America's Greatest Cities' Summer Vacation Ideas are Spooned up at Breakfast.Business Editors/Travel Writers Editor Note: Press Conference today, 9:45 AM, Marriott Marquis Times Square, JW Marriott Presidential Suite #4329. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2003 New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Los Angeles and Seattle partner with Kellogg's to promote city getaways Kellogg's cereal boxes are about to become the nation's new travel sensation, as an unprecedented coalition of "AMERICA'S GREATEST CITIES" promotes easy, value-oriented summer getaways on the back of cereal boxes. Generations grew up reading cereal boxes in their pajamas pajamas Noun, pl US pyjamas pajamas npl (US) → pijama msg; piyama msg (LAM . Acting upon the vintage concept that Kellogg's boxes are the most valuable real estate in the kitchen, destination tourism leaders from seven U.S. cities and CityPass(R) have launched AMERICA'S GREATEST CITIES: 40 million participating Kellogg's cereal boxes emphasize incomparable American city experiences in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle. Participating Kellogg's cereal boxes will feature highlights of each city -- things to do, places to stay, attractions to see -- and American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the AAdvantage(R) miles. Expedia, Inc., the world's leading online travel Web site, is partnering with AMERICA'S GREATEST CITIES to allow travelers to plan and book summer getaways to the seven featured destinations at www.americasgreatestcities.com. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent survey conducted by Expedia.com, sightseeing is expected to be the No. 1 vacation activity this summer. And Expedia.com makes those travel plans easy by allowing travelers to combine flights, hotels, ground transportation and attraction tickets for tours, museums, theme parks and more on one itinerary at a great price. New York City is consistently ranked as one of the most popular destination on Expedia.com, and the other six cities regularly appear in the top ten U.S. urban destinations. It's no wonder. Each city reveals a distinctively American landscape of history, culture, ethnicity, architecture, attractions, cuisine, shopping, sightseeing, sports, festivals, and transportation. The common denominator common denominator n. 1. Mathematics A quantity into which all the denominators of a set of fractions may be divided without a remainder. 2. A commonly shared theme or trait. that links each city -- and encourages deep exploration of the entire destination -- is CityPass, the popular visitor program combining the best attractions in a convenient booklet at substantial savings and loads of helpful information. This summer, the Travel Industry of America (TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ) predicts that greater numbers of Americans will focus on domestic travel, planning several three-day getaways rather than one longer vacation. Factor in the desire for value, information and a recent trend of close-to-home-entertainment, and America's greatest cities deliver superb holidays. AMERICA'S GREATEST CITIES is a new marketing organization formed by the nation's most dynamic convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) in partnership with CityPass (www.citypass.com). When the Los Angeles CVB CVB Convention and Visitors Bureau CVB College Van Bestuur (Dutch: Managing Council) CVB Camper Van Beethoven (band) CVB Common Vision Blox CVB Center for Veterinary Biologics had an opportunity to promote its city with Kellogg's, decision makers amplified the concept to a national scope. Robert Barrett, senior vice president of domestic marketing with LA Inc, said "Expedia.com provides America's Greatest Cities powerful technology and breadth and depth of inventory to make it easy for millions of consumers to find the trip they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ." Looking beyond their traditional competitive stance, and sharing a mission to increase destination experiences in an unpredictable economy, tourism leaders in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle are thinking outside the cereal box for future joint opportunities. Mike Gallagher, CityPass president and founder of AMERICA'S GREATEST CITIES, is looking for just this kind of collaboration. "We're open for business and eager to build upon the momentum Los Angeles and Kellogg's created," he declares. "We want to share America's greatest cities with visitors, by working with passionate, results-driven strategic partners committed to promoting travel within the United States." The Kellogg's promotion begins this week and continues through March 2005. Participating brands include; Kellogg's Complete Wheat Bran Flakes Kellogg's Complete Wheat Bran Flakes is a breakfast cereal containing 100% of the United States' Recommended Dietary Allowance of eleven vitamins and minerals, including vitamins B1, B3, B5, B6, B12, C, E, and Iron, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, and Zinc. , Kellogg's Complete Oat Bran Flakes, Kellogg's Product 19, Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Strawberry, Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Raisin, Kellogg's Just Right Fruit and Nut Fruit and Nut some times known as Cadbury Fruit And Nut Bars are bars of milk chocolate with raisins and almonds which are made by Cadbury and based on their solid Dairy Milk bar, but containing nuts and raisins. , Kellogg's Mueslix, Kellogg's Low Fat Granola without Raisins, Kellogg's All-Bran Bran Buds, Kellogg's All-Bran Original, and Kellogg's All Bran Extra Fiber. For more information and to book city travel visit http://www.americasgreatestcities.com. |
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