLing
Filed under: California, Hotels